Loughborough weather in October

In October, Loughborough sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 61 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Loughborough's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loughborough's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:41 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Loughborough is town in Leicestershire, England, UK.

Density
4,063/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Loughborough reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1169
2169
3169
4159
5159
6159
7159
8159
9158
10158
11148
12148
13148
14148
15148
16148
17148
18138
19137
20137
21137
22137
23137
24137
25137
26137
27127
28127
29127
30127
31126

How October really feels in Loughborough

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Loughborough weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 50121.17.90.8
Feb / 419.61.49.51.1
Mar10° / 4410.10.911.52.1
Apr13° / 5211.40.313.63.3
May16° / 5510.5015.54.6
Jun19° / 11°6111016.55.6
Jul21° / 13°6511.5016.16.1
Aug21° / 13°6110.7014.56.1
Sep18° / 10°549.8012.45.5
Oct14° / 6110.9010.33.8
Nov10° / 5811.40.38.42.0
Dec / 5711.217.50.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32575
42575
52575
62575
72674
82674
92674
102872
112872
122872
132872
142971
152971
162872
172971
182971
192971
203070
213070
223070
233070
243070
253070
262971
272971
282971
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Loughborough gets around 61 mm of rain over 10.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
236
336
436
535
635
735
834
934
1034
1133
1233
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1834
1934
2034
2135
2235
2336
2436
2536
2637
2737
2837
2938
3038
3138

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
2919
3919
4919
5928
6928
7937
8937
9937
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15955
16955
17955
18964
19964
20964
21973
22973
23973
24973
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in October

Winds average 17 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 4:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:135:34
211.36:155:32
311.26:175:29
411.16:195:27
511.16:215:24
611.06:225:22
710.96:245:20
810.96:265:17
910.86:285:15
1010.76:305:13
1110.66:325:10
1210.66:335:08
1310.56:355:06
1410.46:375:03
1510.46:395:01
1610.36:414:59
1710.26:434:57
1810.26:444:54
1910.16:464:52
2010.06:484:50
2110.06:504:48
229.96:524:46
239.86:544:44
249.86:564:42
259.76:584:40
269.66:594:38
279.67:014:36
289.57:034:34
299.47:054:32
309.47:074:30
319.37:094:28

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Loughborough?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Loughborough.

What to pack for Loughborough in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Loughborough sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Loughborough in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Loughborough peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Loughborough?

Loughborough sits at 52.8°N, 1.2°W, 49 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Mountsorrel, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Loughborough

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Loughborough.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loughborough has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Loughborough is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), cropland (32%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
651 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Mountsorrel 6.0 km · Coalville 12 km · Leicester 15 km · Humberstone 15 km · Long Eaton 15 km · Braunstone 17 km · West Bridgford 19 km · Oadby 19 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Loughborough (52.7667°, -1.2°, elevation 49 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).