Market Harborough in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Market Harborough sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 177 mm of precipitation over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 19°C in early September to 8°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Market Harborough's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Market Harborough's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
14°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
7°C
Precipitation
177 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
16 km/h
Travel score
3.7
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Market Harborough in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 19°C in early September to 8°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Market Harborough reaches about 14°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Market Harborough

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
9
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Market Harborough weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5211.81.280.7
Feb / 42101.69.51.0
Mar10° / 4610.5111.52.0
Apr13° / 5411.80.313.63.2
May16° / 5811.1015.54.6
Jun19° / 11°6411.1016.55.6
Jul21° / 13°6611.9016.16.0
Aug21° / 13°6511.6014.56.0
Sep18° / 10°559.9012.45.5
Oct14° / 6310.9010.33.7
Nov10° / 5911.50.28.51.9
Dec / 5711.31.17.50.8

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Market Harborough gets around 177 mm of rain and snow over 32 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 16 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min in early September to 7 h 48 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 1.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Market Harborough?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Market Harborough.

What to pack for Market Harborough in Fall

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

In fall, Market Harborough sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 32 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Market Harborough in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Market Harborough peaks around August 11 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 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Market Harborough?

Market Harborough sits at 52.5°N, 0.9°W, 81 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Corby, 16 km away.

Topography around Market Harborough

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Market Harborough has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 98 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m.

The land around Market Harborough is covered by grassland (36%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
383 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Corby 16 km · Kettering 16 km · Wigston Magna 16 km · Evington 17 km · Oadby 18 km · Glen Parva 21 km · Humberstone 22 km · Leicester 23 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 Market Harborough (52.4776°, -0.9205°, elevation 81 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.