New Milton weather in October

In October, New Milton sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 110 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is New Milton's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see New Milton's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 110 mm; 13.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 6:39 AM – 5:04 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 7th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 1.93 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

New Milton is town in Hampshire, England, UK.

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

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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 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in New Milton reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	13
2	16	13
3	16	12
4	16	12
5	16	12
6	16	12
7	15	12
8	15	12
9	15	12
10	15	12
11	15	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	11
15	15	11
16	15	11
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	11
22	14	11
23	14	11
24	14	11
25	14	11
26	14	10
27	13	10
28	13	10
29	13	10
30	13	10
31	13	10

New Milton weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 5°	93	14.6	0.3	8.2	1.3
Feb	8° / 5°	67	11.2	0.5	9.7	1.2
Mar	9° / 6°	59	11.3	0.3	11.5	1.9
Apr	11° / 7°	60	10.6	0.1	13.5	2.8
May	14° / 10°	55	9.5	0	15.2	4.1
Jun	17° / 13°	58	9.6	0	16.2	5.3
Jul	19° / 15°	58	9.8	0	15.8	6.1
Aug	19° / 15°	74	10.5	0	14.3	6.0
Sep	17° / 14°	70	10.7	0	12.4	5.5
Oct	15° / 11°	110	13.6	0	10.4	3.9
Nov	11° / 8°	113	14.7	0	8.7	2.5
Dec	9° / 6°	101	13.2	0.2	7.8	1.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	35	34	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34
Cloudier (%)	65	66	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	65	65	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	64	64	65	65	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	34	66

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

New Milton gets around 110 mm of rain over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	48	48	48	49	49	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	43
7	43
8	42
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	41
14	41
15	41
16	42
17	42
18	43
19	43
20	44
21	44
22	45
23	46
24	46
25	47
26	48
27	48
28	48
29	49
30	49
31	49

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	71	73	74	75	76	77	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	81	82	82	83	83	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	88	89	89	90	90	91
Comfortable (%)	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	9
Humid (%)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	27	2
2	73	26	1
3	74	25	1
4	75	24	1
5	76	23	1
6	77	22	1
7	78	21	1
8	78	21	1
9	79	20	1
10	79	20	1
11	80	19	1
12	80	19	1
13	80	19	1
14	81	18	1
15	82	18	0
16	82	18	0
17	83	17	0
18	83	17	0
19	84	16	0
20	85	15	0
21	85	15	0
22	86	14	0
23	86	14	0
24	87	13	0
25	87	13	0
26	88	12	0
27	89	11	0
28	89	11	0
29	90	10	0
30	90	10	0
31	91	9	0

Wind in October

Winds average 21 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	20	light breeze
2	20	light breeze
3	20	breezy
4	20	breezy
5	20	breezy
6	20	breezy
7	20	breezy
8	20	breezy
9	21	breezy
10	21	breezy
11	21	breezy
12	21	breezy
13	21	breezy
14	21	breezy
15	21	breezy
16	21	breezy
17	21	breezy
18	21	breezy
19	21	breezy
20	22	breezy
21	22	breezy
22	22	breezy
23	22	breezy
24	22	breezy
25	22	breezy
26	22	breezy
27	22	breezy
28	22	breezy
29	22	breezy
30	22	breezy
31	22	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 4:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:16	6:17	6:19	6:20	6:22	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:39	6:41	6:42	6:44	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:56	6:58	7:00	7:01	7:03	7:05
Sunset (PM)	5:37	5:35	5:33	5:31	5:28	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:19	5:17	5:15	5:13	5:11	5:09	5:06	5:04	5:02	5:00	4:58	4:56	4:54	4:52	4:50	4:48	4:46	4:45	4:43	4:41	4:39	4:37	4:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:14	5:37
2	11.3	6:16	5:35
3	11.3	6:17	5:33
4	11.2	6:19	5:31
5	11.1	6:20	5:28
6	11.1	6:22	5:26
7	11.0	6:24	5:24
8	10.9	6:25	5:22
9	10.9	6:27	5:19
10	10.8	6:29	5:17
11	10.7	6:31	5:15
12	10.7	6:32	5:13
13	10.6	6:34	5:11
14	10.6	6:36	5:09
15	10.5	6:37	5:06
16	10.4	6:39	5:04
17	10.4	6:41	5:02
18	10.3	6:42	5:00
19	10.2	6:44	4:58
20	10.2	6:46	4:56
21	10.1	6:48	4:54
22	10.0	6:49	4:52
23	10.0	6:51	4:50
24	9.9	6:53	4:48
25	9.9	6:54	4:46
26	9.8	6:56	4:45
27	9.7	6:58	4:43
28	9.7	7:00	4:41
29	9.6	7:01	4:39
30	9.6	7:03	4:37
31	9.5	7:05	4:35

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.5	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.4	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.2	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.0	Moderate
14	2.0	Moderate
15	2.0	Dim
16	1.9	Dim
17	1.9	Dim
18	1.9	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.8	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.7	Dim
23	1.7	Dim
24	1.7	Dim
25	1.6	Dim
26	1.6	Dim
27	1.6	Dim
28	1.5	Dim
29	1.5	Dim
30	1.5	Dim
31	1.4	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit New Milton?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in New Milton.

What to pack for New Milton in October

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

In October, New Milton sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near New Milton in October

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	9	8	8	9	11	14	16	18	17	16	13	11
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	9	Bracing
May	11	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	11	Bracing

UV index in New Milton 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 New Milton 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	4	6	6	6	6	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is New Milton?

New Milton sits at 50.8°N, 1.7°W, 40 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Christchurch, 8.0 km away.

Topography around New Milton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around New Milton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m.

The land around New Milton is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, water (36%), trees (28%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and water (36%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

80 m

trees 38%

16 km

146 m

water 36%

80 km

304 m

water 36%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← September New Milton year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Christchurch 8.0 km · Bournemouth 16 km · Ferndown 17 km · Hythe 22 km · Totton 22 km · Wimborne Minster 23 km · Poole 23 km · Southampton 25 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

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 New Milton (50.756°, -1.6658°, elevation 40 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	13
2	16	13
3	16	12
4	16	12
5	16	12
6	16	12
7	15	12
8	15	12
9	15	12
10	15	12
11	15	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	11
15	15	11
16	15	11
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	11
22	14	11
23	14	11
24	14	11
25	14	11
26	14	10
27	13	10
28	13	10
29	13	10
30	13	10
31	13	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	43
7	43
8	42
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	41
14	41
15	41
16	42
17	42
18	43
19	43
20	44
21	44
22	45
23	46
24	46
25	47
26	48
27	48
28	48
29	49
30	49
31	49

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	27	2
2	73	26	1
3	74	25	1
4	75	24	1
5	76	23	1
6	77	22	1
7	78	21	1
8	78	21	1
9	79	20	1
10	79	20	1
11	80	19	1
12	80	19	1
13	80	19	1
14	81	18	1
15	82	18	0
16	82	18	0
17	83	17	0
18	83	17	0
19	84	16	0
20	85	15	0
21	85	15	0
22	86	14	0
23	86	14	0
24	87	13	0
25	87	13	0
26	88	12	0
27	89	11	0
28	89	11	0
29	90	10	0
30	90	10	0
31	91	9	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	13
2	16	13
3	16	12
4	16	12
5	16	12
6	16	12
7	15	12
8	15	12
9	15	12
10	15	12
11	15	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	11
15	15	11
16	15	11
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	11
22	14	11
23	14	11
24	14	11
25	14	11
26	14	10
27	13	10
28	13	10
29	13	10
30	13	10
31	13	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	43
7	43
8	42
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	41
14	41
15	41
16	42
17	42
18	43
19	43
20	44
21	44
22	45
23	46
24	46
25	47
26	48
27	48
28	48
29	49
30	49
31	49

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	27	2
2	73	26	1
3	74	25	1
4	75	24	1
5	76	23	1
6	77	22	1
7	78	21	1
8	78	21	1
9	79	20	1
10	79	20	1
11	80	19	1
12	80	19	1
13	80	19	1
14	81	18	1
15	82	18	0
16	82	18	0
17	83	17	0
18	83	17	0
19	84	16	0
20	85	15	0
21	85	15	0
22	86	14	0
23	86	14	0
24	87	13	0
25	87	13	0
26	88	12	0
27	89	11	0
28	89	11	0
29	90	10	0
30	90	10	0
31	91	9	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	13
2	16	13
3	16	12
4	16	12
5	16	12
6	16	12
7	15	12
8	15	12
9	15	12
10	15	12
11	15	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	11
15	15	11
16	15	11
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	11
22	14	11
23	14	11
24	14	11
25	14	11
26	14	10
27	13	10
28	13	10
29	13	10
30	13	10
31	13	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	43
7	43
8	42
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	41
14	41
15	41
16	42
17	42
18	43
19	43
20	44
21	44
22	45
23	46
24	46
25	47
26	48
27	48
28	48
29	49
30	49
31	49

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	27	2
2	73	26	1
3	74	25	1
4	75	24	1
5	76	23	1
6	77	22	1
7	78	21	1
8	78	21	1
9	79	20	1
10	79	20	1
11	80	19	1
12	80	19	1
13	80	19	1
14	81	18	1
15	82	18	0
16	82	18	0
17	83	17	0
18	83	17	0
19	84	16	0
20	85	15	0
21	85	15	0
22	86	14	0
23	86	14	0
24	87	13	0
25	87	13	0
26	88	12	0
27	89	11	0
28	89	11	0
29	90	10	0
30	90	10	0
31	91	9	0