Peterhead weather in October

In October, Peterhead sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 87 mm of rain across 15.9 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Peterhead's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peterhead's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 87 mm; 15.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 6:53 AM – 4:51 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 7th clearest
Wind: 24 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 1.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Peterhead is town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 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 13°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Peterhead reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

How October really feels in Peterhead

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Peterhead weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 4°	64	14.8	1.1	7	0.8
Feb	7° / 4°	55	12.3	1.8	9	0.7
Mar	8° / 4°	56	13.6	1.5	11.4	1.1
Apr	9° / 6°	48	11.8	0.3	13.9	1.7
May	11° / 8°	46	11.2	0	16.2	2.6
Jun	13° / 10°	57	11.8	0	17.6	3.5
Jul	16° / 12°	60	12.1	0	17	4.4
Aug	16° / 12°	67	12.9	0	15	4.5
Sep	14° / 11°	60	11.9	0	12.5	3.9
Oct	12° / 9°	87	15.9	0	10	2.7
Nov	10° / 7°	80	16.1	0.3	7.7	1.7
Dec	8° / 5°	70	14.9	1.1	6.4	1.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

	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 (%)	32	33	32	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35
Cloudier (%)	68	67	68	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	69	68	68	68	68	67	66	66	66	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	33	67
3	32	68
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Peterhead gets around 87 mm of rain over 15.9 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 50% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	47
3	48
4	48
5	49
6	49
7	49
8	48
9	48
10	48
11	48
12	48
13	48
14	48
15	48
16	49
17	49
18	50
19	50
20	51
21	52
22	52
23	53
24	53
25	54
26	54
27	54
28	54
29	54
30	54
31	54

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 100% 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 (%)	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in October

Winds average 24 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 25 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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Feels	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	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 144 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 4:14 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)	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.3	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	9.9	9.8	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.4	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.0	8.9	8.8	8.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:20	6:22	6:24	6:26	6:28	6:31	6:33	6:35	6:37	6:40	6:42	6:44	6:46	6:49	6:51	6:53	6:55	6:58	7:00	7:02	7:05	7:07	7:09	7:11	7:14	7:16	7:18	7:21	7:23	7:25	7:28
Sunset (PM)	5:33	5:30	5:27	5:24	5:21	5:19	5:16	5:13	5:10	5:07	5:05	5:02	4:59	4:57	4:54	4:51	4:49	4:46	4:43	4:41	4:38	4:36	4:33	4:31	4:28	4:26	4:23	4:21	4:18	4:16	4:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:20	5:33
2	11.1	6:22	5:30
3	11.1	6:24	5:27
4	11.0	6:26	5:24
5	10.9	6:28	5:21
6	10.8	6:31	5:19
7	10.7	6:33	5:16
8	10.6	6:35	5:13
9	10.5	6:37	5:10
10	10.5	6:40	5:07
11	10.4	6:42	5:05
12	10.3	6:44	5:02
13	10.2	6:46	4:59
14	10.1	6:49	4:57
15	10.1	6:51	4:54
16	10.0	6:53	4:51
17	9.9	6:55	4:49
18	9.8	6:58	4:46
19	9.7	7:00	4:43
20	9.6	7:02	4:41
21	9.6	7:05	4:38
22	9.5	7:07	4:36
23	9.4	7:09	4:33
24	9.3	7:11	4:31
25	9.2	7:14	4:28
26	9.2	7:16	4:26
27	9.1	7:18	4:23
28	9.0	7:21	4:21
29	8.9	7:23	4:18
30	8.8	7:25	4:16
31	8.8	7:28	4:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.47 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)	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.1	Moderate
2	2.0	Moderate
3	2.0	Moderate
4	2.0	Dim
5	1.9	Dim
6	1.9	Dim
7	1.8	Dim
8	1.8	Dim
9	1.7	Dim
10	1.7	Dim
11	1.6	Dim
12	1.6	Dim
13	1.6	Dim
14	1.5	Dim
15	1.5	Dim
16	1.4	Dim
17	1.4	Dim
18	1.4	Dim
19	1.3	Dim
20	1.3	Dim
21	1.3	Dim
22	1.2	Dim
23	1.2	Dim
24	1.2	Dim
25	1.1	Dim
26	1.1	Dim
27	1.1	Dim
28	1.1	Dim
29	1.0	Dim
30	1.0	Dim
31	1.0	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Peterhead?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Peterhead.

What to pack for Peterhead in October

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

In October, Peterhead sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 16 days see rain.

rain geara warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Peterhead in October

The nearest coast averages about 12°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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 13°C and coldest in March near 7°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)	7	7	7	7	9	11	13	13	13	12	11	9
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	7	Bracing
Feb	7	Bracing
Mar	7	Bracing
Apr	7	Bracing
May	9	Bracing
Jun	11	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	13	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	11	Bracing
Dec	9	Bracing

UV index in Peterhead in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Peterhead peaks around July 13 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	5	5	5	4	3	1	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	High
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Peterhead?

Peterhead sits at 57.5°N, 1.8°W, 11 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Aberdeen, 44 km away.

Topography around Peterhead

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peterhead has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 704 m.

The land around Peterhead is covered by water (57%) within 3 km, water (59%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

58 m

water 57%

16 km

157 m

water 59%

80 km

704 m

water 48%

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

October weather nearby: Aberdeen 44 km · Nigg 47 km · Elgin 93 km · Arbroath 115 km · Dundee 136 km · Saint Andrews 144 km · Inverness 146 km · Perth 159 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 Peterhead (57.5052°, -1.7844°, elevation 11 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	13	10
2	13	10
3	13	10
4	13	10
5	13	10
6	13	10
7	13	10
8	13	10
9	13	10
10	12	10
11	12	9
12	12	9
13	12	9
14	12	9
15	12	9
16	12	9
17	12	9
18	12	9
19	12	9
20	12	9
21	12	9
22	11	9
23	11	8
24	11	8
25	11	8
26	11	8
27	11	8
28	11	8
29	11	8
30	11	8
31	11	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	33	67
3	32	68
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	47
3	48
4	48
5	49
6	49
7	49
8	48
9	48
10	48
11	48
12	48
13	48
14	48
15	48
16	49
17	49
18	50
19	50
20	51
21	52
22	52
23	53
24	53
25	54
26	54
27	54
28	54
29	54
30	54
31	54

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	33	67
3	32	68
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	47
3	48
4	48
5	49
6	49
7	49
8	48
9	48
10	48
11	48
12	48
13	48
14	48
15	48
16	49
17	49
18	50
19	50
20	51
21	52
22	52
23	53
24	53
25	54
26	54
27	54
28	54
29	54
30	54
31	54

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	33	67
3	32	68
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	47
3	48
4	48
5	49
6	49
7	49
8	48
9	48
10	48
11	48
12	48
13	48
14	48
15	48
16	49
17	49
18	50
19	50
20	51
21	52
22	52
23	53
24	53
25	54
26	54
27	54
28	54
29	54
30	54
31	54

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0