Salisbury weather in October

In October, Salisbury sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 75 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 15% 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 Salisbury's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salisbury's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:40 AM – 5:04 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Salisbury is cathedral city in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

Density
3,960/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 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Salisbury reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11610
21610
31610
41610
51610
6169
7169
8159
9159
10159
11159
12159
13159
14159
15149
16148
17148
18148
19148
20148
21148
22148
23148
24138
25138
26138
27138
28137
29137
30137
31137

How October really feels in Salisbury

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.

Salisbury weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6611.30.58.21.1
Feb / 50100.69.61.3
Mar10° / 4810.10.511.52.3
Apr13° / 55110.113.53.5
May16° / 5510.2015.34.8
Jun19° / 11°529.9016.25.8
Jul21° / 13°5110.1015.96.3
Aug21° / 13°6510.5014.46.2
Sep18° / 11°529.3012.45.7
Oct14° / 7511.8010.44.0
Nov11° / 7511.608.72.4
Dec / 7111.20.37.81.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
42971
52971
62971
73070
83070
93169
103169
113268
123268
133268
143367
153466
163466
173367
183367
193466
203466
213466
223367
233367
243268
253268
263268
273268
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Salisbury gets around 75 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
239
339
439
538
638
737
837
936
1036
1135
1235
1335
1435
1536
1636
1737
1837
1937
2038
2138
2239
2339
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
179210
280200
380191
480191
581181
682171
783161
884151
984151
1085141
1186140
1286140
1387130
1487130
1587130
1688120
1788120
1888120
1989110
2089110
2190100
2290100
2390100
249190
259190
269190
279280
289280
299280
309370
319370

Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

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 6:15 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 4:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:155:38
211.36:165:35
311.36:185:33
411.26:205:31
511.16:215:29
611.16:235:26
711.06:255:24
810.96:265:22
910.96:285:20
1010.86:305:17
1110.76:315:15
1210.76:335:13
1310.66:355:11
1410.56:375:09
1510.56:385:06
1610.46:405:04
1710.36:425:02
1810.36:445:00
1910.26:454:58
2010.26:474:56
2110.16:494:54
2210.06:504:52
2310.06:524:50
249.96:544:48
259.86:564:46
269.86:584:44
279.76:594:42
289.77:014:41
299.67:034:39
309.57:054:37
319.57:064:35

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Salisbury?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Salisbury for sightseeing.

What to pack for Salisbury in October

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

In October, Salisbury sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Salisbury 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 50 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.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Salisbury 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 Salisbury 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
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Salisbury?

Salisbury sits at 51.1°N, 1.8°W, 50 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Romsey, 23 km away.

Topography around Salisbury

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salisbury has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m.

The land around Salisbury is covered by grassland (31%), trees (25%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), grassland (33%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
326 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Romsey 23 km · Andover 26 km · Totton 27 km · Ferndown 30 km · Warminster 31 km · Southampton 33 km · Eastleigh 33 km · Winchester 33 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 Salisbury (51.0693°, -1.7957°, elevation 50 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).