Staveley weather in October

In October, Staveley sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11.5 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 15°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Staveley's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Staveley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:42 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Staveley is town in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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 15°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Staveley reaches about 13°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)
1159
2159
3159
4159
5159
6159
7158
8148
9148
10148
11148
12148
13148
14148
15138
16137
17137
18137
19137
20137
21137
22137
23127
24127
25127
26127
27127
28127
29126
30126
31126

How October really feels in Staveley

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.

Staveley 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 / 54121.87.90.6
Feb / 4610.32.19.40.9
Mar / 4911.11.311.51.9
Apr12° / 5611.70.513.73.1
May15° / 5611.4015.64.4
Jun18° / 10°7111.9016.65.3
Jul20° / 12°6711.9016.25.9
Aug20° / 12°6911.8014.65.9
Sep17° / 10°579.7012.45.3
Oct13° / 6311.5010.33.5
Nov / 6111.90.48.41.8
Dec / 6111.91.57.40.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42674
52674
62674
72674
82773
92674
102674
112674
122773
132773
142773
152872
162872
172971
182971
192971
203070
213169
223169
233169
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Staveley gets around 63 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
436
536
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1737
1837
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2937
3937
4937
5937
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11955
12955
13955
14955
15964
16964
17964
18973
19973
20973
21982
22982
23982
24982
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

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
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light 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 6:14 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 4:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:145:34
211.36:165:32
311.26:185:29
411.16:205:27
511.06:225:25
611.06:245:22
710.96:255:20
810.86:275:17
910.86:295:15
1010.76:315:13
1110.66:335:10
1210.66:355:08
1310.56:375:05
1410.46:395:03
1510.36:405:01
1610.36:424:59
1710.26:444:56
1810.16:464:54
1910.16:484:52
2010.06:504:50
219.96:524:47
229.96:544:45
239.86:564:43
249.76:584:41
259.76:594:39
269.67:014:37
279.57:034:35
289.57:054:33
299.47:074:31
309.37:094:29
319.37:114:27

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 4.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Staveley?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Staveley.

What to pack for Staveley in October

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

In October, Staveley sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Staveley 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 Staveley 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
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Staveley?

Staveley sits at 53.3°N, 1.4°W, 67 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Chesterfield, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Staveley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Staveley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m.

The land around Staveley is covered by cropland (30%), grassland (28%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (31%), trees (27%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
368 m
80 km
695 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Chesterfield 5.0 km · Dronfield 9.0 km · Nether Edge 14 km · Dinnington 15 km · Sheffield 15 km · Mansfield Woodhouse 15 km · Worksop 16 km · Burngreave 16 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 Staveley (53.2667°, -1.35°, elevation 67 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).