Witney in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Witney sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 189 mm of rain over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

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 13% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
14°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
8°C
Rainfall
189 mm
33 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
3.8
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Witney 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 Witney reaches about 14°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Witney

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Witney 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 / 5711.51.18.10.8
Feb / 459.71.19.61.1
Mar10° / 4910.70.811.52.1
Apr13° / 5611.80.213.63.3
May16° / 6211.2015.44.6
Jun19° / 11°5911016.45.6
Jul21° / 13°6211.40166.1
Aug21° / 13°6611.1014.46.1
Sep18° / 10°579.5012.45.6
Oct14° / 6711.5010.43.8
Nov10° / 6511.60.28.62.1
Dec / 6111.30.97.61.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Witney gets around 189 mm of rain over 33 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 15 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 54 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 1.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Witney?

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.

3.8
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 Witney.

What to pack for Witney in Fall

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

In fall, Witney sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 33 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Witney 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 Witney 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
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Witney?

Witney sits at 51.8°N, 1.5°W, 87 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Carterton, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Witney

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Witney has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m.

The land around Witney is covered by grassland (39%), trees (23%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
402 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Carterton 8.0 km · Oxford 16 km · Abingdon 19 km · Cowley 20 km · Didcot 26 km · Bicester 26 km · Swindon 32 km · Banbury 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 Witney (51.7836°, -1.4854°, elevation 87 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.