Climate averages 1991–2020
Hastings, United Kingdom weather
in October.
A cool, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a cool month in Hastings, United Kingdom: daytime highs average 14.7°C and nights cool to about 10.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 112 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes October a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 46 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Eastbourne (23 km away). In October its highs average 14.6°C, about as warm as Hastings, United Kingdom, with 113 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in the United Kingdom, Hastings, United Kingdom ranks joint 1st of 143 for the warmest October highs and 135th of 143 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 143 cities is 13.6°C; Hastings, United Kingdom is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 3.8°C to 10.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 112 mm to 120 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Hastings, United Kingdom climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 93 | 14.4 | 8.58 h |
| February | 7.7°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 64 | 11.3 | 10.010 h |
| March | 9.7°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 48 | 9.4 | 11.812 h |
| April | 12.1°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 45 | 9.0 | 13.814 h |
| May | 15.1°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 47 | 8.6 | 15.515 h |
| June | 17.7°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 44 | 8.3 | 16.416 h |
| July | 19.9°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 46 | 8.6 | 16.016 h |
| August | 20.2°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 59 | 9.6 | 14.615 h |
| September | 18.1°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 66 | 10.3 | 12.713 h |
| October, selected | 14.7°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 112 | 14.4 | 10.811 h |
| November | 10.9°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 120 | 15.7 | 9.09 h |
| December | 8.4°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 107 | 14.3 | 8.08 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Eastbourne in OctoberUnited Kingdom · 23 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 11.4°C · 113 mm rain
- Maidstone in OctoberUnited Kingdom · 46 kmHigh 14.7°C · Low 9.1°C · 62 mm rain
- Brighton in OctoberUnited Kingdom · 51 kmHigh 14.5°C · Low 10.2°C · 108 mm rain
- Hove in OctoberUnited Kingdom · 53 kmHigh 14.5°C · Low 10.2°C · 108 mm rain
- Gillingham in OctoberUnited Kingdom · 59 kmHigh 14.5°C · Low 9.1°C · 56 mm rain
- Crawley in OctoberUnited Kingdom · 61 kmHigh 14.3°C · Low 8.6°C · 70 mm rain
- Worthing in OctoberUnited Kingdom · 67 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 10.3°C · 105 mm rain
- Grays in OctoberUnited Kingdom · 71 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 9.0°C · 56 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Hastings) is explained once on the Hastings, United Kingdom year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.