Weather in Bristol in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Bristol in October
Going from a maximum of +73°F during the day to a minimum of +39°F during the night, the temperature in October averages around +61°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 37% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +70°F to +57°F.
Is Bristol warm or cold in October?
Bristol is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +66°F to +59°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +52°F to +48°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Bristol:
Climate in Bristol in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +66°F | +59°F | +52°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +37°F | +28°F | +21°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +86°F | +79°F | +64°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 62 mm | 92 mm | 80 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 82% | 84% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October weather is still as ok as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +66°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +59°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 62 mm to 92 mm. Humidity rises from 78% to 82%. Winds are stronger in comparison to September, going up from 3 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
November brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Bristol is gradually increasing during October, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Bristol?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Bristol in October has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+54°F) and the highest in 2014 (+61°F). The driest year was 2011 with only 525 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 2079 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bristol, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.