Weather in Bristol in October 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Bristol in October
Going from a maximum of +70°F during the day to a minimum of +41°F during the night, the temperature in October averages around +63°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 6% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +64°F to +63°F.
Is Bristol warm or cold in October?
Bristol is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +64°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 | ||||||
| +64°F | +59°F | +52°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +37°F | +28°F | +21°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +86°F | +79°F | +64°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 61 mm | 90 mm | 77 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 81% | 84% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 19 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October weather is still as ok as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +64°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +59°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 61 mm to 90 mm. Humidity rises from 78% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 4 sunny days in September to 3 in October.
November brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 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 decreasing during October, going from 6 m/s to 5 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 1992 (+54°F) and the highest in 2022 (+65°F). The driest year was 1985 with only 35 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 412 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, 2022.
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.