Weather in Edinburgh in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Edinburgh in October
The temperature in October is +54°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +66°F during the day and a minimum of +36°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 53% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +63°F to +46°F.
Is Edinburgh warm or cold in October?
Edinburgh is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +61°F to +54°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +50°F to +45°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 Edinburgh:
Water temperature in Edinburgh in October
Water in Edinburgh in October is Cold. It varies from +54°F to +58°F, with an average of +56°F. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +54°F.
In October, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Edinburgh in October?
Climate in Edinburgh in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +61°F | +54°F | +48°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +30°F | +25°F | +18°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +77°F | +68°F | +61°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 73 mm | 92 mm | 79 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +58°F | +56°F | +53°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 82% | 83% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1008 HPa | 1008 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 18 | 20 | 18 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
October weather is still as ok as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +61°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +54°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 73 mm to 92 mm. Humidity rises from 80% to 82%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 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 11 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Edinburgh is gradually increasing during October, going from 3 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Edinburgh?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Edinburgh in October has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+50°F) and the highest in 2014 (+55°F). The driest year was 2003 with only 701 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2014 with 1741 mm.
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Monthly weather in Edinburgh
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Edinburgh, 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.