United Kingdom · 1991–2020 normal

Sandwick in
October.

Typical October weather in Sandwick: 10.4°C by day, 6.6°C at night, 131 mm of rain over 21 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high10.4°C
Typical low6.6°C
Rain131 mm
Wet days21

Comfort score 10 this month (July leads the year at 46). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 59 from latitude 60.00°. Open-water sea temperature is 11.0°C (16 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in October

At 60.0° the calculated mid-month daylight is 9 h 59. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are 6.6°C.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 2638534
NOAA station
UK000003005 · LERWICK
Station distance
15.3 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.