United Kingdom · 1991–2020 normal
Lerwick in
October.
Typical October weather in Lerwick: 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 58 from latitude 60.15°. Open-water sea temperature is 11.0°C (3 km from the place centre).
Event window
Long northern nights in October
At 60.2° the calculated mid-month daylight is 9 h 58. 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 2644605
- NOAA station
- UK000003005 · LERWICK
- Station distance
- 3.1 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.