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October Weather in Salcombe United Kingdom

Daily high temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 60°F to 55°F, rarely falling below 50°F or exceeding 64°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 52°F to 47°F, rarely falling below 39°F or exceeding 58°F.

For reference, on July 27, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Salcombe typically range from 57°F to 67°F, while on February 18, the coldest day of the year, they range from 40°F to 47°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in October in Salcombe

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in October in Salcombe

Average Hourly Temperature in October in SalcombeOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of October in Salcombe experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 51% to 58%.

The clearest day of the month is October 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 49% of the time.

For reference, on December 26, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 65%, while on July 23, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 57%.

Cloud Cover Categories in October in Salcombe

Cloud Cover Categories in October in SalcombeOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNovOct 149%Oct 149%Oct 3142%Oct 3142%Oct 1147%Oct 1147%Oct 2145%Oct 2145%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Salcombe, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 33% and ending it at 41%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 45% on January 6, and its lowest chance is 21% on July 27.

Probability of Precipitation in October in Salcombe

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October in Salcombe is increasing, starting the month at 2.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.8 inches or falls below 1.3 inches, and ending the month at 3.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.5 inches or falls below 1.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in October in Salcombe

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of October in Salcombe, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 49 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 3 minutes, 37 seconds, and weekly decrease of 25 minutes, 22 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 9 hours, 48 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 11 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October in Salcombe

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Salcombe is 7:55 AM on October 26 and the earliest sunrise is 58 minutes earlier at 6:57 AM on October 27.

The latest sunset is 6:52 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 2 hours, 0 minutes earlier at 4:52 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time (DST) starts at 1:00 AM on October 27, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour later.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:04 AM and sets 16 hours, 25 minutes later, at 9:29 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:12 AM and sets 8 hours, 2 minutes later, at 4:14 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October in Salcombe

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October in SalcombeOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSepNov6:57 AM6:57 AMOct 274:59 PMOct 274:59 PM7:15 AM7:15 AMOct 16:52 PMOct 16:52 PM7:31 AM7:31 AMOct 116:31 PMOct 116:31 PMDSTOct 27DSTOct 27SolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of October. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in Salcombe

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in SalcombeOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov0010202030400001010203030
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of October 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for October 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in Salcombe

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in SalcombeOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovSep 32:56 AMSep 32:56 AMSep 183:35 AMSep 183:35 AMOct 27:50 PMOct 27:50 PMOct 1712:27 PMOct 1712:27 PMNov 112:48 PMNov 112:48 PMNov 159:29 PMNov 159:29 PM6:41 AM6:41 AM8:12 PM8:12 PM7:18 PM7:18 PM7:10 AM7:10 AM6:49 AM6:49 AM6:42 PM6:42 PM5:51 PM5:51 PM7:34 AM7:34 AM7:06 AM7:06 AM4:28 PM4:28 PM3:50 PM3:50 PM8:35 AM8:35 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Oct 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
2%5:40 AME6:32 PMW-12:09 PMS252,223 mi
2
0%6:49 AME6:42 PMW-12:47 PMS252,576 mi
3
0%7:57 AME6:53 PMWSW-1:26 PMS252,498 mi
4
3%9:06 AMESE7:06 PMWSW-2:07 PMS251,985 mi
5
7%10:18 AMESE7:21 PMWSW-2:50 PMS251,010 mi
6
13%11:31 AMSE7:41 PMSW-3:36 PMS249,538 mi
7
20%12:44 PMSE8:09 PMSW-4:27 PMS247,534 mi
8
29%1:54 PMSE8:48 PMSW-5:21 PMS244,984 mi
9
39%2:55 PMSE9:42 PMSW-6:18 PMS241,915 mi
10
50%3:43 PMSE10:51 PMSW-7:17 PMS238,420 mi
11
61%4:19 PMSE--8:15 PMS234,664 mi
12
72%-12:11 AMSW4:45 PMSE9:11 PMS230,892 mi
13
82%-1:37 AMWSW5:05 PMESE10:04 PMS227,410 mi
14
90%-3:05 AMWSW5:22 PMESE10:56 PMS224,557 mi
15
96%-4:34 AMW5:36 PME11:46 PMS222,652 mi
16
98%-6:03 AMW5:51 PME--
17
100%-7:34 AMWNW6:07 PMENE12:37 AMS221,938 mi
18
100%-9:07 AMWNW6:27 PMENE1:30 AMS222,529 mi
19
96%-10:41 AMNW6:53 PMNE2:25 AMS224,380 mi
20
90%-12:10 PMNW7:29 PMNE3:24 AMS227,292 mi
21
82%-1:28 PMNW8:19 PMNE4:24 AMS230,950 mi
22
72%-2:28 PMNW9:23 PMNE5:24 AMS234,980 mi
23
62%-3:11 PMNW10:36 PMNE6:22 AMS239,017 mi
24
50%-3:41 PMNW11:53 PMNE7:15 AMS242,760 mi
25
41%-4:01 PMWNW-8:04 AMS245,994 mi
26
31%1:08 AMENE4:17 PMWNW-8:49 AMS248,591 mi
27
22%1:21 AMENE3:30 PMWNW-8:30 AMS250,496 mi
28
15%2:30 AME3:41 PMW-9:09 AMS251,717 mi
29
9%3:39 AME3:51 PMW-9:47 AMS252,302 mi
30
4%4:47 AME4:02 PMWSW-10:26 AMS252,321 mi
31
1%5:56 AMESE4:14 PMWSW-11:06 AMS251,855 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Salcombe is essentially constant during October, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 14, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in Salcombe

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in SalcombeOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SepNovOct 10%Oct 10%Oct 310%Oct 310%Oct 110%Oct 110%Oct 210%Oct 210%humidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Salcombe is rapidly increasing during October, increasing from 14.1 miles per hour to 16.3 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 1, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 18.3 miles per hour, while on August 4, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in October in Salcombe

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Salcombe throughout October is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 36% on October 31.

Wind Direction in October in Salcombe

Wind Direction in October in SalcombeOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SepNovwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Salcombe is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Salcombe is gradually decreasing during October, falling by 2°F, from 60°F to 57°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in October in Salcombe

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Salcombe typically lasts for 9.7 months (296 days), from around February 26 to around December 17, rarely starting before January 17 or after March 25, and rarely ending before November 16 or after January 16.

The month of October in Salcombe is reliably fully within the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Salcombe

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Salcombegrowing seasonOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNov100%Oct 16100%Oct 1690%Nov 1690%Nov 16very coldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Salcombe are gradually increasing during October, increasing by 143°F, from 1,367°F to 1,510°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in October in Salcombe

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of October, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Salcombe is decreasing during October, falling by 1.4 kWh, from 3.1 kWh to 1.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in Salcombe

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in SalcombeOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWh5.5 kWh5.5 kWh6.0 kWh6.0 kWhSepNovOct 13.1 kWhOct 13.1 kWhOct 311.7 kWhOct 311.7 kWhOct 112.5 kWhOct 112.5 kWhOct 212.1 kWhOct 212.1 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Salcombe are 50.237 deg latitude, -3.769 deg longitude, and 59 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Salcombe contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 443 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 154 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (709 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,123 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Salcombe is covered by cropland (50%), grassland (17%), and water (15%), within 10 miles by water (59%) and cropland (25%), and within 50 miles by water (67%) and grassland (14%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Salcombe, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Salcombe.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Salcombe according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Salcombe is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Salcombe and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

  • Plymouth (EGDB, 71%, 17 mi, northwest, 30 ft elevation change)
  • Exeter Airport (EGTE, 22%, 38 mi, northeast, 43 ft elevation change)
  • Guernsey Airport (EGJB, 8%, 76 mi, southeast, 276 ft elevation change)

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Salcombe and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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