Weather in Inverness in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Inverness in October
The expected average maximum temperature in October is +12°C with a maximum of +19°C and a minimum of 0°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 47% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +18°C to +9°C.
Is Inverness warm or cold in October?
Inverness is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +16°C to +12°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +9°C to +6°C.
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 Inverness:
Climate in Inverness in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +12°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -1°C | -6°C | -12°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +22°C | +18°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 89 mm | 105 mm | 89 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 83% | 85% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1007 HPa | 1007 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 20 | 22 | 19 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
October weather is still as ok as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +16°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +12°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 89 mm to 105 mm. Humidity rises from 81% to 83%. 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 1 sunny days during the month.
November brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Inverness is gradually decreasing during October, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Inverness?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Inverness in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+10°C) and the highest in 2023 (+13°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 738 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 2582 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Inverness, 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.