Climate averages 1991–2020
Blue Mountains weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Blue Mountains: daytime highs average 18.0°C and nights cool to about 6.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 75 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 54 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sydney (83 km away). In October its highs average 21.3°C, 3.3°C warmer than Blue Mountains, with 59 mm of rain.
Among the 32 cities listed in Australia, Blue Mountains ranks joint 28th of 32 for the warmest October highs and joint 26th of 32 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 32 cities is 22.2°C; Blue Mountains is 4.2°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 20.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 75 mm to 109 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Blue Mountains climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.6°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 126 | 15.5 | 14.114 h |
| February | 22.2°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 148 | 15.4 | 13.313 h |
| March | 19.9°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 115 | 15.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 16.8°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 56 | 9.1 | 11.311 h |
| May | 13.3°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 48 | 6.6 | 10.410 h |
| June | 10.4°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 62 | 7.7 | 10.010 h |
| July | 9.9°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 37 | 6.3 | 10.110 h |
| August | 11.5°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 46 | 6.7 | 10.911 h |
| September | 15.0°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 53 | 8.3 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 18.0°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 75 | 10.5 | 12.913 h |
| November | 20.1°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 109 | 13.7 | 13.814 h |
| December | 22.1°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 121 | 13.5 | 14.314 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Sydney in OctoberAustralia · 83 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 13.8°C · 59 mm rain
- Wollongong in OctoberAustralia · 95 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 14.1°C · 73 mm rain
- Central Coast in OctoberAustralia · 101 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 14.8°C · 62 mm rain
- Maitland in OctoberAustralia · 158 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 13.4°C · 52 mm rain
- Newcastle, Australia in OctoberAustralia · 160 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 14.8°C · 63 mm rain
- Canberra in OctoberAustralia · 206 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 6.8°C · 56 mm rain
- Tuggeranong in OctoberAustralia · 222 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 6.8°C · 75 mm rain
- Coffs Harbour in OctoberAustralia · 462 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 15.8°C · 88 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Blue Mountains) is explained once on the Blue Mountains year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.