Climate averages 1991–2020
Central Coast weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Central Coast: daytime highs average 21.6°C and nights cool to about 14.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 62 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 4th 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 (51 km away). In October its highs average 21.3°C, about as warm as Central Coast, with 59 mm of rain.
Among the 32 cities listed in Australia, Central Coast ranks 17th of 32 for the warmest October highs and joint 18th of 32 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 32 cities is 22.2°C; Central Coast is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 22.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 62 mm to 81 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
Central Coast climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.7°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 78 | 10.4 | 14.114 h |
| February | 25.2°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 102 | 11.2 | 13.313 h |
| March | 23.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 89 | 12.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 21.5°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 77 | 10.2 | 11.311 h |
| May | 18.8°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 70 | 9.2 | 10.410 h |
| June | 16.5°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 86 | 9.7 | 10.010 h |
| July | 16.0°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 49 | 7.2 | 10.210 h |
| August | 17.3°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 49 | 6.5 | 10.911 h |
| September | 19.8°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 51 | 6.8 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 21.6°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 62 | 8.6 | 12.913 h |
| November | 22.9°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 81 | 10.0 | 13.814 h |
| December | 24.4°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 70 | 10.2 | 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 · 51 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 13.8°C · 59 mm rain
- Newcastle, Australia in OctoberAustralia · 67 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 14.8°C · 63 mm rain
- Maitland in OctoberAustralia · 79 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 13.4°C · 52 mm rain
- Blue Mountains in OctoberAustralia · 101 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 6.6°C · 75 mm rain
- Wollongong in OctoberAustralia · 119 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 14.1°C · 73 mm rain
- Canberra in OctoberAustralia · 291 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 6.8°C · 56 mm rain
- Tuggeranong in OctoberAustralia · 306 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 6.8°C · 75 mm rain
- Coffs Harbour in OctoberAustralia · 385 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 Central Coast) is explained once on the Central Coast year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.