Climate averages 1991–2020
Newcastle, Australia weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Newcastle, Australia: daytime highs average 21.8°C and nights cool to about 14.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 63 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 53 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Maitland (30 km away). In October its highs average 24.1°C, 2.3°C warmer than Newcastle, Australia, with 52 mm of rain.
Among the 32 cities listed in Australia, Newcastle, Australia ranks 16th of 32 for the warmest October highs and joint 20th of 32 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 32 cities is 22.2°C; Newcastle, Australia is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 23.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 63 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
Newcastle, Australia climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.1°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 76 | 9.6 | 14.114 h |
| February | 25.5°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 98 | 9.8 | 13.313 h |
| March | 23.9°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 98 | 11.6 | 12.312 h |
| April | 21.7°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 86 | 11.1 | 11.311 h |
| May | 18.9°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 94 | 10.8 | 10.510 h |
| June | 16.6°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 113 | 11.6 | 10.010 h |
| July | 16.1°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 73 | 8.9 | 10.210 h |
| August | 17.4°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 56 | 7.1 | 10.911 h |
| September | 20.0°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 53 | 7.0 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 21.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 63 | 8.4 | 12.913 h |
| November | 23.1°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 81 | 9.7 | 13.814 h |
| December | 24.7°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 70 | 9.8 | 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
- Maitland in OctoberAustralia · 30 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 13.4°C · 52 mm rain
- Central Coast in OctoberAustralia · 67 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 14.8°C · 62 mm rain
- Sydney in OctoberAustralia · 117 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 13.8°C · 59 mm rain
- Blue Mountains in OctoberAustralia · 160 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 6.6°C · 75 mm rain
- Wollongong in OctoberAustralia · 185 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 14.1°C · 73 mm rain
- Coffs Harbour in OctoberAustralia · 319 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 15.8°C · 88 mm rain
- Canberra in OctoberAustralia · 358 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 6.8°C · 56 mm rain
- Tuggeranong in OctoberAustralia · 372 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 6.8°C · 75 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 Newcastle) is explained once on the Newcastle, Australia year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.