Climate averages 1991–2020
Rockhampton weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Rockhampton: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 18.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 37 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bundaberg (249 km away). In October its highs average 26.3°C, 2.2°C cooler than Rockhampton, with 57 mm of rain.
Among the 32 cities listed in Australia, Rockhampton ranks 3rd of 32 for the warmest October highs and joint 7th of 32 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 32 cities is 22.2°C; Rockhampton is 6.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 29.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 35 mm to 50 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
Rockhampton climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 99 | 10.8 | 13.413 h |
| February | 30.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 122 | 11.7 | 12.913 h |
| March | 29.3°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 75 | 7.2 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.5°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 37 | 4.2 | 11.612 h |
| May | 24.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 29 | 3.2 | 11.011 h |
| June | 22.5°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 29 | 3.3 | 10.711 h |
| July | 22.2°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 24 | 2.6 | 10.811 h |
| August | 23.6°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 22 | 2.3 | 11.311 h |
| September | 26.6°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 20 | 2.4 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 28.4°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 35 | 4.7 | 12.613 h |
| November | 29.9°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 50 | 6.1 | 13.213 h |
| December | 30.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 85 | 9.5 | 13.514 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
- Bundaberg in OctoberAustralia · 249 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 18.0°C · 57 mm rain
- Mackay in OctoberAustralia · 283 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 21.1°C · 34 mm rain
- Sunshine Coast in OctoberAustralia · 447 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 17.4°C · 80 mm rain
- Caloundra in OctoberAustralia · 463 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 17.4°C · 80 mm rain
- Toowoomba in OctoberAustralia · 487 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 12.0°C · 66 mm rain
- Brisbane in OctoberAustralia · 520 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 16.1°C · 72 mm rain
- Logan City in OctoberAustralia · 541 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 16.2°C · 67 mm rain
- Gold Coast in OctoberAustralia · 591 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 17.3°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 Rockhampton) is explained once on the Rockhampton year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.