Climate averages 1991–2020
Toowoomba weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Toowoomba: daytime highs average 24.3°C and nights cool to about 12.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 66 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 44 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Brisbane (106 km away). In October its highs average 25.7°C, 1.5°C warmer than Toowoomba, with 72 mm of rain.
Among the 32 cities listed in Australia, Toowoomba ranks 10th of 32 for the warmest October highs and 22nd of 32 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 32 cities is 22.2°C; Toowoomba is 2.1°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 26.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 66 mm to 74 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
Toowoomba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 92 | 10.4 | 13.714 h |
| February | 26.9°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 93 | 8.8 | 13.113 h |
| March | 25.5°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 60 | 7.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.9°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 22 | 3.9 | 11.511 h |
| May | 19.5°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 37 | 3.9 | 10.811 h |
| June | 16.7°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 32 | 4.5 | 10.410 h |
| July | 16.5°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 22 | 3.6 | 10.611 h |
| August | 18.3°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 28 | 3.5 | 11.111 h |
| September | 21.9°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 29 | 4.3 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 24.3°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 66 | 7.3 | 12.713 h |
| November | 26.2°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 74 | 8.2 | 13.513 h |
| December | 27.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 103 | 10.0 | 13.814 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
- Brisbane in OctoberAustralia · 106 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 16.1°C · 72 mm rain
- Logan City in OctoberAustralia · 114 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 16.2°C · 67 mm rain
- Caloundra in OctoberAustralia · 143 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 17.4°C · 80 mm rain
- Sunshine Coast in OctoberAustralia · 150 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 17.4°C · 80 mm rain
- Gold Coast in OctoberAustralia · 153 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 17.3°C · 75 mm rain
- Bundaberg in OctoberAustralia · 302 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 18.0°C · 57 mm rain
- Coffs Harbour in OctoberAustralia · 324 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 15.8°C · 88 mm rain
- Rockhampton in OctoberAustralia · 487 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 18.1°C · 35 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 Toowoomba) is explained once on the Toowoomba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.