Climate averages 1991–2020
Palmerston North weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: the 7th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Palmerston North: daytime highs average 15.1°C and nights cool to about 8.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 109 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes October a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 08 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lower Hutt (112 km away). In October its highs average 14.4°C, 0.7°C cooler than Palmerston North, with 88 mm of rain.
Among the 11 cities listed in New Zealand, Palmerston North ranks 7th of 11 for the warmest October highs and 10th of 11 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 11 cities is 15.3°C; Palmerston North is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 16.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 109 mm to 87 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
Palmerston North climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.8°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 70 | 10.5 | 14.715 h |
| February | 21.4°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 64 | 8.3 | 13.714 h |
| March | 19.6°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 62 | 9.4 | 12.412 h |
| April | 16.9°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 82 | 10.7 | 11.011 h |
| May | 14.4°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 79 | 11.9 | 9.910 h |
| June | 12.1°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 90 | 13.2 | 9.39 h |
| July | 11.4°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 89 | 13.2 | 9.610 h |
| August | 12.1°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 89 | 13.8 | 10.511 h |
| September | 13.5°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 94 | 14.2 | 11.812 h |
| October, selected | 15.1°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 109 | 14.9 | 13.113 h |
| November | 16.7°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 87 | 13.6 | 14.314 h |
| December | 19.1°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 98 | 13.5 | 15.015 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
- Lower Hutt in OctoberNew Zealand · 112 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low 10.0°C · 88 mm rain
- Wellington in OctoberNew Zealand · 125 kmHigh 13.5°C · Low 10.4°C · 83 mm rain
- Hastings, New Zealand in OctoberNew Zealand · 132 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 8.8°C · 65 mm rain
- New Plymouth in OctoberNew Zealand · 194 kmHigh 14.7°C · Low 9.5°C · 171 mm rain
- Hamilton, New Zealand in OctoberNew Zealand · 288 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 8.8°C · 100 mm rain
- Tauranga in OctoberNew Zealand · 301 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 10.2°C · 96 mm rain
- Manukau City in OctoberNew Zealand · 379 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 10.9°C · 76 mm rain
- Auckland in OctoberNew Zealand · 397 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 77 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 Palmerston North) is explained once on the Palmerston North year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.