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Melbourne Weather in October

In October, Melbourne averages a high of 20°C (68°F) and a low of 10°C (51°F), from 55 years of daily records (1971–2026).

20°C
Average high
68°F
10°C
Average low
51°F
36°C
Record high
97°F · October 6, 2015
2°C
Record low
36°F · October 14, 2016

What October Is Like in Melbourne

  • October in Melbourne has become 0.5°C (1.0°F) warmer on average: the 2011–2025 average against 1970–1989.
  • The warmest October in the record was 2015; the coldest was 1976.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 30% of October days, and the month averages 62 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Melbourne, every October since 1971
16°C21°C26°C19801990200020102020October 1971: 18.2°COctober 1972: 19.2°COctober 1973: 20.2°COctober 1974: 18.1°COctober 1975: 18.7°COctober 1976: 16.9°COctober 1977: 21.0°COctober 1978: 19.9°COctober 1979: 19.0°COctober 1980: 20.7°COctober 1981: 20.1°COctober 1982: 19.1°COctober 1983: 18.0°COctober 1984: 19.8°COctober 1985: 20.1°COctober 1986: 18.2°COctober 1987: 19.2°COctober 1988: 20.8°COctober 1989: 18.8°COctober 1990: 20.2°COctober 1991: 20.8°COctober 1992: 19.6°COctober 1993: 19.4°COctober 1994: 20.3°COctober 1995: 18.2°COctober 1996: 20.2°COctober 1997: 20.8°COctober 1998: 18.9°COctober 1999: 20.9°COctober 2000: 19.1°COctober 2001: 19.4°COctober 2002: 20.7°COctober 2003: 17.6°COctober 2004: 21.1°COctober 2005: 21.4°COctober 2006: 20.3°COctober 2007: 21.1°COctober 2008: 21.5°COctober 2009: 19.2°COctober 2010: 20.6°COctober 2011: 20.5°COctober 2012: 20.5°COctober 2013: 19.6°COctober 2014: 21.6°COctober 2015: 24.9°COctober 2016: 18.9°COctober 2017: 20.9°COctober 2018: 21.7°COctober 2019: 21.7°COctober 2020: 19.1°COctober 2021: 19.3°COctober 2022: 18.9°COctober 2023: 18.9°COctober 2024: 21.5°COctober 2025: 20.3°C
Warmest: 2015 (24.9°C)Latest: 2025 (20.3°C)10-year averageLong-run average (19.9°C)

Look Up a Day in October

See the weather in Melbourne on any October date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Melbourne Regional Office (1971–2015); Essendon Airport (2015–2026). Averages cover 1971–2026. How we compute this

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