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Alice Springs in October: every year compared

In October, Alice Springs averages highs of 31.2 °C and lows of 15.9 °C, with 16 mm of precipitation. The warmest October was 2015 (27.0 °C), the coldest 1975 (19.0 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 31.2 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 15.9 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 16 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 3

Day by day through October

Normal high and low for each day of October in Alice Springs.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every October in Alice Springs, ranked

86 months of October since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 2 of 86 (+2.9 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 26.8 °C · +2.9 °C vs normal · rank 2 of 86

Warmest years

1201527.0 °C
2202526.8 °C
3198826.7 °C
4196726.6 °C
5202426.5 °C

Coldest years

1197519.0 °C
2201019.1 °C
3194520.5 °C
4197620.7 °C
5200021.0 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	26.8 °C	34.7 °C	18.4 °C	8 mm	26 days	2 days
2024	26.5 °C	34.0 °C	18.3 °C	1 mm	29 days	0 days
2023	22.9 °C	31.0 °C	13.9 °C	0 mm	18 days	0 days
2022	23.6 °C	30.8 °C	16.4 °C	14 mm	16 days	7 days
2021	24.5 °C	31.9 °C	16.6 °C	21 mm	18 days	4 days
2020	22.6 °C	29.6 °C	15.1 °C	46 mm	16 days	5 days
2019	26.2 °C	33.6 °C	17.4 °C	0 mm	26 days	0 days
2018	25.9 °C	33.1 °C	18.1 °C	20 mm	21 days	4 days
2017	24.6 °C	32.0 °C	16.0 °C	8 mm	20 days	2 days
2016	21.5 °C	29.1 °C	13.1 °C	2 mm	13 days	1 day
2015	27.0 °C	34.6 °C	18.1 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2014	25.7 °C	33.3 °C	16.7 °C	0 mm	25 days	0 days
2013	24.3 °C	31.8 °C	15.4 °C	1 mm	17 days	0 days
2012	24.5 °C	32.2 °C	15.5 °C	4 mm	19 days	1 day
2011	23.9 °C	30.8 °C	16.3 °C	17 mm	19 days	4 days
2010	19.1 °C	25.5 °C	12.7 °C	69 mm	9 days	8 days
2009	22.7 °C	30.2 °C	13.9 °C	0 mm	13 days	0 days
2008	25.7 °C	32.7 °C	17.6 °C	0 mm	21 days	0 days
2007	25.4 °C	33.1 °C	16.7 °C	14 mm	23 days	1 day
2006	26.0 °C	33.0 °C	18.2 °C	6 mm	26 days	1 day
2005	25.5 °C	32.4 °C	18.2 °C	64 mm	21 days	8 days
2004	25.6 °C	33.0 °C	17.6 °C	1 mm	23 days	0 days
2003	22.8 °C	30.1 °C	14.2 °C	5 mm	16 days	2 days
2002	24.0 °C	32.6 °C	14.4 °C	0 mm	21 days	0 days
2001	21.2 °C	28.0 °C	14.2 °C	40 mm	10 days	6 days
2000	21.0 °C	27.6 °C	14.4 °C	32 mm	10 days	5 days
1999	23.8 °C	30.6 °C	16.9 °C	37 mm	16 days	4 days
1998	24.9 °C	31.5 °C	17.8 °C	30 mm	20 days	5 days
1997	23.7 °C	30.9 °C	15.6 °C	29 mm	20 days	4 days
1996	24.1 °C	31.2 °C	15.9 °C	10 mm	20 days	2 days
1995	22.5 °C	29.7 °C	14.6 °C	6 mm	15 days	3 days
1994	24.5 °C	31.9 °C	15.9 °C	0 mm	19 days	0 days
1993	22.4 °C	29.1 °C	15.5 °C	16 mm	15 days	5 days
1992	21.6 °C	28.8 °C	13.5 °C	15 mm	12 days	4 days
1991	25.4 °C	33.2 °C	16.9 °C	0 mm	24 days	0 days
1990	24.3 °C	31.9 °C	16.0 °C	11 mm	20 days	1 day
1989	25.8 °C	32.9 °C	18.0 °C	5 mm	23 days	3 days
1988	26.7 °C	34.1 °C	18.9 °C	1 mm	25 days	0 days
1987	25.6 °C	33.0 °C	17.6 °C	3 mm	24 days	1 day
1986	22.9 °C	29.4 °C	16.3 °C	37 mm	15 days	6 days
1985	22.4 °C	29.0 °C	15.7 °C	22 mm	11 days	6 days
1984	22.6 °C	29.7 °C	15.2 °C	21 mm	16 days	3 days
1983	23.5 °C	30.9 °C	16.4 °C	26 mm	20 days	7 days
1982	22.1 °C	29.7 °C	13.8 °C	2 mm	16 days	1 day
1981	22.4 °C	29.5 °C	14.3 °C	6 mm	14 days	2 days
1980	24.3 °C	30.8 °C	17.2 °C	11 mm	17 days	2 days
1979	23.0 °C	30.4 °C	15.1 °C	2 mm	18 days	1 day
1978	21.6 °C	28.8 °C	14.2 °C	77 mm	14 days	4 days
1977	23.5 °C	30.6 °C	16.1 °C	54 mm	16 days	3 days
1976	20.7 °C	27.6 °C	14.5 °C	42 mm	12 days	7 days
1975	19.0 °C	25.6 °C	12.8 °C	31 mm	6 days	7 days
1974	21.5 °C	28.4 °C	14.8 °C	26 mm	10 days	6 days
1973	23.8 °C	31.3 °C	16.3 °C	2 mm	15 days	1 day
1972	24.7 °C	31.8 °C	17.0 °C	0 mm	21 days	0 days
1971	25.4 °C	32.7 °C	17.7 °C	2 mm	25 days	1 day
1970	24.3 °C	31.8 °C	16.1 °C	1 mm	22 days	1 day
1969	24.6 °C	31.9 °C	16.8 °C	28 mm	22 days	4 days
1968	23.3 °C	30.5 °C	15.9 °C	4 mm	18 days	1 day
1967	26.6 °C	33.9 °C	18.3 °C	0 mm	30 days	0 days
1966	21.9 °C	29.2 °C	14.6 °C	22 mm	16 days	5 days
1965	25.5 °C	32.3 °C	17.7 °C	2 mm	21 days	0 days
1964	22.2 °C	29.0 °C	15.2 °C	18 mm	10 days	3 days
1963	23.9 °C	31.0 °C	15.8 °C	1 mm	21 days	0 days
1962	25.3 °C	32.8 °C	17.8 °C	13 mm	25 days	3 days
1961	25.7 °C	33.2 °C	17.3 °C	0 mm	25 days	0 days
1960	23.3 °C	30.6 °C	15.9 °C	18 mm	17 days	2 days
1959	26.1 °C	33.8 °C	18.3 °C	2 mm	28 days	1 day
1958	24.5 °C	32.0 °C	16.3 °C	5 mm	20 days	1 day
1957	25.4 °C	32.5 °C	17.7 °C	2 mm	22 days	1 day
1956	22.5 °C	29.4 °C	15.3 °C	18 mm	14 days	4 days
1955	25.4 °C	32.2 °C	18.5 °C	12 mm	21 days	5 days
1954	23.4 °C	29.5 °C	17.2 °C	69 mm	16 days	9 days
1953	25.4 °C	32.5 °C	17.6 °C	5 mm	27 days	1 day
1952	22.8 °C	29.6 °C	16.2 °C	63 mm	13 days	8 days
1951	23.5 °C	30.8 °C	15.2 °C	0 mm	17 days	0 days
1950	23.3 °C	30.3 °C	16.1 °C	10 mm	15 days	3 days
1949	25.6 °C	32.8 °C	17.8 °C	1 mm	23 days	0 days
1948	25.1 °C	33.2 °C	16.4 °C	4 mm	23 days	2 days
1947	23.1 °C	29.7 °C	16.0 °C	6 mm	16 days	2 days
1946	21.5 °C	29.3 °C	12.9 °C	1 mm	14 days	0 days
1945	20.5 °C	27.6 °C	13.5 °C	18 mm	10 days	5 days
1944	25.2 °C	32.4 °C	17.5 °C	0 mm	23 days	0 days
1943	23.4 °C	31.1 °C	15.6 °C	4 mm	21 days	2 days
1942	24.1 °C	30.6 °C	17.4 °C	17 mm	17 days	6 days
1941	22.5 °C	29.3 °C	15.0 °C	3 mm	16 days	1 day
1940	24.5 °C	31.0 °C	18.5 °C	56 mm	22 days	11 days

October records

Hottest day

41.0 °C

October 22, 2002 estimate

Nearby station: 42.6 °C on October 10, 2013 measured

Coldest night

4.3 °C

October 2, 1982 estimate

Nearby station: 1.3 °C on October 1, 1982 measured

Wettest day

43 mm

October 29, 1978 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Alice Springs in October?

Highs average 31.2 °C and lows 15.9 °C. A typical October brings 19 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Alice Springs in October?

About 16 mm falls in October, over some 3 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest October was 1978 (77 mm), the driest 1944 (0 mm).

What was the warmest October in Alice Springs?

2015, with a mean temperature of 27.0 °C. The coldest was 1975 (19.0 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 2 of 86.