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Sydney in October: every year compared

In October, Sydney averages highs of 23.6 °C and lows of 12.4 °C, with 49 mm of precipitation. The warmest October was 2015 (19.9 °C), the coldest 1959 (15.3 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 23.6 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 12.4 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 49 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 7

Day by day through October

Normal high and low for each day of October in Sydney.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every October in Sydney, ranked

86 months of October since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 2 of 86 (+2.0 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 19.8 °C · +2.0 °C vs normal · rank 2 of 86

Warmest years

1201519.9 °C
2202519.8 °C
3198819.6 °C
4194919.3 °C
5201719.1 °C

Coldest years

1195915.3 °C
2197615.5 °C
3200315.8 °C
4197415.8 °C
5194115.8 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	19.8 °C	26.9 °C	13.7 °C	17 mm	10 days	6 days
2024	17.6 °C	23.3 °C	12.5 °C	43 mm	0 days	10 days
2023	18.6 °C	25.6 °C	11.9 °C	26 mm	6 days	7 days
2022	17.4 °C	21.6 °C	13.6 °C	145 mm	0 days	20 days
2021	17.5 °C	23.7 °C	12.0 °C	55 mm	2 days	13 days
2020	18.5 °C	24.1 °C	13.5 °C	127 mm	2 days	10 days
2019	18.3 °C	24.9 °C	12.2 °C	21 mm	3 days	5 days
2018	17.7 °C	22.2 °C	13.9 °C	92 mm	0 days	13 days
2017	19.1 °C	24.7 °C	14.0 °C	45 mm	4 days	6 days
2016	17.8 °C	23.9 °C	11.4 °C	25 mm	2 days	8 days
2015	19.9 °C	26.2 °C	14.4 °C	43 mm	7 days	11 days
2014	18.5 °C	25.0 °C	12.3 °C	82 mm	4 days	4 days
2013	18.9 °C	26.3 °C	11.7 °C	7 mm	8 days	2 days
2012	17.2 °C	23.8 °C	11.0 °C	19 mm	6 days	6 days
2011	16.9 °C	21.8 °C	12.3 °C	31 mm	1 day	8 days
2010	17.4 °C	22.0 °C	13.1 °C	79 mm	0 days	14 days
2009	17.0 °C	21.8 °C	12.7 °C	67 mm	2 days	13 days
2008	18.2 °C	23.8 °C	12.6 °C	39 mm	5 days	7 days
2007	19.0 °C	25.5 °C	13.0 °C	27 mm	9 days	4 days
2006	18.0 °C	24.1 °C	12.1 °C	9 mm	6 days	4 days
2005	18.8 °C	23.9 °C	14.0 °C	60 mm	3 days	11 days
2004	17.8 °C	22.9 °C	13.0 °C	143 mm	4 days	9 days
2003	15.8 °C	20.7 °C	11.1 °C	55 mm	0 days	12 days
2002	18.6 °C	25.4 °C	12.2 °C	5 mm	5 days	1 day
2001	17.4 °C	23.9 °C	11.0 °C	43 mm	1 day	7 days
2000	17.3 °C	22.8 °C	12.0 °C	51 mm	2 days	9 days
1999	18.0 °C	23.1 °C	13.0 °C	134 mm	1 day	13 days
1998	17.4 °C	23.1 °C	11.8 °C	30 mm	4 days	7 days
1997	17.7 °C	23.9 °C	11.7 °C	30 mm	4 days	2 days
1996	17.3 °C	22.5 °C	12.1 °C	47 mm	1 day	6 days
1995	17.0 °C	22.5 °C	12.3 °C	32 mm	2 days	5 days
1994	17.1 °C	23.6 °C	10.9 °C	24 mm	3 days	5 days
1993	17.3 °C	22.5 °C	12.1 °C	47 mm	1 day	7 days
1992	16.9 °C	21.8 °C	12.4 °C	37 mm	0 days	9 days
1991	18.3 °C	24.6 °C	12.5 °C	14 mm	4 days	3 days
1990	16.5 °C	22.3 °C	10.8 °C	26 mm	2 days	6 days
1989	18.4 °C	24.9 °C	12.1 °C	10 mm	2 days	2 days
1988	19.6 °C	27.3 °C	12.6 °C	5 mm	8 days	2 days
1987	16.2 °C	21.0 °C	11.8 °C	171 mm	0 days	10 days
1986	16.8 °C	22.8 °C	11.1 °C	38 mm	1 day	6 days
1985	17.0 °C	21.9 °C	12.7 °C	140 mm	2 days	16 days
1984	17.1 °C	22.9 °C	12.0 °C	22 mm	2 days	5 days
1983	17.6 °C	22.6 °C	13.1 °C	64 mm	3 days	13 days
1982	16.3 °C	22.7 °C	10.8 °C	34 mm	3 days	6 days
1981	18.2 °C	23.6 °C	13.3 °C	133 mm	5 days	11 days
1980	18.5 °C	24.9 °C	13.0 °C	23 mm	4 days	3 days
1979	17.7 °C	23.7 °C	12.3 °C	17 mm	3 days	5 days
1978	16.2 °C	22.1 °C	11.0 °C	70 mm	2 days	11 days
1977	18.4 °C	25.4 °C	12.1 °C	17 mm	6 days	5 days
1976	15.5 °C	19.5 °C	12.1 °C	173 mm	0 days	21 days
1975	16.3 °C	21.2 °C	12.2 °C	50 mm	0 days	10 days
1974	15.8 °C	20.8 °C	11.0 °C	50 mm	0 days	9 days
1973	17.2 °C	21.7 °C	13.4 °C	185 mm	2 days	15 days
1972	17.1 °C	22.1 °C	12.6 °C	114 mm	0 days	12 days
1971	18.1 °C	25.3 °C	11.6 °C	10 mm	5 days	3 days
1970	17.8 °C	24.3 °C	12.4 °C	48 mm	7 days	5 days
1969	16.4 °C	20.8 °C	12.3 °C	88 mm	1 day	13 days
1968	18.6 °C	25.0 °C	12.8 °C	3 mm	6 days	1 day
1967	17.5 °C	22.1 °C	13.6 °C	72 mm	2 days	11 days
1966	16.2 °C	21.1 °C	11.8 °C	68 mm	0 days	12 days
1965	17.9 °C	23.2 °C	13.4 °C	85 mm	4 days	7 days
1964	15.9 °C	21.2 °C	10.5 °C	80 mm	1 day	9 days
1963	17.0 °C	21.7 °C	12.9 °C	38 mm	0 days	10 days
1962	16.2 °C	21.8 °C	10.9 °C	42 mm	0 days	9 days
1961	18.4 °C	23.5 °C	13.8 °C	68 mm	2 days	10 days
1960	17.1 °C	22.8 °C	12.0 °C	38 mm	2 days	7 days
1959	15.3 °C	19.9 °C	11.5 °C	124 mm	0 days	18 days
1958	16.8 °C	22.6 °C	11.7 °C	56 mm	2 days	8 days
1957	18.1 °C	23.9 °C	12.7 °C	5 mm	2 days	3 days
1956	16.3 °C	21.5 °C	11.4 °C	72 mm	0 days	11 days
1955	18.6 °C	24.0 °C	13.4 °C	41 mm	2 days	9 days
1954	17.6 °C	23.2 °C	12.2 °C	76 mm	2 days	9 days
1953	16.8 °C	22.2 °C	11.3 °C	28 mm	1 day	8 days
1952	17.4 °C	23.0 °C	12.3 °C	57 mm	1 day	9 days
1951	16.9 °C	22.8 °C	11.2 °C	28 mm	1 day	8 days
1950	16.3 °C	21.0 °C	12.0 °C	119 mm	0 days	12 days
1949	19.3 °C	24.9 °C	14.1 °C	48 mm	3 days	10 days
1948	18.3 °C	24.7 °C	12.0 °C	20 mm	6 days	6 days
1947	16.3 °C	22.0 °C	11.1 °C	30 mm	1 day	9 days
1946	16.6 °C	22.2 °C	11.6 °C	33 mm	3 days	10 days
1945	17.2 °C	23.0 °C	11.9 °C	37 mm	0 days	9 days
1944	16.9 °C	23.2 °C	11.4 °C	38 mm	6 days	6 days
1943	16.9 °C	23.2 °C	12.3 °C	20 mm	1 day	5 days
1942	16.5 °C	21.9 °C	11.8 °C	50 mm	2 days	10 days
1941	15.8 °C	21.3 °C	10.8 °C	39 mm	1 day	10 days
1940	18.5 °C	24.0 °C	14.0 °C	42 mm	6 days	10 days

October records

Hottest day

38.0 °C

October 13, 2004 estimate

Nearby station: 39.1 °C on October 13, 2004 measured

Coldest night

4.0 °C

October 1, 1982 estimate

Nearby station: 4.8 °C on October 8, 1966 measured

Wettest day

67 mm

October 25, 1987 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Sydney in October?

Highs average 23.6 °C and lows 12.4 °C. A typical October brings 3 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Sydney in October?

About 49 mm falls in October, over some 7 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest October was 1973 (185 mm), the driest 1968 (3 mm).

What was the warmest October in Sydney?

2015, with a mean temperature of 19.9 °C. The coldest was 1959 (15.3 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 2 of 86.