Melbourne in October

In October, Melbourne has 67.0 mm (2.64 in) of rain, a daily high of 19.9 °C (67.8 °F) and a daily low of 9.4 °C (48.9 °F), as 1991-2020 model estimates; figures in brackets are converted. The daily high is a model estimate, adjusted against station records.

Last updated 8 November 2026: first sourced version.

Best time to visit Melbourne: October meets our rule. Expect 8.2 rain days (model estimate) and days that grow by 1 h 11 min.

What October is like in Melbourne

In spring, Californian poppies sow themselves across the North American Drylands, and they turn the ground bright orange. Source: Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, checked 8 November 2026.
From spring, the floral clock in Queen Victoria Gardens blooms bright again. Close by, water spills over the stones of Lake Waterfall. Source: What’s On Melbourne (City of Melbourne), checked 8 November 2026.
In spring, people walk the trail around Trin Warren Tam-boore in Royal Park and watch for ibis and kookaburras. The wetland’s name means bellbird waterhole. Source: What’s On Melbourne (City of Melbourne), checked 8 November 2026.

How we choose these portraits

Key figures

Weather in October, 1991-2020 model estimates

Daily high: 19.9 °C (67.8 °F)
Daily low: 9.4 °C (48.9 °F)
Rain: 67.0 mm (2.64 in) in the month
Sunshine: no data

Model estimate 1991-2020, not a weather station: ERA5-Land model estimates (Copernicus), computed by City by Month for the grid cell nearest the city. Daily high and Days with rain: model estimate, adjusted against station records. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Checked 8 November 2026. How we make and test model estimates

Model estimate for the ERA5-Land grid cell at 37.8° S, 145.0° E, 4 km from the city centre point.

How we define and convert these figures

Notes. Sunshine: Not in our ERA5-Land estimates.

Daylight on 15 October 2026

Sunrise: 06:36 local time
Sunset: 19:37 local time
Day length: 13 h 02 min

Day length 1-31 October: 12 h 28 min to 13 h 39 min, +1 h 11 min.

How we compute daylight

Source: NOAA Solar Calculator equations, checked 3 October 2026.

Clocks go forward one hour on Sunday 4 October 2026 at 02:00 (UTC+10 to UTC+11); in 2027 on 3 October.

Source: tz database 2026d, checked 3 October 2026.

Month by month

Each month: daily high in °C, then rain in mm, 1991-2020 model estimates.

ERA5-Land model estimates 1991-2020, as above, checked 8 November 2026.

This month against the year

Melbourne: October ranked against the 12 months
Measure	October	Rank
Daily high	19.9 °C	6th coldest
Daily low	9.4 °C	6th coldest
Rain	67.0 mm	2nd wettest
Sunshine	no data	no data
Day length	13 h 02 min	5th longest

Equal values share a rank. How we rank months

Melbourne in October, on average: 8.2 rain days (1 mm or more). Model estimate, adjusted against station records.

ERA5-Land model estimates 1991-2020, as above, checked 8 November 2026.

Day length: NOAA solar equations, checked 3 October 2026.

Public holidays this month

October 2026: none.

Checked against the official list, 1 October 2026.

October 2027: no data. 1 date not yet set officially (Friday before the AFL Grand Final). Official list

How we check holidays

Source: holidays Python library, checked 3 October 2026. Library: holidays 0.105.

Same month in 8 model-estimate cities

Melbourne is the coolest of our 8 model-estimate cities in October by mean daily high. How we rank cities

Closest high and low in October: Istanbul (2.6 °C apart), Porto (2.7), Sydney (3.8).

October in 8 model-estimate cities: daily high and low, monthly rain, 1991-2020 model estimates. Bars: high and low share one scale, coldest to warmest city; rain starts at zero.
City	Gap from Melbourne, °C	High, °C	Low, °C	Rain, mm	Sunshine, hours
Melbourne (this page)	—	19.9	9.4	67.0	no data
Istanbul (closest)	2.6	20.2	14.2	75.8	no data
Porto (closest)	2.7	21.4	13.3	151.2	no data
Sydney (closest)	3.8	22.8	14.1	59.4	no data
Lisbon	4.7	22.5	16.1	79.7	no data
Delhi	11.5	33.0	19.3	no data	no data
Bangkok	13.3	31.5	24.3	no data	no data
Mumbai	13.7	32.2	24.5	no data	no data

Sources (1991-2020): ERA5-Land model estimates, checked 8 November 2026. Each city's page names its grid cell. All sources in full on Methodology.

All cities in October

Sources

Attribution: Copernicus Climate Change Service (2025): ERA5 Land hourly time-series data from 1950 to present. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS). DOI: 10.24381/ee82e357. Accessed on the check date shown. Generated using or contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Checked 8 November 2026.
NOAA Solar Calculator equations, computed locally, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (method); City by Month (computation). Attribution: Computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator method (no NOAA endorsement implied). Licence: Method, not data. Checked 3 October 2026.
IANA Time Zone Database, read through the PyPI tzdata package. Attribution: IANA Time Zone Database. Licence: Public-domain data. Checked 3 October 2026.
holidays Python library, run locally. Attribution: holidays library, Vacanza team. Licence: MIT. Checked 3 October 2026.

Cite this page: City by Month. "Melbourne in October: weather, daylight, holidays". https://citybymonth.com/cities/australia/melbourne/october/. Last updated 8 November 2026.