Bacchus Marsh weather in October

In October, Bacchus Marsh sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 58 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of October to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bacchus Marsh's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bacchus Marsh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:38 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Bacchus Marsh is Town in Victoria, Australia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical October day in Bacchus Marsh reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
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Bacchus Marsh weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°466.214.37.5
Feb25° / 13°44613.57.5
Mar23° / 12°284.712.37.6
Apr19° / 376.311.16.6
May16° / 336.9105.1
Jun13° / 438.69.43.7
Jul12° / 358.89.73.4
Aug14° / 439.610.53.9
Sep16° / 5210.311.74.9
Oct18° / 589.8135.9
Nov21° / 638.9146.5
Dec23° / 11°547.414.67.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54159
64258
74258
84159
94258
104357
114258
124258
134258
144159
154159
164258
174159
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214060
223961
233862
243763
253763
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273565
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313466

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bacchus Marsh gets around 58 mm of rain over 9.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
434
534
634
733
833
933
1033
1133
1233
1333
1433
1532
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1732
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3130

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
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Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of October to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:007:23
212.46:587:24
312.56:577:25
412.56:557:25
512.56:547:26
612.66:527:27
712.66:517:28
812.76:497:29
912.76:487:30
1012.86:467:31
1112.86:457:32
1212.86:437:33
1312.96:427:34
1412.96:407:35
1513.06:397:36
1613.06:387:37
1713.06:367:38
1813.16:357:39
1913.16:347:40
2013.16:327:41
2113.26:317:42
2213.26:307:43
2313.36:287:44
2413.36:277:45
2513.36:267:46
2613.46:257:47
2713.46:247:48
2813.46:227:49
2913.56:217:50
3013.56:207:51
3113.66:197:52

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
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135.2Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bacchus Marsh

In seasonPeak

None of Bacchus Marsh's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bacchus Marsh sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Bacchus Marsh?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Bacchus Marsh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bacchus Marsh in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Bacchus Marsh sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bacchus Marsh in October

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 44 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 15 to Mar 11 — about 1.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Cool
Apr18Cool
May15Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Bacchus Marsh in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bacchus Marsh peaks around December 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 19UV 13Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bacchus Marsh?

Bacchus Marsh sits at 37.7°S, 144.4°E, 111 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Tarneit, 27 km away.

Topography around Bacchus Marsh

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bacchus Marsh.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bacchus Marsh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 678 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,037 m.

The land around Bacchus Marsh is covered by grassland (40%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
169 m
16 km
678 m
80 km
1,037 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Tarneit 27 km · Hillside 27 km · Caroline Springs 27 km · Sunbury 27 km · Taylors Hill 28 km · Wyndham Vale 29 km · Deer Park 31 km · Taylors Lakes 31 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bacchus Marsh (-37.6727°, 144.4383°, elevation 111 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).