Caboolture weather in October

In October, Caboolture sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 81 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Caboolture's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caboolture's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
6th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:14 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Caboolture is suburb of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Caboolture reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Caboolture weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°13014.413.55.5
Feb28° / 21°15214.7135.5
Mar27° / 20°12215.712.25.9
Apr25° / 17°661211.46.8
May22° / 14°759.610.77.1
Jun20° / 11°638.210.37.0
Jul20° / 10°34510.57.5
Aug22° / 10°435.1117.9
Sep24° / 13°386.411.88.0
Oct25° / 16°818.712.67.4
Nov27° / 19°889.913.36.7
Dec28° / 20°11912.213.76.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37822
47822
57723
67723
77723
87525
97525
107426
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127327
137327
147228
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316535

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Caboolture gets around 81 mm of rain over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
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524
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725
826
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
129402830
228402830
328402840
427402940
527402950
627392950
726392960
826383060
925383070
1025373170
1124373270
1224363280
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20193535110
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24153537130
25143437140
26133438150
27123438150
28123339160
29113239171
30113139181
31103140181

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:305:45
212.35:285:45
312.35:275:46
412.35:265:46
512.45:255:47
612.45:245:47
712.45:235:48
812.45:225:48
912.55:215:49
1012.55:205:49
1112.55:195:50
1212.55:185:51
1312.65:175:51
1412.65:165:52
1512.65:155:52
1612.75:145:53
1712.75:135:53
1812.75:125:54
1912.75:115:55
2012.85:105:55
2112.85:095:56
2212.85:085:57
2312.85:075:57
2412.95:065:58
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2612.95:055:59
2712.95:046:00
2813.05:036:00
2913.05:026:01
3013.05:026:02
3113.05:016:02

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Caboolture

In seasonPeak

In October, Caboolture sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Caboolture's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Caboolture?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Caboolture for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Caboolture in October

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

In October, Caboolture sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Caboolture in October

The nearest coast averages about 22°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 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 27 to Jul 31 — about 11.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr24Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul20Refreshing
Aug20Cool
Sep20Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Caboolture in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caboolture peaks around February 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 14Jun 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caboolture?

Caboolture sits at 27.1°S, 153.0°E, 21 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Morayfield, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Caboolture

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caboolture has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 477 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 903 m.

The land around Caboolture is covered by artificial surfaces (47%), trees (31%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
477 m
80 km
903 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Morayfield 3.0 km · Narangba 13 km · Deception Bay 14 km · North Lakes 17 km · Kallangur 19 km · Bracken Ridge 27 km · Albany Creek 30 km · Caloundra 36 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 Caboolture (-27.0846°, 152.9511°, elevation 21 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).