Cronulla weather in October

In October, Cronulla sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 61 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Cronulla's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cronulla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:14 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
47%
7th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Cronulla is suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, 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 19°C through the month.

A typical October day in Cronulla reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Cronulla weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 20°759147.2
Feb24° / 21°9310.513.36.8
Mar23° / 20°8312.112.36.7
Apr21° / 17°7810.511.26.6
May19° / 15°849.910.36.3
Jun17° / 13°10010.59.85.5
Jul16° / 12°598.2105.5
Aug17° / 12°556.910.76.0
Sep18° / 14°506.811.86.6
Oct19° / 15°618.312.96.6
Nov21° / 17°729.413.86.6
Dec22° / 19°588.814.27.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
36931
46931
56832
66832
76733
86733
96733
106634
116634
126634
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216139
226139
236040
245842
255842
265743
275644
285545
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305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Cronulla gets around 61 mm of rain over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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223
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725
826
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1127
1227
1328
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2928
3028
3128

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1682750
2672850
3662860
4662860
5652960
6642970
7632980
8623080
9613090
10613090
116030100
126129100
136029110
145830120
155730130
165630140
175531140
185332150
195232160
205133160
214934170
224834170
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254536191
264436191
274336201
284236202
294235212
304235212
314235212

Wind in October

Winds average 19 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:346:54
212.46:336:55
312.46:326:56
412.46:306:57
512.56:296:58
612.56:276:58
712.66:266:59
812.66:257:00
912.66:237:01
1012.76:227:01
1112.76:217:02
1212.76:197:03
1312.86:187:04
1412.86:177:05
1512.86:167:06
1612.96:147:06
1712.96:137:07
1812.96:127:08
1913.06:117:09
2013.06:107:10
2113.06:097:11
2213.16:077:12
2313.16:067:12
2413.16:057:13
2513.26:047:14
2613.26:037:15
2713.26:027:16
2813.36:017:17
2913.36:007:18
3013.35:597:19
3113.45:587:20

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
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256.0Intense
266.1Intense
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286.1Intense
296.1Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Cronulla

In seasonPeak

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

Cronulla 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 Cronulla?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Cronulla for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cronulla in October

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

In October, Cronulla sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cronulla in October

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 16 to Jun 2 — about 6.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May21Refreshing
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov20Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Cronulla in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cronulla peaks around January 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cronulla?

Cronulla sits at 34.1°S, 151.1°E, 29 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Miranda, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Cronulla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cronulla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 918 m.

The land around Cronulla is covered by water (48%), artificial surfaces (23%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
918 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Miranda 5.0 km · Kogarah 11 km · Hurstville 11 km · Rockdale 13 km · Engadine 13 km · Bexley 13 km · Maroubra 15 km · Mascot 16 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 Cronulla (-34.0625°, 151.1496°, elevation 29 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).