Griffith weather in October

In October, Griffith sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 36 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 Griffith's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Griffith's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 36 mm; 5.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 6:35 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 6th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.9; out of 10

Griffith is city in New South Wales, Australia.

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical October day in Griffith reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C warmer than September and about 4°C cooler than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	9
2	23	9
3	23	9
4	23	9
5	23	9
6	23	9
7	23	9
8	23	9
9	23	9
10	24	9
11	24	10
12	24	10
13	24	10
14	24	10
15	24	10
16	24	10
17	24	10
18	25	10
19	25	10
20	25	10
21	25	11
22	25	11
23	25	11
24	25	11
25	25	11
26	25	11
27	26	11
28	26	11
29	26	11
30	26	12
31	26	12

How October really feels in Griffith

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Griffith weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 19°	30	4.1	14	4.0
Feb	32° / 18°	33	3.8	13.3	4.8
Mar	29° / 15°	28	3	12.3	6.9
Apr	24° / 11°	23	3.6	11.2	8.2
May	19° / 7°	28	4.5	10.2	7.0
Jun	16° / 6°	39	6.1	9.8	5.2
Jul	15° / 5°	32	6.4	9.9	4.8
Aug	16° / 5°	30	5.7	10.7	5.8
Sep	20° / 7°	36	5	11.8	7.3
Oct	24° / 10°	36	5.2	12.9	7.9
Nov	28° / 14°	35	5.5	13.8	6.8
Dec	31° / 16°	35	4.5	14.2	5.3

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 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	64	63	63	61	61	61	61	60	60
Cloudier (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	39	39	39	39	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Griffith gets around 36 mm of rain over 5.2 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	17
10	17
11	17
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	17
27	17
28	18
29	18
30	18
31	19

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91
Comfortable (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	94	6	0
2	94	6	0
3	94	6	0
4	94	6	0
5	94	6	0
6	94	6	0
7	94	6	0
8	94	6	0
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	94	5	1
12	94	5	1
13	94	5	1
14	94	5	1
15	94	5	1
16	94	5	1
17	94	5	1
18	94	5	1
19	94	5	1
20	93	5	2
21	93	5	2
22	93	5	2
23	93	5	2
24	93	5	2
25	93	5	2
26	92	5	3
27	92	5	3
28	92	5	3
29	91	6	3
30	91	6	3
31	91	6	3

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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 6:55 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:40 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:55	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18
Sunset (PM)	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:55	7:15
2	12.4	6:53	7:16
3	12.4	6:52	7:16
4	12.4	6:50	7:17
5	12.5	6:49	7:18
6	12.5	6:48	7:19
7	12.6	6:46	7:20
8	12.6	6:45	7:20
9	12.6	6:44	7:21
10	12.7	6:42	7:22
11	12.7	6:41	7:23
12	12.7	6:40	7:24
13	12.8	6:38	7:25
14	12.8	6:37	7:25
15	12.8	6:36	7:26
16	12.9	6:35	7:27
17	12.9	6:33	7:28
18	12.9	6:32	7:29
19	13.0	6:31	7:30
20	13.0	6:30	7:30
21	13.0	6:29	7:31
22	13.1	6:28	7:32
23	13.1	6:26	7:33
24	13.1	6:25	7:34
25	13.2	6:24	7:35
26	13.2	6:23	7:36
27	13.2	6:22	7:37
28	13.3	6:21	7:38
29	13.3	6:20	7:39
30	13.3	6:19	7:40
31	13.4	6:18	7:40

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 6.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.4	Intense
18	6.4	Intense
19	6.5	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.6	Intense
23	6.6	Intense
24	6.6	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.7	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.7	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.8	Intense
31	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Griffith?

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

7.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.7

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Griffith in October

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

In October, Griffith sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Griffith in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Griffith peaks around December 22 at about 13 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	12	9	6	3	2	3	4	6	9	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Griffith?

Griffith sits at 34.3°S, 146.1°E, 128 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Wodonga, 218 km away.

Topography around Griffith

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Griffith has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 134 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m.

The land around Griffith is covered by trees (36%), artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), grassland (34%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

78 m

trees 36%

16 km

148 m

cropland 43%

80 km

419 m

cropland 46%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← September Griffith year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Wodonga 218 km · Wangaratta 231 km · Echuca 237 km · Shepparton 240 km · Canberra 302 km · Tuggeranong 303 km · Orange 303 km · Bendigo 318 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

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 Griffith (-34.2885°, 146.0509°, elevation 128 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	9
2	23	9
3	23	9
4	23	9
5	23	9
6	23	9
7	23	9
8	23	9
9	23	9
10	24	9
11	24	10
12	24	10
13	24	10
14	24	10
15	24	10
16	24	10
17	24	10
18	25	10
19	25	10
20	25	10
21	25	11
22	25	11
23	25	11
24	25	11
25	25	11
26	25	11
27	26	11
28	26	11
29	26	11
30	26	12
31	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	17
10	17
11	17
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	17
27	17
28	18
29	18
30	18
31	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	94	6	0
2	94	6	0
3	94	6	0
4	94	6	0
5	94	6	0
6	94	6	0
7	94	6	0
8	94	6	0
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	94	5	1
12	94	5	1
13	94	5	1
14	94	5	1
15	94	5	1
16	94	5	1
17	94	5	1
18	94	5	1
19	94	5	1
20	93	5	2
21	93	5	2
22	93	5	2
23	93	5	2
24	93	5	2
25	93	5	2
26	92	5	3
27	92	5	3
28	92	5	3
29	91	6	3
30	91	6	3
31	91	6	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	9
2	23	9
3	23	9
4	23	9
5	23	9
6	23	9
7	23	9
8	23	9
9	23	9
10	24	9
11	24	10
12	24	10
13	24	10
14	24	10
15	24	10
16	24	10
17	24	10
18	25	10
19	25	10
20	25	10
21	25	11
22	25	11
23	25	11
24	25	11
25	25	11
26	25	11
27	26	11
28	26	11
29	26	11
30	26	12
31	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	17
10	17
11	17
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	17
27	17
28	18
29	18
30	18
31	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	94	6	0
2	94	6	0
3	94	6	0
4	94	6	0
5	94	6	0
6	94	6	0
7	94	6	0
8	94	6	0
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	94	5	1
12	94	5	1
13	94	5	1
14	94	5	1
15	94	5	1
16	94	5	1
17	94	5	1
18	94	5	1
19	94	5	1
20	93	5	2
21	93	5	2
22	93	5	2
23	93	5	2
24	93	5	2
25	93	5	2
26	92	5	3
27	92	5	3
28	92	5	3
29	91	6	3
30	91	6	3
31	91	6	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	9
2	23	9
3	23	9
4	23	9
5	23	9
6	23	9
7	23	9
8	23	9
9	23	9
10	24	9
11	24	10
12	24	10
13	24	10
14	24	10
15	24	10
16	24	10
17	24	10
18	25	10
19	25	10
20	25	10
21	25	11
22	25	11
23	25	11
24	25	11
25	25	11
26	25	11
27	26	11
28	26	11
29	26	11
30	26	12
31	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	17
10	17
11	17
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	17
27	17
28	18
29	18
30	18
31	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	94	6	0
2	94	6	0
3	94	6	0
4	94	6	0
5	94	6	0
6	94	6	0
7	94	6	0
8	94	6	0
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	94	5	1
12	94	5	1
13	94	5	1
14	94	5	1
15	94	5	1
16	94	5	1
17	94	5	1
18	94	5	1
19	94	5	1
20	93	5	2
21	93	5	2
22	93	5	2
23	93	5	2
24	93	5	2
25	93	5	2
26	92	5	3
27	92	5	3
28	92	5	3
29	91	6	3
30	91	6	3
31	91	6	3