Launceston weather in October

In October, Launceston sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 63 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Launceston's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Launceston's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 63 mm; 9.8 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 6:23 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 10th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

Launceston is city in the north of Tasmania, Australia.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 7.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 956/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1806

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 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical October day in Launceston reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 2°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)	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

How October really feels in Launceston

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.

Launceston weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 11°	54	6.5	14.7	7.3
Feb	22° / 11°	46	6.6	13.7	7.0
Mar	20° / 9°	49	7.1	12.3	6.7
Apr	16° / 7°	53	7.2	10.9	5.4
May	13° / 5°	60	8.3	9.7	4.0
Jun	11° / 3°	61	8.8	9.1	2.8
Jul	11° / 3°	74	10.1	9.3	2.5
Aug	11° / 3°	81	11.3	10.3	2.8
Sep	13° / 4°	76	11.3	11.7	3.6
Oct	15° / 5°	63	9.8	13.1	4.7
Nov	18° / 7°	61	9.7	14.3	5.7
Dec	20° / 9°	57	8.1	14.9	6.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

	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 (%)	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	35
Cloudier (%)	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	62	62	62	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	66	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	34	66
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Launceston gets around 63 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 33% and peaks near 37% 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 (%)	37	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	36
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	35
7	34
8	34
9	34
10	34
11	34
12	34
13	33
14	33
15	33
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	32
31	32

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 99% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of October to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:48 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)	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:39	6:37	6:35	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:29	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02
Sunset (PM)	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:47	7:14
2	12.5	6:46	7:15
3	12.5	6:44	7:16
4	12.6	6:42	7:17
5	12.6	6:40	7:18
6	12.7	6:39	7:19
7	12.7	6:37	7:20
8	12.8	6:35	7:21
9	12.8	6:34	7:22
10	12.9	6:32	7:24
11	12.9	6:30	7:25
12	13.0	6:29	7:26
13	13.0	6:27	7:27
14	13.0	6:26	7:28
15	13.1	6:24	7:29
16	13.1	6:23	7:30
17	13.2	6:21	7:32
18	13.2	6:19	7:33
19	13.3	6:18	7:34
20	13.3	6:16	7:35
21	13.4	6:15	7:36
22	13.4	6:14	7:38
23	13.4	6:12	7:39
24	13.5	6:11	7:40
25	13.5	6:09	7:41
26	13.6	6:08	7:42
27	13.6	6:07	7:44
28	13.7	6:05	7:45
29	13.7	6:04	7:46
30	13.7	6:03	7:47
31	13.8	6:02	7:48

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.24 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)	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Launceston?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.4

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Launceston for sightseeing.

What to pack for Launceston in October

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

In October, Launceston sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Launceston in October

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 55 km away) is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	18	18	17	15	14	13	12	12	13	14	16
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	18	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	15	Cool
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	12	Bracing
Sep	12	Bracing
Oct	13	Bracing
Nov	14	Bracing
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Launceston in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Launceston peaks around December 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	10	8	4	2	1	2	3	4	6	8	12
Level	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	4	Moderate
May	2	Low
Jun	1	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	6	High
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Launceston?

Launceston sits at 41.4°S, 147.1°E, 11 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Devonport, 72 km away.

Topography around Launceston

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Launceston has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 743 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,597 m.

The land around Launceston is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

226 m

artificial surfaces 40%

16 km

743 m

trees 50%

80 km

1,597 m

trees 48%

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

October weather nearby: Devonport 72 km · Burnie 111 km · Hobart 161 km · Traralgon 364 km · Warragul 379 km · Mount Martha 396 km · Mornington 400 km · Pakenham 401 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 Launceston (-41.4388°, 147.1347°, elevation 11 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. 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	34	66
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	36
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	35
7	34
8	34
9	34
10	34
11	34
12	34
13	33
14	33
15	33
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	34	66
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	36
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	35
7	34
8	34
9	34
10	34
11	34
12	34
13	33
14	33
15	33
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	34	66
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	36
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	35
7	34
8	34
9	34
10	34
11	34
12	34
13	33
14	33
15	33
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2