Mildura weather in October

In October, Mildura sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 25 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-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 48% 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 Mildura's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mildura's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 25 mm; 3.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 6:50 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover: 43%; 6th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.1; out of 10

Mildura is regional city in Victoria, Australia.

Density: 446/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1887

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 Mildura reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 32°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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12

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

How October really feels in Mildura

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.

Mildura weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-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	33° / 18°	23	3.1	14	4.4
Feb	32° / 18°	24	2.6	13.3	5.1
Mar	28° / 15°	16	2.3	12.3	7.2
Apr	24° / 11°	16	2.4	11.2	8.3
May	19° / 8°	17	3.6	10.2	7.1
Jun	16° / 7°	20	4.1	9.8	5.7
Jul	15° / 6°	21	4.6	10	5.4
Aug	17° / 6°	20	4.4	10.7	6.5
Sep	21° / 8°	27	4.3	11.8	7.5
Oct	24° / 11°	25	3.7	12.9	8.1
Nov	28° / 14°	25	3.7	13.8	7.0
Dec	31° / 16°	25	3.2	14.2	5.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

	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 (%)	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	64	64	63	62	61	61	60	60
Cloudier (%)	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	36	37	38	39	39	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	62	38
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mildura gets around 25 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 14% 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 (%)	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14

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

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 97% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	94	94
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	98	2	0
4	98	2	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	3	0
22	97	3	0
23	97	3	0
24	97	3	0
25	96	4	0
26	96	4	0
27	96	4	0
28	95	5	0
29	95	5	0
30	94	5	1
31	94	5	1

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	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 7:10 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 7:56 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)	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34
Sunset (PM)	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	7:10	7:30
2	12.4	7:09	7:31
3	12.4	7:07	7:32
4	12.4	7:06	7:33
5	12.5	7:05	7:34
6	12.5	7:03	7:34
7	12.6	7:02	7:35
8	12.6	7:01	7:36
9	12.6	6:59	7:37
10	12.7	6:58	7:38
11	12.7	6:57	7:38
12	12.7	6:55	7:39
13	12.8	6:54	7:40
14	12.8	6:53	7:41
15	12.8	6:52	7:42
16	12.9	6:50	7:42
17	12.9	6:49	7:43
18	12.9	6:48	7:44
19	13.0	6:47	7:45
20	13.0	6:45	7:46
21	13.0	6:44	7:47
22	13.1	6:43	7:48
23	13.1	6:42	7:49
24	13.1	6:41	7:49
25	13.2	6:40	7:50
26	13.2	6:39	7:51
27	13.2	6:38	7:52
28	13.3	6:37	7:53
29	13.3	6:36	7:54
30	13.3	6:35	7:55
31	13.4	6:34	7:56

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 6.33 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)	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	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	5.6	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	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	6.0	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	6.6	Intense
22	6.6	Intense
23	6.6	Intense
24	6.7	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.7	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.8	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 Mildura?

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

8.1

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mildura in October

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

In October, Mildura sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Mildura 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 Mildura peaks around December 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 3 (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	3	3	4	6	8	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	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Mildura?

Mildura sits at 34.2°S, 142.2°E, 56 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Broken Hill, 256 km away.

Topography around Mildura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mildura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m.

The land around Mildura is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), grassland (25%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

27 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

55 m

grassland 51%

80 km

118 m

grassland 44%

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

October weather nearby: Broken Hill 256 km · Horsham 281 km · Gawler 317 km · Mount Barker 317 km · Echuca 320 km · Adelaide Hills 327 km · Paralowie 332 km · Parafield Gardens 332 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 Mildura (-34.1855°, 142.1625°, elevation 56 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	23	9
2	23	9
3	23	9
4	23	10
5	23	10
6	23	10
7	24	10
8	24	10
9	24	10
10	24	10
11	24	10
12	24	10
13	24	10
14	24	10
15	24	10
16	25	11
17	25	11
18	25	11
19	25	11
20	25	11
21	25	11
22	25	11
23	25	11
24	25	11
25	25	11
26	25	11
27	26	12
28	26	12
29	26	12
30	26	12
31	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	62	38
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	98	2	0
4	98	2	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	3	0
22	97	3	0
23	97	3	0
24	97	3	0
25	96	4	0
26	96	4	0
27	96	4	0
28	95	5	0
29	95	5	0
30	94	5	1
31	94	5	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	62	38
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	98	2	0
4	98	2	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	3	0
22	97	3	0
23	97	3	0
24	97	3	0
25	96	4	0
26	96	4	0
27	96	4	0
28	95	5	0
29	95	5	0
30	94	5	1
31	94	5	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	62	38
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	98	2	0
4	98	2	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	3	0
22	97	3	0
23	97	3	0
24	97	3	0
25	96	4	0
26	96	4	0
27	96	4	0
28	95	5	0
29	95	5	0
30	94	5	1
31	94	5	1