Morphett Vale weather in October

In October, Morphett Vale sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 37 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Morphett Vale's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morphett Vale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:34 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
52%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Morphett Vale is suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical October day in Morphett Vale reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler than November.

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Morphett Vale weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°213.514.18.4
Feb24° / 16°192.813.38.5
Mar22° / 15°183.712.37.9
Apr19° / 13°365.611.16.9
May16° / 11°59910.25.3
Jun14° / 10°7210.19.74.0
Jul13° / 7811.39.93.6
Aug14° / 7511.410.73.9
Sep16° / 10°609.511.84.9
Oct18° / 11°376.312.96.4
Nov20° / 12°315.313.87.2
Dec22° / 14°254.814.37.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Morphett Vale gets around 37 mm of rain over 6.3 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4991
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Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
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816light breeze
916light 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 6:54 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:547:15
212.46:537:16
312.46:527:17
412.56:507:18
512.56:497:19
612.56:477:19
712.66:467:20
812.66:457:21
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1212.86:397:25
1312.86:387:25
1412.86:367:26
1512.96:357:27
1612.96:347:28
1712.96:337:29
1813.06:317:30
1913.06:307:31
2013.06:297:32
2113.16:287:33
2213.16:277:33
2313.16:257:34
2413.26:247:35
2513.26:237:36
2613.26:227:37
2713.36:217:38
2813.36:207:39
2913.36:197:40
3013.46:187:41
3113.46:177:42

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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206.0Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Morphett Vale

In seasonPeak

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

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

Cyclone
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Feb
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Morphett Vale?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Morphett Vale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Morphett Vale in October

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

In October, Morphett Vale sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Morphett Vale in October

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 3 to Mar 30 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr19Cool
May17Cool
Jun15Cool
Jul14Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Morphett Vale in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Morphett Vale peaks around January 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Morphett Vale?

Morphett Vale sits at 35.1°S, 138.5°E, 92 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Adelaide, 24 km away.

Whyalla

Topography around Morphett Vale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morphett Vale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m.

The land around Morphett Vale is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 3 km, water (38%), grassland (26%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
425 m
80 km
700 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Adelaide 24 km · Adelaide city centre 24 km · Adelaide Hills 30 km · Mount Barker 33 km · Parafield Gardens 40 km · Paralowie 43 km · Gawler 63 km · Whyalla 249 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 Morphett Vale (-35.1333°, 138.5167°, elevation 92 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).