Mount Eliza weather in October

In October, Mount Eliza sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 67 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mount Eliza's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mount Eliza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:34 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Mount Eliza is town in Victoria, 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 16°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mount Eliza reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Mount Eliza weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 16°506.414.47.3
Feb22° / 17°465.813.57.3
Mar21° / 16°437.312.36.9
Apr18° / 14°598.8116.0
May15° / 12°6811.2104.6
Jun13° / 10°7011.89.43.6
Jul12° / 6212.69.63.2
Aug13° / 711310.53.4
Sep14° / 10°7212.611.74.0
Oct16° / 11°6711.1134.9
Nov18° / 13°649.114.15.9
Dec20° / 15°598.814.66.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44753
54753
64753
74852
84852
94852
104852
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134951
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264258
274159
284159
294159
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mount Eliza gets around 67 mm of rain over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1238
1338
1438
1538
1637
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1936
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2135
2235
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2735
2835
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3035
3135

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
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119820
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289181
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309181
319091

Wind in October

Winds average 20 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
720breezy
820breezy
920breezy
1020breezy
1120breezy
1220breezy
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2120light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of October to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 7:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:577:20
212.46:557:21
312.56:547:22
412.56:527:23
512.66:517:24
612.66:497:25
712.66:487:26
812.76:467:27
912.76:457:28
1012.86:437:29
1112.86:427:30
1212.86:407:31
1312.96:397:32
1412.96:377:33
1513.06:367:34
1613.06:347:35
1713.06:337:36
1813.16:327:37
1913.16:307:38
2013.26:297:39
2113.26:287:40
2213.26:267:41
2313.36:257:42
2413.36:247:43
2513.46:237:44
2613.46:217:45
2713.46:207:46
2813.56:197:47
2913.56:187:49
3013.56:177:50
3113.66:167:51

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Mount Eliza?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Mount Eliza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mount Eliza in October

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

In October, Mount Eliza sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Mount Eliza in October

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 21°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 18 to Mar 11 — about 1.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Cool
Apr18Cool
May15Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov17Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Mount Eliza in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mount Eliza peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 19UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mount Eliza?

Mount Eliza sits at 38.2°S, 145.1°E, 55 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Frankston South, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Mount Eliza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mount Eliza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,281 m.

The land around Mount Eliza is covered by trees (43%) and water (38%) within 3 km, water (45%), grassland (22%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (36%), grassland (30%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
1,281 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Frankston South 5.0 km · Mornington 5.0 km · Frankston 6.0 km · Frankston East 7.0 km · Langwarrin 8.0 km · Seaford 10 km · Mount Martha 11 km · Carrum Downs 12 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 Mount Eliza (-38.1833°, 145.0833°, elevation 55 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).