Mount Gambier weather in October

In October, Mount Gambier sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 51 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 13 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 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Gambier's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mount Gambier's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
7th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:22 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Mount Gambier is city in South Australia.

Density
927/km²
people per km²
Founded
1854

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 18°C by the end.

A typical October day in Mount Gambier reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°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 Gambier 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° / 12°38514.37.9
Feb24° / 13°243.813.58.0
Mar22° / 11°285.512.37.4
Apr19° / 10°386.811.16.4
May16° / 519.2104.9
Jun14° / 6611.69.43.7
Jul13° / 7412.99.63.3
Aug14° / 8113.910.53.6
Sep16° / 7312.411.74.4
Oct18° / 519.7135.7
Nov20° / 467.4146.5
Dec22° / 11°446.914.67.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mount Gambier gets around 51 mm of rain over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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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 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
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light 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 6:44 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:447:07
212.46:437:08
312.56:417:09
412.56:407:10
512.66:387:11
612.66:377:12
712.66:357:13
812.76:347:14
912.76:327:15
1012.86:317:16
1112.86:297:17
1212.86:287:18
1312.96:267:19
1412.96:257:20
1513.06:237:21
1613.06:227:22
1713.06:217:23
1813.16:197:24
1913.16:187:25
2013.26:177:26
2113.26:157:27
2213.26:147:28
2313.36:137:29
2413.36:127:30
2513.36:107:31
2613.46:097:32
2713.46:087:33
2813.56:077:34
2913.56:067:35
3013.56:057:36
3113.66:047:37

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mount Gambier

In seasonPeak

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

Mount Gambier sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Mount Gambier?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mount Gambier in October

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

In October, Mount Gambier sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mount Gambier 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 at the nearest coast (about 34 km away) is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in September near 14°C.

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

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr16Cool
May16Cool
Jun16Cool
Jul15Cool
Aug14Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov15Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Mount Gambier 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 Gambier peaks around December 20 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mount Gambier?

Mount Gambier sits at 37.8°S, 140.8°E, 41 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Warrnambool, 162 km away.

BallaratHightonTorquayGeelongCorioLara

Topography around Mount Gambier

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mount Gambier has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m.

The land around Mount Gambier is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), grassland (33%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), water (29%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
166 m
80 km
325 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Warrnambool 162 km · Horsham 177 km · Ballarat 272 km · Highton 312 km · Torquay 315 km · Geelong 316 km · Corio 317 km · Lara 319 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 Gambier (-37.8318°, 140.7792°, elevation 41 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).