Muswellbrook weather in October

In October, Muswellbrook sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 51 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Muswellbrook's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Muswellbrook's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:17 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
44%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Muswellbrook is town in New South Wales, Australia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.2 µg/m³ · 2019

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 24°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical October day in Muswellbrook reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°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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Muswellbrook weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°597.613.95.3
Feb29° / 18°707.213.25.9
Mar27° / 16°527.412.27.1
Apr23° / 12°384.911.27.9
May20° / 345.110.47.2
Jun17° / 466.39.95.9
Jul16° / 36510.15.9
Aug18° / 314.710.87.0
Sep22° / 375.311.87.7
Oct24° / 12°51712.87.7
Nov27° / 14°708.413.76.9
Dec29° / 16°67814.16.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26832
36733
46733
56733
66733
76733
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96733
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216436
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256139
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276040
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295842
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Muswellbrook gets around 51 mm of rain over 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 22% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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621
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2123
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2423
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2724
2824
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3025
3125

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
189101
289101
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488111
588111
688111
788111
888111
987121
1087121
1187121
1286131
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2280182
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2479183
2578193
2677194
2777194
2876204
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3075205
3173216

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:366:55
212.36:356:56
312.46:336:56
412.46:326:57
512.46:316:58
612.56:296:58
712.56:286:59
812.56:277:00
912.66:267:00
1012.66:247:01
1112.66:237:02
1212.76:227:03
1312.76:217:03
1412.76:207:04
1512.86:187:05
1612.86:177:06
1712.86:167:07
1812.96:157:07
1912.96:147:08
2012.96:137:09
2113.06:127:10
2213.06:117:10
2313.06:107:11
2413.16:097:12
2513.16:087:13
2613.16:077:14
2713.26:067:15
2813.26:057:15
2913.26:047:16
3013.26:037:17
3113.36:027:18

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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95.8Bright
105.8Bright
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166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Intense
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216.0Intense
226.1Intense
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296.1Intense
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316.2Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Muswellbrook?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Muswellbrook in October

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

In October, Muswellbrook sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Muswellbrook in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Muswellbrook peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Muswellbrook in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Muswellbrook is worst in December — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.1× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Muswellbrook's WHO annual average of 12.2 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorDec 1741 µg/m³Jun 206 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb10Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug8Good
Sep8Good
Oct10Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Muswellbrook?

Muswellbrook sits at 32.3°S, 150.9°E, 164 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Cessnock, 77 km away.

Topography around Muswellbrook

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Muswellbrook has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 635 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,689 m.

The land around Muswellbrook is covered by grassland (37%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
635 m
80 km
1,689 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Cessnock 77 km · Maitland 82 km · Newcastle 112 km · Tamworth 130 km · Central Coast 138 km · Umina Beach 146 km · Taree 152 km · Pittwater 161 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 Muswellbrook (-32.2612°, 150.8901°, elevation 164 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).