Shepparton weather in October

In October, Shepparton sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 51 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°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 24 min at the start of October to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Shepparton's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shepparton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:35 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Shepparton is regional city in Victoria, Australia.

Density
749/km²
people per km²
Founded
1860

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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical October day in Shepparton reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C warmer than September and about 4°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1197
2197
3197
4197
5197
6208
7208
8208
9208
10208
11208
12208
13208
14218
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312210

Shepparton weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°414.214.25.9
Feb29° / 16°36413.46.4
Mar26° / 13°353.912.37.9
Apr21° / 364.711.17.6
May17° / 446.110.15.9
Jun14° / 538.29.64.0
Jul13° / 539.79.83.5
Aug14° / 569.110.64.2
Sep17° / 55811.85.8
Oct21° / 516.612.97.0
Nov25° / 11°526.513.97.5
Dec28° / 13°525.514.47.1

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55446
65446
75446
85545
95545
105644
115545
125545
135545
145545
155545
165545
175545
185545
195446
205446
215446
225446
235248
245248
255149
265149
275050
284951
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Shepparton gets around 51 mm of rain over 6.6 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 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
523
623
723
823
923
1023
1123
1223
1323
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
1921
2021
2121
2220
2320
2420
2520
2620
2721
2821
2921
3021
3121

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39730
49730
59730
69730
79730
89640
99640
109640
119640
129640
139640
149640
159550
169550
179550
189550
199550
209550
219550
229550
239361
249361
259361
269361
279271
289271
299271
309172
319172

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of October to 13 h 30 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 6:56 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:567:18
212.46:557:19
312.46:537:20
412.56:527:21
512.56:507:22
612.66:497:23
712.66:487:24
812.66:467:24
912.76:457:25
1012.76:437:26
1112.86:427:27
1212.86:407:28
1312.86:397:29
1412.96:387:30
1512.96:367:31
1612.96:357:32
1713.06:347:33
1813.06:337:34
1913.16:317:35
2013.16:307:36
2113.16:297:37
2213.26:287:37
2313.26:267:38
2413.26:257:39
2513.36:247:40
2613.36:237:41
2713.36:227:42
2813.46:217:43
2913.46:207:44
3013.46:197:45
3113.56:187:46

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.6Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Shepparton?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Shepparton for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Shepparton in October

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

In October, Shepparton sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Shepparton 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 Shepparton peaks around December 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 13Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Shepparton?

Shepparton sits at 36.4°S, 145.4°E, 115 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Echuca, 64 km away.

Topography around Shepparton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shepparton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m.

The land around Shepparton is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
959 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Echuca 64 km · Wangaratta 83 km · Bendigo 108 km · Wallan 121 km · Wodonga 137 km · Doreen 137 km · Wollert 138 km · Mernda 138 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 Shepparton (-36.3805°, 145.3987°, elevation 115 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).