Mount Eden weather in October

In October, Mount Eden sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 88 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Mount Eden's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mount Eden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:37 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mount Eden reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°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 Eden weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 17°779.414.26.6
Feb23° / 18°669.113.46.7
Mar21° / 16°719.212.36.7
Apr19° / 14°8010.111.16.1
May17° / 12°9911.410.15.3
Jun15° / 10°10312.29.54.2
Jul14° / 11914.29.73.7
Aug14° / 10°11114.810.63.8
Sep15° / 11°10613.811.74.2
Oct17° / 12°8812.5134.9
Nov18° / 14°8211.5145.6
Dec21° / 16°9711.814.56.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34456
44357
54357
64258
74357
84258
94258
104258
114159
124060
134159
144060
154060
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213763
223763
233763
243664
253664
263565
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303367
313268

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mount Eden gets around 88 mm of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
445
545
645
744
844
943
1043
1142
1241
1341
1440
1540
1639
1739
1838
1938
2037
2137
2237
2336
2436
2536
2637
2737
2837
2938
3038
3139

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187130
286140
386140
485150
585150
685150
785150
885150
985150
1084160
1184160
1284160
1384160
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2181181
2280191
2380191
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2678211
2777212
2876222
2976222
3075223
3174233

Wind in October

Winds average 18 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
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3117light 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 6:59 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:597:21
212.46:577:22
312.56:567:23
412.56:547:24
512.56:537:25
612.66:517:26
712.66:507:26
812.76:487:27
912.76:477:28
1012.76:457:29
1112.86:447:30
1212.86:437:31
1312.86:417:32
1412.96:407:33
1512.96:387:34
1613.06:377:35
1713.06:367:36
1813.06:347:37
1913.16:337:38
2013.16:327:39
2113.26:317:40
2213.26:297:41
2313.26:287:42
2413.36:277:43
2513.36:267:44
2613.36:257:45
2713.46:247:46
2813.46:227:47
2913.46:217:48
3013.56:207:49
3113.56:197:50

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.9Bright
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84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
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135.1Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mount Eden

In seasonPeak

None of Mount Eden'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 Eden 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 Eden?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mount Eden in October

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

In October, Mount Eden sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mount Eden 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 30 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 18 to Mar 15 — about 1.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Refreshing
Apr19Cool
May17Cool
Jun16Cool
Jul14Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Mount Eden 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 Mount Eden peaks around January 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 12UV 12Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mount Eden?

Mount Eden sits at 36.9°S, 174.8°E, 100 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Epsom, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Mount Eden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mount Eden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 905 m.

The land around Mount Eden is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, water (36%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
271 m
80 km
905 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Epsom 1.0 km · Remuera 3.0 km · Auckland 4.0 km · Avondale 6.0 km · New Lynn 7.0 km · North Shore 9.0 km · Otahuhu 9.0 km · Mangere 10 km

New Zealand travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 86% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$49,591
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
9.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
no religion 49%Christian 37%objected to answering 7%Hindu 3%

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 Eden (-36.8816°, 174.762°, elevation 100 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).