Kingston weather in October

In October, Kingston sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 45 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kingston's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kingston's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 45 mm; 6.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:42 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 23 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

Kingston is capital of Norfolk Island, Australia.

Founded: 1788

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kingston reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	18
2	19	18
3	19	18
4	19	18
5	19	18
6	19	18
7	19	18
8	19	18
9	19	18
10	19	18
11	19	18
12	19	18
13	19	18
14	19	18
15	19	18
16	19	18
17	19	18
18	19	18
19	19	18
20	19	18
21	19	18
22	19	18
23	19	18
24	19	18
25	19	18
26	19	18
27	19	18
28	19	18
29	19	18
30	19	18
31	20	18

Kingston weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 22°	63	6.3	13.6	7.4
Feb	23° / 22°	65	7	13	7.3
Mar	23° / 22°	78	7.8	12.2	7.2
Apr	22° / 21°	68	7.1	11.3	7.1
May	21° / 19°	81	7.8	10.6	6.7
Jun	19° / 18°	92	9.5	10.2	6.3
Jul	18° / 17°	83	9.1	10.3	6.2
Aug	18° / 17°	67	8.5	11	6.4
Sep	18° / 17°	52	6.9	11.8	6.6
Oct	19° / 18°	45	6.2	12.7	6.7
Nov	20° / 19°	49	5.9	13.5	7.0
Dec	22° / 21°	74	6.7	13.8	7.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	65	65	65	64	64	63	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	60	61	61	62	62	62	62	62
Cloudier (%)	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kingston gets around 45 mm of rain over 6.2 wet days in October, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 21% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	22
4	21
5	21
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	19
10	19
11	19
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	21
22	21
23	21
24	21
25	22
26	22
27	22
28	22
29	22
30	22
31	22

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	51	52	51	51	49	48	46	45	44	43	42	42	41	41	40
Comfortable (%)	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30
Humid (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	20	20	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	23
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	49	33	16	2
2	49	33	16	2
3	49	33	16	2
4	49	33	16	2
5	49	32	16	2
6	50	32	16	2
7	50	32	16	2
8	52	31	15	2
9	52	31	15	2
10	52	31	15	2
11	52	31	15	2
12	52	31	15	2
13	53	30	15	2
14	53	30	15	2
15	53	29	16	2
16	53	29	16	2
17	51	29	17	3
18	52	28	17	3
19	51	28	18	3
20	51	28	18	3
21	49	28	19	4
22	48	28	20	4
23	46	29	20	5
24	45	29	21	5
25	44	29	22	5
26	43	29	22	6
27	42	29	22	6
28	42	29	23	6
29	41	29	23	7
30	41	30	23	7
31	40	30	23	7

Wind in October

Winds average 23 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	24	breezy
2	24	breezy
3	24	breezy
4	24	breezy
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12	24	breezy
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27	23	breezy
28	23	breezy
29	23	breezy
30	23	breezy
31	23	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:28
Sunset (PM)	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:59	6:15
2	12.3	5:58	6:16
3	12.3	5:56	6:17
4	12.4	5:55	6:17
5	12.4	5:54	6:18
6	12.4	5:53	6:18
7	12.5	5:52	6:19
8	12.5	5:51	6:19
9	12.5	5:49	6:20
10	12.5	5:48	6:21
11	12.6	5:47	6:21
12	12.6	5:46	6:22
13	12.6	5:45	6:23
14	12.7	5:44	6:23
15	12.7	5:43	6:24
16	12.7	5:42	6:25
17	12.7	5:41	6:25
18	12.8	5:40	6:26
19	12.8	5:39	6:27
20	12.8	5:38	6:27
21	12.9	5:37	6:28
22	12.9	5:36	6:29
23	12.9	5:35	6:29
24	12.9	5:34	6:30
25	13.0	5:33	6:31
26	13.0	5:32	6:31
27	13.0	5:31	6:32
28	13.0	5:31	6:33
29	13.1	5:30	6:34
30	13.1	5:29	6:34
31	13.1	5:28	6:35

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.7 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 6.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kingston?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

2.9

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Kingston for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kingston in October

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

In October, Kingston sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kingston in October

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 24°C and coldest in August near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 28 to Jun 28 — about 8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	23	24	24	23	22	20	19	19	19	20	21	22
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	23	Refreshing
Feb	24	Refreshing
Mar	24	Refreshing
Apr	23	Refreshing
May	22	Refreshing
Jun	20	Refreshing
Jul	19	Cool
Aug	19	Cool
Sep	19	Cool
Oct	20	Cool
Nov	21	Refreshing
Dec	22	Refreshing

UV index in Kingston 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 Kingston peaks around December 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	13	11	8	5	4	4	5	8	9	11	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	5	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	5	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Kingston?

Kingston sits at 29.1°S, 168.0°E, 71 m above sea level, in Norfolk Island. The nearest listed city is Mont-Dore, 768 km away.

Topography around Kingston

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kingston has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

3 km

149 m

16 km

310 m

80 km

300 m

← September Kingston year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Mont-Dore 768 km · Noumea 769 km · Dumbéa 782 km · Bourail 869 km · Ouvéa 945 km · Whangarei 952 km · Massey East 1,064 km · Massey 1,064 km

Norfolk Island travel facts

Religion

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 Kingston (-29.0546°, 167.9663°, elevation 71 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	18
2	19	18
3	19	18
4	19	18
5	19	18
6	19	18
7	19	18
8	19	18
9	19	18
10	19	18
11	19	18
12	19	18
13	19	18
14	19	18
15	19	18
16	19	18
17	19	18
18	19	18
19	19	18
20	19	18
21	19	18
22	19	18
23	19	18
24	19	18
25	19	18
26	19	18
27	19	18
28	19	18
29	19	18
30	19	18
31	20	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	22
4	21
5	21
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	19
10	19
11	19
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	21
22	21
23	21
24	21
25	22
26	22
27	22
28	22
29	22
30	22
31	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	49	33	16	2
2	49	33	16	2
3	49	33	16	2
4	49	33	16	2
5	49	32	16	2
6	50	32	16	2
7	50	32	16	2
8	52	31	15	2
9	52	31	15	2
10	52	31	15	2
11	52	31	15	2
12	52	31	15	2
13	53	30	15	2
14	53	30	15	2
15	53	29	16	2
16	53	29	16	2
17	51	29	17	3
18	52	28	17	3
19	51	28	18	3
20	51	28	18	3
21	49	28	19	4
22	48	28	20	4
23	46	29	20	5
24	45	29	21	5
25	44	29	22	5
26	43	29	22	6
27	42	29	22	6
28	42	29	23	6
29	41	29	23	7
30	41	30	23	7
31	40	30	23	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	18
2	19	18
3	19	18
4	19	18
5	19	18
6	19	18
7	19	18
8	19	18
9	19	18
10	19	18
11	19	18
12	19	18
13	19	18
14	19	18
15	19	18
16	19	18
17	19	18
18	19	18
19	19	18
20	19	18
21	19	18
22	19	18
23	19	18
24	19	18
25	19	18
26	19	18
27	19	18
28	19	18
29	19	18
30	19	18
31	20	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	22
4	21
5	21
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	19
10	19
11	19
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	21
22	21
23	21
24	21
25	22
26	22
27	22
28	22
29	22
30	22
31	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	49	33	16	2
2	49	33	16	2
3	49	33	16	2
4	49	33	16	2
5	49	32	16	2
6	50	32	16	2
7	50	32	16	2
8	52	31	15	2
9	52	31	15	2
10	52	31	15	2
11	52	31	15	2
12	52	31	15	2
13	53	30	15	2
14	53	30	15	2
15	53	29	16	2
16	53	29	16	2
17	51	29	17	3
18	52	28	17	3
19	51	28	18	3
20	51	28	18	3
21	49	28	19	4
22	48	28	20	4
23	46	29	20	5
24	45	29	21	5
25	44	29	22	5
26	43	29	22	6
27	42	29	22	6
28	42	29	23	6
29	41	29	23	7
30	41	30	23	7
31	40	30	23	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	18
2	19	18
3	19	18
4	19	18
5	19	18
6	19	18
7	19	18
8	19	18
9	19	18
10	19	18
11	19	18
12	19	18
13	19	18
14	19	18
15	19	18
16	19	18
17	19	18
18	19	18
19	19	18
20	19	18
21	19	18
22	19	18
23	19	18
24	19	18
25	19	18
26	19	18
27	19	18
28	19	18
29	19	18
30	19	18
31	20	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	22
4	21
5	21
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	19
10	19
11	19
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	21
22	21
23	21
24	21
25	22
26	22
27	22
28	22
29	22
30	22
31	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	49	33	16	2
2	49	33	16	2
3	49	33	16	2
4	49	33	16	2
5	49	32	16	2
6	50	32	16	2
7	50	32	16	2
8	52	31	15	2
9	52	31	15	2
10	52	31	15	2
11	52	31	15	2
12	52	31	15	2
13	53	30	15	2
14	53	30	15	2
15	53	29	16	2
16	53	29	16	2
17	51	29	17	3
18	52	28	17	3
19	51	28	18	3
20	51	28	18	3
21	49	28	19	4
22	48	28	20	4
23	46	29	20	5
24	45	29	21	5
25	44	29	22	5
26	43	29	22	6
27	42	29	22	6
28	42	29	23	6
29	41	29	23	7
30	41	30	23	7
31	40	30	23	7