Whittlesea weather in October

In October, Whittlesea sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 56 mm of rain across 9.3 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 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Whittlesea's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Whittlesea's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 56 mm; 9.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:34 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

Whittlesea is town.

Founded: 1847

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical October day in Whittlesea reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

	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
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10

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

How October really feels in Whittlesea

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Whittlesea 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 14°	106	14.9	0	13.9	6.1
Feb	26° / 14°	97	13.7	0	13.2	6.1
Mar	24° / 13°	84	12.7	0	12.2	6.7
Apr	21° / 9°	53	8.5	0.1	11.2	7.0
May	19° / 6°	18	4.1	0	10.4	7.3
Jun	16° / 3°	16	3.4	0.1	9.9	6.4
Jul	16° / 3°	18	3.3	0.5	10.1	6.4
Aug	18° / 4°	25	4.7	0.2	10.8	7.0
Sep	21° / 7°	32	5.1	0.1	11.8	7.5
Oct	22° / 9°	56	9.3	0	12.8	7.0
Nov	24° / 10°	73	11.1	0	13.6	6.8
Dec	25° / 12°	87	13.2	0	14.1	6.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 44%.

	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 (%)	60	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	56	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57
Cloudier (%)	40	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	44	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Whittlesea gets around 56 mm of rain over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	26	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	24
4	24
5	24
6	25
7	25
8	26
9	27
10	27
11	28
12	28
13	29
14	30
15	30
16	31
17	31
18	32
19	32
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	34
27	34
28	34
29	34
30	34
31	34

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 99% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	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
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
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30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 5:52 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:34 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	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:18
Sunset (PM)	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:52	6:11
2	12.3	5:51	6:12
3	12.4	5:50	6:12
4	12.4	5:48	6:13
5	12.4	5:47	6:14
6	12.5	5:46	6:15
7	12.5	5:44	6:15
8	12.5	5:43	6:16
9	12.6	5:42	6:17
10	12.6	5:41	6:17
11	12.6	5:39	6:18
12	12.7	5:38	6:19
13	12.7	5:37	6:20
14	12.7	5:36	6:20
15	12.8	5:35	6:21
16	12.8	5:34	6:22
17	12.8	5:32	6:23
18	12.9	5:31	6:23
19	12.9	5:30	6:24
20	12.9	5:29	6:25
21	13.0	5:28	6:26
22	13.0	5:27	6:27
23	13.0	5:26	6:27
24	13.1	5:25	6:28
25	13.1	5:24	6:29
26	13.1	5:23	6:30
27	13.1	5:22	6:31
28	13.2	5:21	6:32
29	13.2	5:20	6:32
30	13.2	5:19	6:33
31	13.3	5:18	6:34

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.95 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	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	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	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
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

Hazard calendar for Whittlesea

In seasonPeak

In October, Whittlesea sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Whittlesea's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Whittlesea?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Whittlesea in October

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

In October, Whittlesea sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Whittlesea in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Whittlesea peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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)	15	12	10	7	5	4	4	6	7	11	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	7	High
May	5	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	7	High
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Whittlesea 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 Whittlesea is worst in August — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	6	8	10	12	13	13	17	15	11	7	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	12	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Whittlesea?

Whittlesea sits at 32.2°S, 26.8°E, 1,062 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Queenstown, 31 km away.

Topography around Whittlesea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Whittlesea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 1,081 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,036 m.

The land around Whittlesea is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km

207 m

cropland 40%

16 km

649 m

grassland 63%

80 km

2,036 m

grassland 67%

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

October weather nearby: Queenstown 31 km · Queensdale 37 km · Lady Frere 65 km · Alice 68 km · Fort Beaufort 69 km · Stutterheim 71 km · Dimbaza 82 km · Bhisho 94 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / M / N; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 41% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,598; 2025
Happiness: 5.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 68%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 43.7; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 22.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 602
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 Whittlesea (-32.1759°, 26.8244°, elevation 1,062 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	24
4	24
5	24
6	25
7	25
8	26
9	27
10	27
11	28
12	28
13	29
14	30
15	30
16	31
17	31
18	32
19	32
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	34
27	34
28	34
29	34
30	34
31	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	24
4	24
5	24
6	25
7	25
8	26
9	27
10	27
11	28
12	28
13	29
14	30
15	30
16	31
17	31
18	32
19	32
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	34
27	34
28	34
29	34
30	34
31	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	24
4	24
5	24
6	25
7	25
8	26
9	27
10	27
11	28
12	28
13	29
14	30
15	30
16	31
17	31
18	32
19	32
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	34
27	34
28	34
29	34
30	34
31	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2