October is one of the cooler months of the year in Tumut, with average highs near 18.4°C and lows around 6.8°C (mean 12.6°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 75 mm of rainfall and 69% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the cooler months of the year in Tumut. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Tumut was 2015 — when the month averaged 17°C — while the coldest was 1986 at 9.5°C. Typical October days reach 18.4°C with nights near 6.8°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.6°C per decade.
October is about average for rainfall in Tumut, averaging 75 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 2022 with 213 mm, while the driest was 2006 at 10 mm.
Relative humidity in Tumut during October averages 69%. The most humid October was 2022 at 82%, and the least humid was 2006 at 45%.
October receives about 5.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Tumut. The sunniest October was 2006 at 7.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2022 at 4.4.
Average wind speed in Tumut during October is 1.2 m/s. The windiest Octobers were 2016, 2023 and 2025, among others at 1.3 m/s, while the calmest were 1999, 2011 and 2015, among others at 1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 11.6°C | 12.0°C | 12.6°C | 13.6°C | 13.5°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg High | 17.2°C | 17.6°C | 18.5°C | 19.7°C | 19.1°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg Low | 6.0°C | 6.4°C | 6.7°C | 7.5°C | 7.8°C | +1.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 76 mm | 89 mm | 61 mm | 64 mm | 93 mm | +18 mm |
October temperatures in Tumut have risen by about 1.1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of -2°C (1984) to a record high of 31.3°C (2006).
Rainfall in October is about average for rainfall, averaging 75 mm, with a wettest year of 213 mm.
A good time to visit Tumut
October is a good time to visit Tumut, with days averaging 18.4°C and nights around 6.8°C (mean 12.6°C, close to Tumut's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. January and February are marginally more temperate, but October still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.3°C | 13.9°C | 7.6°C | 28.4°C | 2.6°C | 36 mm | 58% | 1.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 21.3°C | 14.8°C | 8.3°C | 25.4°C | 3.4°C | 40 mm | 61% | 1.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2023 | 20.0°C | 13.7°C | 7.3°C | 28.9°C | 2.0°C | 69 mm | 59% | 1.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2022 🌧️ | 17.2°C | 12.9°C | 8.5°C | 23.0°C | 1.6°C | 213 mm | 82% | 1.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 17.1°C | 11.6°C | 6.1°C | 23.2°C | 2.5°C | 56 mm | 73% | 1.1 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2020 | 18.8°C | 13.8°C | 8.9°C | 23.8°C | 5.3°C | 147 mm | 76% | 1.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2019 | 21.3°C | 14.8°C | 8.3°C | 29.1°C | 2.3°C | 30 mm | 56% | 1.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2018 | 22.7°C | 15.6°C | 8.4°C | 29.4°C | 3.4°C | 28 mm | 55% | 1.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2017 | 21.4°C | 14.8°C | 8.3°C | 27.4°C | 3.0°C | 65 mm | 61% | 1.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2016 | 15.7°C | 10.3°C | 4.9°C | 21.2°C | 1.3°C | 103 mm | 77% | 1.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2015 🔥 | 23.2°C | 17.0°C | 10.7°C | 27.8°C | 4.8°C | 30 mm | 64% | 1 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2014 | 20.8°C | 14.5°C | 8.2°C | 28.0°C | 2.6°C | 45 mm | 64% | 1.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2013 | 18.0°C | 11.8°C | 5.6°C | 26.6°C | 1.4°C | 47 mm | 67% | 1.2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2012 | 18.2°C | 12.2°C | 6.2°C | 26.1°C | 1.0°C | 44 mm | 67% | 1.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2011 | 18.3°C | 12.6°C | 7.0°C | 25.9°C | 1.1°C | 50 mm | 75% | 1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2010 | 17.4°C | 12.5°C | 7.5°C | 21.3°C | 1.2°C | 194 mm | 81% | 1.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2009 | 17.6°C | 12.2°C | 6.8°C | 26.4°C | 1.0°C | 71 mm | 73% | 1.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2008 | 21.3°C | 14.7°C | 8.1°C | 27.6°C | 2.2°C | 32 mm | 56% | 1.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2007 | 20.4°C | 14.0°C | 7.6°C | 29.2°C | 1.5°C | 36 mm | 56% | 1.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2006 | 22.9°C | 15.1°C | 7.4°C | 31.3°C | 1.5°C | 10 mm | 45% | 1.2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2005 | 17.9°C | 12.6°C | 7.3°C | 23.7°C | 2.2°C | 85 mm | 75% | 1.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2004 | 18.2°C | 12.4°C | 6.6°C | 26.8°C | 1.6°C | 44 mm | 71% | 1.1 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2003 | 15.4°C | 10.0°C | 4.7°C | 21.5°C | -1.5°C | 85 mm | 77% | 1.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2002 | 19.3°C | 12.9°C | 6.5°C | 27.7°C | 3.0°C | 13 mm | 57% | 1.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2001 | 16.0°C | 10.9°C | 5.8°C | 23.5°C | -0.2°C | 111 mm | 74% | 1.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2000 | 16.3°C | 11.1°C | 6.0°C | 25.1°C | 1.0°C | 121 mm | 78% | 1.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1999 | 18.1°C | 13.3°C | 8.6°C | 23.2°C | 3.6°C | 102 mm | 77% | 1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1998 | 15.7°C | 10.4°C | 5.1°C | 23.9°C | -0.7°C | 79 mm | 76% | 1.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1997 | 19.1°C | 12.9°C | 6.8°C | 27.1°C | -0.2°C | 39 mm | 63% | 1.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1996 | 17.7°C | 12.2°C | 6.7°C | 23.0°C | 0.4°C | 74 mm | 77% | 1.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1995 | 17.5°C | 12.1°C | 6.7°C | 23.9°C | 1.5°C | 105 mm | 76% | 1.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1994 | 18.9°C | 12.4°C | 5.8°C | 25.9°C | 1.1°C | 73 mm | 60% | 1.2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1993 | 16.1°C | 10.7°C | 5.3°C | 20.2°C | -1.2°C | 139 mm | 78% | 1.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1992 | 17.0°C | 11.7°C | 6.4°C | 22.7°C | 0.2°C | 160 mm | 81% | 1.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 19.0°C | 12.9°C | 6.8°C | 23.2°C | 0.7°C | 19 mm | 72% | 1.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1990 | 17.3°C | 11.7°C | 6.0°C | 26.2°C | 1.8°C | 97 mm | 77% | 1.1 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1989 | 15.6°C | 10.3°C | 5.0°C | 21.6°C | -0.2°C | 91 mm | 76% | 1.3 m/s | 6 |
| 1988 | 17.2°C | 11.9°C | 6.6°C | 23.5°C | 3.4°C | 41 mm | 69% | 1.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1987 | 17.0°C | 11.2°C | 5.4°C | 26.1°C | 0.3°C | 50 mm | 72% | 1.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1986 ❄️ | 14.3°C | 9.5°C | 4.7°C | 20.5°C | 0.3°C | 141 mm | 80% | 1.2 m/s | 5 |
| 1985 | 18.0°C | 12.2°C | 6.4°C | 22.5°C | 0.9°C | 90 mm | 73% | 1.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1984 | 17.1°C | 11.5°C | 5.9°C | 22.6°C | -2.0°C | 74 mm | 75% | 1.1 m/s | 6 |
| 1983 | 17.3°C | 12.3°C | 7.3°C | 23.2°C | 0.9°C | 111 mm | 79% | 1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 19.9°C | 12.8°C | 5.6°C | 27.8°C | -0.4°C | 24 mm | 51% | 1.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 18.3°C | 12.6°C | 6.9°C | 24.0°C | 2.7°C | 59 mm | 74% | 1.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 18.4°C with lows near 6.8°C (mean 12.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 75 mm of rainfall in Tumut, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 213 mm in 2022.
The hottest October reached 31.3°C in 2006. The coldest dipped to -2°C in 1984.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 1.1°C. Daytime highs moved from 18.1°C to 19.2°C and overnight lows from 6.4°C to 7.6°C over the same span.
October is one of the cooler months of the year in Tumut and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 18.4°C daytime highs and 6.8°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 6th coolest month in Tumut, averaging 12.6°C.
For October in Tumut, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 18.4°C and lows of 6.8°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in October averages 69% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in October is 1.2 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 1.3 m/s (1988).
The wettest October on record was 2022 with 213 mm. On average, October sees 75 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Tumut behaves each October, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for October specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
