October is one of the warmer months of the year in Charters Towers, with average highs near 34.4°C and lows around 18.3°C (mean 26.4°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 23 mm of rainfall and 56% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Charters Towers. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Charters Towers was 2021 — when the month averaged 29°C — while the coldest was 2010 at 24.2°C. Typical October days reach 34.4°C with nights near 18.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
October is one of the drier months in Charters Towers, averaging 23 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 1998 with 113 mm, while the driest was 2002 at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Charters Towers during October averages 56%. The most humid October was 2010 at 69%, and the least humid was 1982 at 46%.
October receives about 7.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Charters Towers. The sunniest Octobers were 2002 and 2014 at 7.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1998 at 6.3.
Average wind speed in Charters Towers during October is 3.3 m/s. The windiest October was 2015 at 3.9 m/s, while the calmest were 1986 and 2021 at 2.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 25.9°C | 26.0°C | 26.6°C | 26.1°C | 27.8°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg High | 34.1°C | 33.9°C | 34.9°C | 34.1°C | 35.9°C | +1.8°C |
| Avg Low | 17.8°C | 18.0°C | 18.3°C | 18.1°C | 19.7°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg Rain | 35 mm | 25 mm | 23 mm | 19 mm | 8 mm | -26 mm |
October temperatures in Charters Towers have risen by about 2.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of 9.3°C (1982) to a record high of 42.7°C (2003).
Rainfall in October is one of the drier months, averaging 23 mm, with a wettest year of 113 mm.
A good time to visit Charters Towers
October is a good time to visit Charters Towers, with days averaging 34.4°C and nights around 18.3°C (mean 26.4°C, warmer than Charters Towers's yearly average) and low rainfall. May and September 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 | 36.8°C | 28.5°C | 20.3°C | 40.2°C | 16.0°C | 11 mm | 55% | 3.3 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2024 | 35.6°C | 27.6°C | 19.5°C | 40.1°C | 16.1°C | 3 mm | 57% | 3.7 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2023 | 35.5°C | 26.9°C | 18.3°C | 40.2°C | 15.5°C | 1 mm | 54% | 3.3 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2022 | 35.3°C | 28.0°C | 20.7°C | 39.7°C | 15.9°C | 28 mm | 59% | 3.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2021 🔥 | 37.3°C | 29.0°C | 20.7°C | 39.3°C | 16.3°C | 4 mm | 52% | 2.7 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2020 | 34.8°C | 26.6°C | 18.5°C | 38.8°C | 14.8°C | 3 mm | 54% | 3.3 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2019 | 35.0°C | 26.4°C | 17.9°C | 40.0°C | 12.7°C | 1 mm | 52% | 3.4 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 36.0°C | 27.7°C | 19.4°C | 41.8°C | 13.2°C | 8 mm | 56% | 3.4 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2017 | 33.8°C | 26.8°C | 19.7°C | 39.4°C | 16.8°C | 42 mm | 63% | 3.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2016 | 34.4°C | 26.4°C | 18.4°C | 37.9°C | 13.4°C | 7 mm | 53% | 3.2 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2015 | 33.4°C | 25.4°C | 17.4°C | 37.8°C | 14.4°C | 6 mm | 58% | 3.9 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2014 | 34.5°C | 25.6°C | 16.6°C | 39.6°C | 12.2°C | 2 mm | 52% | 3.4 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2013 | 35.4°C | 27.2°C | 19.0°C | 39.4°C | 16.1°C | 16 mm | 56% | 3.4 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2012 | 33.5°C | 24.9°C | 16.4°C | 38.7°C | 10.9°C | 7 mm | 54% | 3.2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2011 | 33.9°C | 26.0°C | 18.2°C | 40.7°C | 12.7°C | 24 mm | 53% | 3.2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2010 ❄️ | 30.6°C | 24.2°C | 17.7°C | 34.4°C | 11.8°C | 76 mm | 69% | 2.9 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2009 | 34.6°C | 26.1°C | 17.7°C | 38.2°C | 14.5°C | 12 mm | 46% | 3.4 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2008 | 33.9°C | 26.1°C | 18.2°C | 37.4°C | 14.6°C | 9 mm | 58% | 3.6 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2007 | 34.5°C | 26.3°C | 18.2°C | 38.9°C | 12.0°C | 31 mm | 58% | 3.3 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2006 | 32.9°C | 24.5°C | 16.1°C | 39.2°C | 14.2°C | 4 mm | 57% | 3.6 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2005 | 35.5°C | 27.7°C | 20.0°C | 39.2°C | 14.9°C | 51 mm | 59% | 3.1 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2004 | 36.5°C | 27.6°C | 18.7°C | 40.3°C | 15.2°C | 7 mm | 53% | 3.2 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2003 | 35.8°C | 27.5°C | 19.3°C | 42.7°C | 15.9°C | 20 mm | 51% | 3.1 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2002 | 36.3°C | 27.1°C | 17.9°C | 42.4°C | 12.7°C | 0 mm | 50% | 3.3 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2001 | 35.2°C | 27.0°C | 18.9°C | 39.9°C | 14.7°C | 18 mm | 50% | 2.9 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2000 | 33.3°C | 25.9°C | 18.5°C | 38.6°C | 14.4°C | 74 mm | 60% | 3.4 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1999 | 34.6°C | 26.8°C | 18.9°C | 38.9°C | 15.7°C | 8 mm | 58% | 3.4 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1998 🌧️ | 33.3°C | 26.5°C | 19.6°C | 38.2°C | 13.0°C | 113 mm | 68% | 3.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1997 | 33.6°C | 25.5°C | 17.3°C | 37.9°C | 14.7°C | 7 mm | 56% | 3.4 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1996 | 33.1°C | 25.7°C | 18.4°C | 35.6°C | 14.1°C | 27 mm | 60% | 3.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1995 | 32.8°C | 25.0°C | 17.3°C | 37.7°C | 15.0°C | 56 mm | 61% | 3 m/s | 7 |
| 1994 | 34.7°C | 26.4°C | 18.2°C | 38.8°C | 13.4°C | 3 mm | 52% | 3.5 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1993 | 34.6°C | 26.4°C | 18.1°C | 40.5°C | 10.6°C | 11 mm | 55% | 3.2 m/s | 7 |
| 1992 | 32.8°C | 24.9°C | 16.9°C | 35.7°C | 13.4°C | 6 mm | 54% | 3.5 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1991 | 35.2°C | 26.5°C | 17.8°C | 38.8°C | 15.2°C | 2 mm | 51% | 3.4 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1990 | 34.4°C | 26.1°C | 17.8°C | 38.9°C | 12.7°C | 14 mm | 54% | 3.1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1989 | 35.9°C | 27.1°C | 18.2°C | 39.4°C | 13.4°C | 19 mm | 52% | 3.3 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1988 | 36.1°C | 27.7°C | 19.3°C | 39.5°C | 16.5°C | 16 mm | 57% | 3.2 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1987 | 35.7°C | 27.3°C | 18.8°C | 40.5°C | 12.2°C | 33 mm | 52% | 2.9 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1986 | 33.1°C | 26.0°C | 18.9°C | 37.5°C | 13.4°C | 71 mm | 63% | 2.7 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1985 | 32.5°C | 24.7°C | 16.9°C | 38.1°C | 11.7°C | 88 mm | 60% | 3.1 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1984 | 32.6°C | 24.8°C | 17.1°C | 38.3°C | 14.3°C | 45 mm | 59% | 3.2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1983 | 34.5°C | 26.7°C | 19.0°C | 39.6°C | 13.3°C | 27 mm | 56% | 3.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 33.5°C | 24.3°C | 15.1°C | 38.5°C | 9.3°C | 1 mm | 46% | 3.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 32.7°C | 24.9°C | 17.1°C | 37.8°C | 9.9°C | 11 mm | 52% | 3.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 34.4°C with lows near 18.3°C (mean 26.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 23 mm of rainfall in Charters Towers, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 113 mm in 1998.
The hottest October reached 42.7°C in 2003. The coldest dipped to 9.3°C in 1982.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 2.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 33.2°C to 36.1°C and overnight lows from 17°C to 19.9°C over the same span.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Charters Towers and one of the drier months, so plan for around 34.4°C daytime highs and 18.3°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 8th coolest month in Charters Towers, averaging 26.4°C.
For October in Charters Towers, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 34.4°C and lows of 18.3°C.
Relative humidity in October averages 56% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in October is 3.3 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 3.9 m/s (2015).
The wettest October on record was 1998 with 113 mm. On average, October sees 23 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 Charters Towers 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.
