October is one of the warmer months of the year in Gympie, with average highs near 28.3°C and lows around 15.5°C (mean 21.9°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 78 mm of rainfall and 65% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Gympie. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Gympie was 1988 — when the month averaged 25.2°C — while the coldest were 1984 and 2010 at 19.6°C. Typical October days reach 28.3°C with nights near 15.5°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
October is about average for rainfall in Gympie, averaging 78 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 2017 with 363 mm, while the driest was 2023 at 9 mm.
Relative humidity in Gympie during October averages 65%. The most humid October was 2017 at 83%, and the least humid were 2013 and 2023 at 57%.
October receives about 6.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Gympie. The sunniest Octobers were 2013, 2014 and 2023 at 6.9 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2022 at 4.8.
Average wind speed in Gympie during October is 0.3 m/s. The windiest Octobers were 2009, 2015 and 2023, among others at 0.4 m/s, while the calmest were 2022, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 21.4°C | 21.4°C | 22.4°C | 21.6°C | 23.2°C | +1.8°C |
| Avg High | 27.8°C | 27.8°C | 29.0°C | 27.9°C | 29.8°C | +2°C |
| Avg Low | 15.0°C | 15.0°C | 15.9°C | 15.4°C | 16.6°C | +1.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 80 mm | 63 mm | 69 mm | 105 mm | 69 mm | -12 mm |
October temperatures in Gympie have risen by about 2.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of 6.1°C (2010) to a record high of 39.4°C (1988).
Rainfall in October is about average for rainfall, averaging 78 mm, with a wettest year of 363 mm.
One of the best times to visit Gympie
October is one of the best times to visit Gympie. Expect days averaging 28.3°C and nights around 15.5°C (mean 21.9°C) — warmer than Gympie's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (78 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.5°C | 25.0°C | 17.6°C | 38.2°C | 12.8°C | 52 mm | 62% | 0.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2024 | 29.6°C | 23.2°C | 16.8°C | 35.3°C | 12.4°C | 65 mm | 65% | 0.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2023 | 30.7°C | 23.6°C | 16.5°C | 36.5°C | 13.2°C | 9 mm | 57% | 0.4 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2022 | 26.6°C | 21.2°C | 15.8°C | 33.2°C | 10.9°C | 110 mm | 72% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 30.3°C | 23.5°C | 16.8°C | 36.7°C | 11.7°C | 91 mm | 64% | 0.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2020 | 28.9°C | 22.6°C | 16.3°C | 33.2°C | 13.4°C | 83 mm | 65% | 0.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2019 | 29.2°C | 22.2°C | 15.2°C | 38.5°C | 9.7°C | 57 mm | 63% | 0.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2018 | 25.7°C | 20.8°C | 15.9°C | 30.0°C | 12.3°C | 241 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2017 🌧️ | 25.4°C | 21.3°C | 17.2°C | 29.1°C | 12.8°C | 363 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2016 | 29.0°C | 21.6°C | 14.1°C | 33.2°C | 9.1°C | 25 mm | 58% | 0.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2015 | 28.1°C | 21.8°C | 15.6°C | 32.2°C | 11.7°C | 79 mm | 68% | 0.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2014 | 30.1°C | 22.7°C | 15.2°C | 38.5°C | 10.2°C | 15 mm | 59% | 0.3 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2013 | 30.9°C | 23.6°C | 16.3°C | 35.7°C | 11.7°C | 24 mm | 57% | 0.3 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2012 | 29.0°C | 21.7°C | 14.4°C | 37.0°C | 8.3°C | 31 mm | 61% | 0.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2011 | 26.8°C | 21.1°C | 15.4°C | 32.0°C | 10.2°C | 82 mm | 68% | 0.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2010 | 24.5°C | 19.6°C | 14.7°C | 29.6°C | 6.1°C | 132 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2009 | 29.0°C | 22.1°C | 15.1°C | 33.8°C | 12.0°C | 29 mm | 58% | 0.4 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2008 | 27.9°C | 21.4°C | 14.9°C | 32.9°C | 10.3°C | 45 mm | 65% | 0.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2007 | 28.4°C | 22.5°C | 16.7°C | 32.7°C | 12.8°C | 57 mm | 70% | 0.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2006 | 28.1°C | 21.5°C | 14.9°C | 35.6°C | 11.5°C | 15 mm | 61% | 0.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2005 | 29.8°C | 23.8°C | 17.7°C | 39.2°C | 13.6°C | 132 mm | 69% | 0.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2004 | 30.3°C | 23.5°C | 16.6°C | 36.4°C | 13.4°C | 80 mm | 61% | 0.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2003 | 28.4°C | 22.0°C | 15.7°C | 35.5°C | 11.7°C | 80 mm | 63% | 0.3 m/s | 6 |
| 2002 | 30.2°C | 23.0°C | 15.8°C | 39.3°C | 10.7°C | 55 mm | 60% | 0.4 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2001 | 29.7°C | 22.5°C | 15.4°C | 36.1°C | 12.0°C | 52 mm | 57% | 0.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2000 | 28.2°C | 22.1°C | 16.0°C | 36.8°C | 11.3°C | 148 mm | 63% | 0.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1999 | 26.9°C | 21.4°C | 15.9°C | 32.0°C | 11.6°C | 116 mm | 76% | 0.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1998 | 27.5°C | 21.4°C | 15.3°C | 31.7°C | 10.2°C | 42 mm | 67% | 0.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1997 | 27.8°C | 21.2°C | 14.7°C | 35.1°C | 12.2°C | 71 mm | 66% | 0.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1996 | 27.4°C | 21.2°C | 15.0°C | 33.0°C | 10.4°C | 40 mm | 64% | 0.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1995 | 28.0°C | 21.6°C | 15.3°C | 34.7°C | 11.6°C | 93 mm | 64% | 0.4 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1994 | 28.6°C | 21.4°C | 14.2°C | 35.4°C | 10.1°C | 44 mm | 58% | 0.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1993 | 27.1°C | 20.9°C | 14.7°C | 34.6°C | 11.2°C | 97 mm | 66% | 0.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1992 | 27.0°C | 20.4°C | 13.8°C | 31.0°C | 7.7°C | 21 mm | 60% | 0.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1991 | 28.9°C | 22.3°C | 15.8°C | 33.6°C | 13.4°C | 66 mm | 63% | 0.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1990 | 28.6°C | 21.8°C | 15.1°C | 34.0°C | 9.4°C | 43 mm | 63% | 0.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1989 | 29.6°C | 22.5°C | 15.3°C | 35.1°C | 10.7°C | 54 mm | 61% | 0.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1988 🔥 | 32.7°C | 25.2°C | 17.7°C | 39.4°C | 13.9°C | 17 mm | 58% | 0.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1987 | 27.2°C | 21.0°C | 14.9°C | 35.7°C | 8.9°C | 153 mm | 66% | 0.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1986 | 28.2°C | 21.9°C | 15.5°C | 33.1°C | 11.2°C | 98 mm | 65% | 0.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1985 | 26.1°C | 20.3°C | 14.5°C | 31.8°C | 10.0°C | 84 mm | 67% | 0.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1984 ❄️ | 25.0°C | 19.6°C | 14.1°C | 33.8°C | 8.9°C | 149 mm | 74% | 0.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1983 | 26.4°C | 20.7°C | 15.1°C | 31.1°C | 8.6°C | 105 mm | 75% | 0.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 28.2°C | 20.5°C | 12.9°C | 33.3°C | 8.4°C | 39 mm | 58% | 0.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 26.8°C | 20.8°C | 14.8°C | 31.2°C | 7.8°C | 21 mm | 62% | 0.4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 28.3°C with lows near 15.5°C (mean 21.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 78 mm of rainfall in Gympie, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 363 mm in 2017.
The hottest October reached 39.4°C in 1988. The coldest dipped to 6.1°C in 2010.
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 26.5°C to 29.9°C and overnight lows from 14.3°C to 16.7°C over the same span.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Gympie and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 28.3°C daytime highs and 15.5°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 7th coolest month in Gympie, averaging 21.9°C.
For October in Gympie, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 28.3°C and lows of 15.5°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in October averages 65% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in October is 0.3 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 0.4 m/s (1981).
The wettest October on record was 2017 with 363 mm. On average, October sees 78 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 Gympie 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.
