October is one of the warmer months of the year in Bathurst, with average highs near 11.7°C and lows around 2.9°C (mean 7.3°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 83 mm of rainfall and 82% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Bathurst. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Bathurst was 2022 — when the month averaged 11°C — while the coldest was 1993 at 4.2°C. Typical October days reach 11.7°C with nights near 2.9°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.7°C per decade.
October is about average for rainfall in Bathurst, averaging 83 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 2006 with 195 mm, while the driest was 1994 at 22 mm.
Relative humidity in Bathurst during October averages 82%. The most humid October was 2005 at 88%, and the least humid was 1985 at 76%.
October receives about 2.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Bathurst. The sunniest October was 2022 at 2.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1991 at 1.9.
Average wind speed in Bathurst during October is 0.3 m/s. The windiest Octobers were 1999, 2002 and 2010, among others at 0.4 m/s, while the calmest were 2023, 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 | 6.1°C | 6.5°C | 7.4°C | 7.7°C | 9.5°C | +3.4°C |
| Avg High | 10.7°C | 10.9°C | 11.6°C | 12.0°C | 14.2°C | +3.5°C |
| Avg Low | 1.6°C | 2.2°C | 3.2°C | 3.5°C | 4.8°C | +3.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 73 mm | 89 mm | 108 mm | 71 mm | 67 mm | -6 mm |
October temperatures in Bathurst have risen by about 3.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of -6.3°C (2020) to a record high of 28.4°C (2025).
Rainfall in October is about average for rainfall, averaging 83 mm, with a wettest year of 195 mm.
A good time to visit Bathurst
October is a good time to visit Bathurst, with days averaging 11.7°C and nights around 2.9°C (mean 7.3°C, warmer than Bathurst's yearly average) and higher rainfall. July and August 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 | 14.9°C | 10.0°C | 5.2°C | 28.4°C | 0.5°C | 49 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 13.4°C | 8.9°C | 4.5°C | 21.4°C | -2.9°C | 63 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 14.7°C | 10.3°C | 6.0°C | 26.0°C | -4.4°C | 65 mm | 86% | 0.3 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2022 🔥 | 16.7°C | 11.0°C | 5.4°C | 23.4°C | -0.3°C | 51 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 14.2°C | 9.9°C | 5.7°C | 22.0°C | 1.0°C | 60 mm | 87% | 0.3 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 11.2°C | 6.6°C | 2.0°C | 21.7°C | -6.3°C | 112 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 11.9°C | 7.8°C | 3.6°C | 16.2°C | -1.6°C | 51 mm | 84% | 0.3 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 8.6°C | 4.7°C | 0.8°C | 19.6°C | -5.5°C | 72 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 15.5°C | 10.5°C | 5.5°C | 22.6°C | -0.8°C | 50 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 13.0°C | 8.4°C | 3.9°C | 22.8°C | -3.1°C | 75 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2015 | 10.3°C | 5.7°C | 1.1°C | 18.1°C | -4.5°C | 50 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2014 | 13.1°C | 9.0°C | 4.9°C | 21.2°C | -1.0°C | 69 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2013 | 12.3°C | 7.7°C | 3.2°C | 22.0°C | -5.0°C | 36 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2012 | 12.1°C | 8.0°C | 4.0°C | 19.3°C | -2.5°C | 141 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2011 | 11.8°C | 8.2°C | 4.7°C | 24.0°C | -2.0°C | 58 mm | 84% | 0.3 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2010 | 11.2°C | 7.3°C | 3.3°C | 24.7°C | -4.0°C | 111 mm | 82% | 0.4 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2009 | 8.3°C | 4.7°C | 1.0°C | 16.9°C | -4.2°C | 137 mm | 84% | 0.3 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2008 | 11.4°C | 7.2°C | 3.1°C | 16.1°C | -4.6°C | 116 mm | 84% | 0.3 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2007 | 13.6°C | 9.0°C | 4.4°C | 21.9°C | -3.6°C | 94 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2006 🌧️ | 10.8°C | 6.9°C | 3.0°C | 20.5°C | -3.2°C | 195 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2005 | 12.1°C | 8.5°C | 4.9°C | 24.8°C | -2.2°C | 142 mm | 88% | 0.3 m/s | 2 |
| 2004 | 13.0°C | 8.6°C | 4.1°C | 23.3°C | -3.3°C | 56 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2003 | 12.1°C | 7.7°C | 3.3°C | 24.7°C | -4.2°C | 128 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2002 | 9.8°C | 5.5°C | 1.3°C | 24.0°C | -3.9°C | 48 mm | 77% | 0.4 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2001 | 13.7°C | 8.9°C | 4.0°C | 24.1°C | -3.4°C | 62 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2000 | 11.1°C | 7.0°C | 2.8°C | 21.4°C | -4.1°C | 104 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1999 | 9.7°C | 5.5°C | 1.4°C | 17.6°C | -4.3°C | 89 mm | 80% | 0.4 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1998 | 9.8°C | 6.2°C | 2.7°C | 15.9°C | -3.8°C | 137 mm | 84% | 0.4 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1997 | 10.7°C | 6.1°C | 1.5°C | 21.0°C | -3.9°C | 30 mm | 76% | 0.3 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1996 | 10.4°C | 5.9°C | 1.4°C | 22.1°C | -3.8°C | 88 mm | 80% | 0.4 m/s | 2.4 |
| 1995 | 13.6°C | 9.1°C | 4.6°C | 23.4°C | -3.5°C | 82 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1994 | 12.9°C | 8.0°C | 3.2°C | 23.0°C | -1.6°C | 22 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 2.6 |
| 1993 ❄️ | 8.7°C | 4.2°C | -0.2°C | 16.6°C | -4.9°C | 87 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1992 | 10.5°C | 6.2°C | 1.9°C | 20.8°C | -4.4°C | 110 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1991 | 11.5°C | 7.2°C | 3.0°C | 18.8°C | -3.1°C | 103 mm | 88% | 0.3 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1990 | 11.1°C | 6.9°C | 2.7°C | 21.7°C | -4.9°C | 144 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 2 |
| 1989 | 11.6°C | 6.7°C | 1.8°C | 20.4°C | -4.1°C | 47 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1988 | 9.4°C | 5.3°C | 1.2°C | 23.3°C | -4.0°C | 140 mm | 84% | 0.3 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1987 | 11.3°C | 6.8°C | 2.2°C | 17.8°C | -4.0°C | 85 mm | 84% | 0.3 m/s | 2.6 |
| 1986 | 9.5°C | 4.8°C | 0.2°C | 17.1°C | -4.6°C | 44 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1985 | 10.8°C | 6.4°C | 2.0°C | 17.2°C | -4.5°C | 45 mm | 76% | 0.4 m/s | 2.4 |
| 1984 | 11.1°C | 6.3°C | 1.4°C | 17.0°C | -3.9°C | 39 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 2.4 |
| 1983 | 11.3°C | 6.9°C | 2.5°C | 24.0°C | -3.1°C | 45 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 11.5°C | 6.7°C | 1.9°C | 17.7°C | -4.5°C | 36 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 9.6°C | 5.4°C | 1.2°C | 15.3°C | -4.5°C | 174 mm | 87% | 0.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 11.7°C with lows near 2.9°C (mean 7.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 83 mm of rainfall in Bathurst, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 195 mm in 2006.
The hottest October reached 28.4°C in 2025. The coldest dipped to -6.3°C in 2020.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 3.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 10.9°C to 14.8°C and overnight lows from 1.8°C to 5.4°C over the same span.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Bathurst and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 11.7°C daytime highs and 2.9°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 7th coolest month in Bathurst, averaging 7.3°C.
For October in Bathurst, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 11.7°C and lows of 2.9°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in October averages 82% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in October is 0.3 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 0.4 m/s (1985).
The wettest October on record was 2006 with 195 mm. On average, October sees 83 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 Bathurst 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.
