October is one of the cooler months of the year in Te Anau, with average highs near 9.6°C and lows around 2.4°C (mean 6°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 192 mm of rainfall and 88% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the cooler months of the year in Te Anau. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Te Anau was 2021 — when the month averaged 8.2°C — while the coldest was 1982 at 4°C. Typical October days reach 9.6°C with nights near 2.4°C. The long-term October temperature trend is broadly flat.
October is a relatively wet time of year in Te Anau, averaging 192 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 2025 with 407 mm, while the driest was 1985 at 71 mm.
Relative humidity in Te Anau during October averages 88%. The most humid October was 1996 at 91%, and the least humid was 1985 at 82%.
October receives about 4.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Te Anau. The sunniest October was 1985 at 4.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1988, 2012 and 2013 at 3.6.
Average wind speed in Te Anau during October is 3.2 m/s. The windiest Octobers were 1988 and 2025 at 4.3 m/s, while the calmest were 1983 and 2021 at 2.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 6.4°C | 5.8°C | 5.6°C | 6.1°C | 6.6°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg High | 10.0°C | 9.4°C | 9.2°C | 9.7°C | 10.2°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg Low | 2.7°C | 2.3°C | 2.1°C | 2.4°C | 2.9°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 140 mm | 183 mm | 157 mm | 233 mm | 275 mm | +135 mm |
October temperatures in Te Anau have risen by about 0.5°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of -3.6°C (1982) to a record high of 18.7°C (2017).
Rainfall in October is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 192 mm, with a wettest year of 407 mm.
A good time to visit Te Anau
October is a good time to visit Te Anau, with days averaging 9.6°C and nights around 2.4°C (mean 6°C, close to Te Anau's yearly average) and higher rainfall. February and January 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 🌧️ | 8.2°C | 5.2°C | 2.2°C | 13.3°C | -2.8°C | 407 mm | 90% | 4.3 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 10.0°C | 6.6°C | 3.3°C | 16.9°C | -1.2°C | 371 mm | 89% | 2.9 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 9.6°C | 5.8°C | 1.9°C | 15.5°C | -2.5°C | 201 mm | 88% | 3.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 10.7°C | 6.5°C | 2.2°C | 16.4°C | -3.3°C | 104 mm | 85% | 2.9 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2021 🔥 | 11.9°C | 8.2°C | 4.4°C | 17.7°C | -0.5°C | 223 mm | 87% | 2.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 10.8°C | 7.1°C | 3.4°C | 17.6°C | -2.6°C | 343 mm | 88% | 3.3 m/s | 4 |
| 2019 | 8.9°C | 5.7°C | 2.4°C | 13.8°C | -1.6°C | 275 mm | 89% | 3.1 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 10.0°C | 6.2°C | 2.4°C | 17.0°C | -2.7°C | 271 mm | 87% | 2.8 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 11.1°C | 7.1°C | 3.1°C | 18.7°C | -0.9°C | 223 mm | 87% | 2.8 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2016 | 10.4°C | 6.9°C | 3.4°C | 14.8°C | 0.0°C | 241 mm | 86% | 2.6 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2015 | 9.3°C | 5.7°C | 2.0°C | 14.3°C | -1.7°C | 325 mm | 89% | 4 m/s | 4 |
| 2014 | 9.1°C | 5.7°C | 2.3°C | 13.4°C | -1.4°C | 216 mm | 88% | 3.3 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2013 | 9.0°C | 5.7°C | 2.3°C | 13.1°C | -2.4°C | 231 mm | 90% | 4 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2012 | 7.8°C | 4.7°C | 1.5°C | 12.8°C | -2.0°C | 261 mm | 90% | 3.6 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2011 | 10.5°C | 6.4°C | 2.4°C | 14.3°C | -2.1°C | 147 mm | 86% | 3.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2010 | 10.6°C | 6.5°C | 2.4°C | 17.9°C | -2.1°C | 138 mm | 87% | 3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2009 | 8.2°C | 4.7°C | 1.1°C | 12.7°C | -2.3°C | 133 mm | 88% | 2.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2008 | 8.6°C | 5.1°C | 1.7°C | 13.5°C | -1.8°C | 203 mm | 88% | 3.6 m/s | 4 |
| 2007 | 7.9°C | 4.5°C | 1.0°C | 13.2°C | -3.0°C | 252 mm | 88% | 3.9 m/s | 4 |
| 2006 | 9.2°C | 5.7°C | 2.2°C | 16.6°C | -1.9°C | 153 mm | 87% | 3.8 m/s | 4 |
| 2005 | 10.4°C | 6.6°C | 2.7°C | 14.4°C | -0.5°C | 115 mm | 86% | 2.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2004 | 8.6°C | 5.1°C | 1.5°C | 15.9°C | -2.0°C | 100 mm | 88% | 2.7 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2003 | 9.5°C | 6.0°C | 2.5°C | 14.7°C | -3.6°C | 148 mm | 87% | 3.2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2002 | 8.3°C | 4.8°C | 1.4°C | 13.9°C | -3.2°C | 201 mm | 88% | 2.9 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2001 | 11.5°C | 7.8°C | 4.1°C | 14.4°C | 0.2°C | 113 mm | 87% | 2.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2000 | 9.6°C | 6.1°C | 2.7°C | 14.7°C | -2.3°C | 154 mm | 88% | 3.5 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1999 | 11.2°C | 7.4°C | 3.7°C | 15.8°C | -1.5°C | 165 mm | 87% | 2.9 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1998 | 9.5°C | 6.1°C | 2.8°C | 16.6°C | -1.2°C | 186 mm | 89% | 3.6 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1997 | 8.7°C | 5.8°C | 3.0°C | 15.5°C | -2.6°C | 175 mm | 90% | 3.6 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1996 | 9.0°C | 5.9°C | 2.7°C | 13.9°C | -1.1°C | 309 mm | 91% | 3.3 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1995 | 8.7°C | 5.0°C | 1.3°C | 12.7°C | -2.6°C | 184 mm | 88% | 2.9 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1994 | 8.6°C | 5.0°C | 1.5°C | 15.2°C | -3.3°C | 171 mm | 87% | 2.9 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1993 | 9.7°C | 6.4°C | 3.0°C | 17.2°C | -1.3°C | 216 mm | 88% | 3.7 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1992 | 10.1°C | 5.8°C | 1.5°C | 15.0°C | -2.6°C | 125 mm | 86% | 3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1991 | 9.3°C | 5.5°C | 1.7°C | 15.3°C | -2.2°C | 140 mm | 88% | 3.4 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1990 | 9.3°C | 5.5°C | 1.8°C | 14.9°C | -1.4°C | 159 mm | 88% | 3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1989 | 10.9°C | 7.5°C | 4.1°C | 16.7°C | -3.3°C | 107 mm | 86% | 2.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1988 | 8.6°C | 5.8°C | 3.0°C | 13.8°C | -0.3°C | 181 mm | 90% | 4.3 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1987 | 10.2°C | 6.5°C | 2.9°C | 16.4°C | -2.0°C | 176 mm | 88% | 2.8 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1986 | 11.0°C | 7.4°C | 3.8°C | 14.6°C | -0.1°C | 167 mm | 86% | 2.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1985 | 10.8°C | 6.5°C | 2.1°C | 16.7°C | -2.6°C | 71 mm | 82% | 2.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1984 | 9.4°C | 5.7°C | 2.1°C | 16.0°C | -2.2°C | 152 mm | 88% | 3 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1983 | 11.2°C | 7.1°C | 3.1°C | 17.2°C | -2.0°C | 123 mm | 85% | 2.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 ❄️ | 7.6°C | 4.0°C | 0.5°C | 12.5°C | -3.6°C | 182 mm | 88% | 3.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 10.3°C | 6.7°C | 3.1°C | 16.2°C | -1.1°C | 104 mm | 88% | 3.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 9.6°C with lows near 2.4°C (mean 6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 192 mm of rainfall in Te Anau, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 407 mm in 2025.
The hottest October reached 18.7°C in 2017. The coldest dipped to -3.6°C in 1982.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 0.5°C. Daytime highs moved from 9.9°C to 10.1°C and overnight lows from 2.2°C to 2.8°C over the same span.
October is one of the cooler months of the year in Te Anau and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 9.6°C daytime highs and 2.4°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 6th coolest month in Te Anau, averaging 6°C.
For October in Te Anau, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 9.6°C and lows of 2.4°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in October averages 88% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in October is 3.2 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 4.3 m/s (1988).
The wettest October on record was 2025 with 407 mm. On average, October sees 192 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 Te Anau 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.
