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Northam in October

Western Australia, Australia · Spring Peak Season
10.0/10
Comfort Score for October 3.3 above annual avg · 2.8 above national October avg
Ranked #20 of 213 cities for October comfort

So, what's Northam actually like in October? In a word: pleasant. It's spring, and the days are averaging 25.7 degrees.

The average daily maximum is 25.7 degrees with overnight lows of 11.6 degrees. Comfortable during the day, with evenings that invite a light layer.

October's temperature is very close to the annual average for Northam.

Rainfall in October averages 20mm over about 4 days. That means roughly a 13% chance of rain on any given day, so you can leave the umbrella at the hotel.

Solar exposure averages 23.4 MJ/m2 per day in October, with UV levels in the extreme range. Sunscreen, hat, and sunnies are all essential. You can burn in under 10 minutes.

October earns a 10.0/10 on our Comfort Score. This is prime time.

For your suitcase: t-shirts with a light layer for evenings, something warmer for mornings and evenings, and serious sun protection.

Check the data table below for the full picture, or compare Northam in October with another destination.

October at a Glance

Average High ▲
25.7°C
Daily maximum
1.3° vs national avg
Average Low ▼
11.6°C
Overnight minimum
1.4° below annual avg, 2.4° vs national avg
Rainfall ▼
20mm
4 rain days
8.5mm below annual avg, 28.4mm vs national avg
Rain Probability
13%
Daily chance of rain
Solar Exposure
23.4
MJ/m2 per day
Humidity
32%
Low
Comfort ▲
10.0/10
Excellent

Temperature Range

11.6°C
25.7°C

Daily temperature range in October. The bar shows the typical spread between overnight lows and afternoon highs.

What to Pack

Coming From Overseas?

How October in Northam stacks up against major cities around the world.

London
About 10 degrees warmer and considerably drier.
New York
About 7 degrees warmer and considerably drier.
Tokyo
About 4 degrees warmer and considerably drier.

How October Compares

Northam's monthly climate at a glance. October is highlighted.

Month Max Min Rain Comfort
Jan 34.4 18.8 1mm 4.2
Feb 35.7 19.9 16mm 2.8
Mar 29.1 16.4 14mm 7.6
Apr 26.3 13.8 6mm 9.2
May 23.9 12.0 26mm 9.8
Jun 18.2 8.5 58mm 5.2
Jul 17.0 7.4 83mm 4.1
Aug 17.7 7.9 64mm 4.9
Sep 20.9 8.5 16mm 8.7
Oct 25.7 11.6 20mm 10.0
Nov 27.8 13.7 33mm 8.3
Dec 33.1 17.3 2mm 5.1

October in Other Australian Cities

Sydney in October21.7°C, 41mm Melbourne in October19.8°C, 65mm Brisbane in October26.4°C, 111mm Perth in October22.4°C, 43mm Adelaide in October22.2°C, 19mm Gold Coast in October25.2°C, 82mm Newcastle in October21.9°C, 79mm Canberra in October20.5°C, 26mm Sunshine Coast in October25.6°C, 105mm Wollongong in October20.2°C, 99mm Hobart in October17.6°C, 40mm Geelong in October19.5°C, 63mm Townsville in October28.4°C, 29mm Cairns in October29.1°C, 25mm Darwin in October32.2°C, 95mm Toowoomba in October24.8°C, 53mm Ballarat in October17.1°C, 84mm Bendigo in October20.7°C, 53mm Albury in October21.6°C, 74mm Launceston in October17.9°C, 48mm Mackay in October27.1°C, 28mm Rockhampton in October29.4°C, 50mm Bundaberg in October26.7°C, 46mm Bunbury in October20.4°C, 61mm Coffs Harbour in October23.2°C, 82mm Wagga Wagga in October22.5°C, 49mm Hervey Bay in October25.8°C, 70mm Shepparton in October22.2°C, 48mm Tamworth in October23.6°C, 62mm Port Macquarie in October22.2°C, 49mm Orange in October18.4°C, 42mm Dubbo in October24.5°C, 42mm Warrnambool in October17.8°C, 71mm Mildura in October26.5°C, 18mm Gladstone in October27.0°C, 48mm Bathurst in October20.2°C, 62mm Geraldton in October23.9°C, 23mm Mount Gambier in October18.1°C, 68mm Nowra in October21.6°C, 71mm Alice Springs in October34.1°C, 3mm Traralgon in October19.5°C, 56mm Lismore in October25.7°C, 97mm Caloundra in October25.6°C, 96mm Armidale in October19.5°C, 45mm Albany in October20.4°C, 35mm Kalgoorlie in October29.7°C, 5mm Emerald in October31.9°C, 9mm Broken Hill in October27.5°C, 15mm Grafton in October25.7°C, 60mm Whyalla in October27.0°C, 22mm Murray Bridge in October23.0°C, 45mm Port Augusta in October28.9°C, 19mm Port Lincoln in October20.5°C, 22mm Port Pirie in October26.4°C, 31mm Victor Harbor in October20.5°C, 30mm Mount Isa in October36.3°C, 11mm Longreach in October36.3°C, 1mm Roma in October30.7°C, 29mm Charleville in October32.9°C, 13mm Broome in October30.8°C, 4mm Karratha in October36.6°C, 0mm Port Hedland in October35.7°C, 0mm Esperance in October21.9°C, 36mm Carnarvon in October27.2°C, 2mm Exmouth in October32.8°C, 0mm Mandurah in October21.0°C, 35mm Rockingham in October21.2°C, 47mm Margaret River in October18.7°C, 58mm Griffith in October24.5°C, 23mm Mudgee in October21.8°C, 40mm Maitland in October24.0°C, 56mm Cessnock in October23.1°C, 59mm Tweed Heads in October24.1°C, 141mm Forster in October22.4°C, 52mm Byron Bay in October23.5°C, 88mm Kiama in October20.8°C, 80mm Katoomba in October17.3°C, 53mm Moree in October27.2°C, 36mm Inverell in October23.1°C, 50mm Cooma in October18.8°C, 42mm Young in October21.2°C, 27mm Parkes in October23.3°C, 51mm Forbes in October23.9°C, 48mm Cowra in October22.9°C, 41mm Goulburn in October19.3°C, 25mm Lithgow in October18.1°C, 34mm Singleton in October24.5°C, 60mm Muswellbrook in October23.8°C, 49mm Narrabri in October26.1°C, 42mm Bourke in October30.8°C, 30mm Lightning Ridge in October30.3°C, 19mm Hay in October24.9°C, 33mm Deniliquin in October24.4°C, 42mm Jindabyne in October17.2°C, 40mm Batemans Bay in October20.9°C, 37mm Ulladulla in October20.7°C, 58mm Merimbula in October19.3°C, 33mm Wodonga in October21.5°C, 87mm Wangaratta in October21.8°C, 66mm Echuca in October24.0°C, 53mm Horsham in October20.8°C, 77mm Hamilton in October18.4°C, 70mm Colac in October18.4°C, 60mm Sale in October20.1°C, 66mm Bairnsdale in October20.4°C, 59mm Lakes Entrance in October18.1°C, 67mm Swan Hill in October25.0°C, 26mm Portland in October17.7°C, 68mm Benalla in October21.4°C, 83mm Wonthaggi in October17.4°C, 96mm Lorne in October18.8°C, 53mm Bright in October21.4°C, 101mm Falls Creek in October11.7°C, 115mm Noosa in October24.8°C, 94mm Maryborough in October27.6°C, 84mm Gympie in October27.8°C, 96mm Warwick in October25.8°C, 58mm Dalby in October28.1°C, 44mm Kingaroy in October26.1°C, 65mm Biloela in October29.6°C, 32mm Yeppoon in October27.1°C, 45mm Bowen in October27.8°C, 33mm Ayr in October28.9°C, 27mm Innisfail in October29.3°C, 40mm Atherton in October26.6°C, 10mm Port Douglas in October27.4°C, 96mm Cooktown in October29.1°C, 15mm Weipa in October36.3°C, 19mm Charters Towers in October31.9°C, 28mm Cloncurry in October37.2°C, 2mm Winton in October37.0°C, 1mm Birdsville in October35.3°C, 9mm Stanthorpe in October22.0°C, 48mm Ceduna in October25.6°C, 10mm Coober Pedy in October32.3°C, 1mm Renmark in October26.5°C, 15mm Berri in October26.3°C, 31mm Clare in October22.2°C, 59mm Barossa Valley in October22.1°C, 50mm Goolwa in October21.8°C, 26mm Kingscote in October20.8°C, 31mm Naracoorte in October20.3°C, 38mm Devonport in October16.5°C, 63mm Burnie in October15.5°C, 72mm Ulverstone in October15.5°C, 76mm St Helens in October17.2°C, 56mm Strahan in October15.0°C, 145mm Cradle Mountain in October9.9°C, 126mm Swansea in October17.9°C, 54mm Queenstown in October15.5°C, 193mm Katherine in October38.5°C, 26mm Tennant Creek in October37.4°C, 2mm Nhulunbuy in October31.5°C, 52mm Yulara in October34.3°C, 12mm Kununurra in October39.2°C, 18mm Newman in October35.0°C, 23mm Tom Price in October34.0°C, 24mm Meekatharra in October32.1°C, 2mm Katanning in October22.5°C, 16mm Denmark in October19.8°C, 64mm Dunsborough in October19.9°C, 53mm Penrith in October23.5°C, 39mm Richmond in October24.2°C, 59mm Campbelltown in October23.1°C, 32mm Gosford in October22.5°C, 57mm Sunbury in October18.6°C, 60mm Bacchus Marsh in October19.7°C, 64mm Ocean Grove in October18.7°C, 52mm Torquay in October18.9°C, 53mm Phillip Island in October17.8°C, 67mm Daylesford in October16.6°C, 71mm Airlie Beach in October26.5°C, 69mm Mission Beach in October27.1°C, 60mm Seventeen Seventy in October25.9°C, 31mm Agnes Water in October25.7°C, 31mm Rainbow Beach in October25.5°C, 88mm Coolangatta in October24.1°C, 141mm Surfers Paradise in October25.2°C, 82mm Thredbo in October11.9°C, 77mm Perisher in October12.4°C, 70mm Nelson Bay in October22.4°C, 73mm Terrigal in October21.4°C, 65mm Lennox Head in October23.6°C, 103mm Yamba in October23.9°C, 106mm Narooma in October20.6°C, 33mm Eden in October18.9°C, 23mm Coral Bay in October29.3°C, 0mm Monkey Mia in October29.3°C, 4mm Kalbarri in October25.4°C, 36mm Jurien Bay in October23.3°C, 39mm Busselton in October20.6°C, 38mm Walpole in October19.2°C, 65mm McLaren Vale in October21.2°C, 54mm Hahndorf in October19.9°C, 36mm Robe in October18.2°C, 55mm Jabiru in October38.6°C, 42mm Mataranka in October38.6°C, 34mm Bicheno in October16.3°C, 49mm Bruny Island in October15.3°C, 67mm Port Arthur in October15.8°C, 73mm White Cliffs in October29.5°C, 11mm Tibooburra in October31.2°C, 12mm Oodnadatta in October34.3°C, 3mm Marree in October32.3°C, 6mm Marble Bar in October39.2°C, 3mm Halls Creek in October37.8°C, 1mm Fitzroy Crossing in October40.1°C, 12mm Wyndham in October38.8°C, 15mm Thursday Island in October31.2°C, 10mm Norfolk Island in October19.2°C, 26mm Christmas Island in October25.9°C, 29mm Lord Howe Island in October19.0°C, 101mm

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