Mackay climate

Mackay Weather in October

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Mackay, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 29°C on October 1 to 30°C on October 31, and lows from 17°C to 20°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 31 mm over about 6 wet days.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Mackay, in °C, with the record for each date.10203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

October at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
19°C
Precipitation
31 mm
Reanalysis high
38°COct 31, 2001
Reanalysis low
12°COct 17, 2010
Daylight
12 h 17 min to 12 h 52 min
Cloud cover
35%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
16°C
Wind
10.4 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Oct 129°C17°C35°C 200013°C 201610%
Oct 229°C18°C35°C 200413°C 201111%
Oct 329°C18°C35°C 200914°C 201111%
Oct 429°C18°C35°C 200915°C 201812%
Oct 529°C18°C34°C 199414°C 201914%
Oct 629°C18°C35°C 199413°C 199316%
Oct 729°C18°C33°C 199414°C 199317%
Oct 829°C18°C36°C 201315°C 201217%
Oct 929°C18°C36°C 200514°C 199417%
Oct 1029°C18°C36°C 200515°C 199418%
Oct 1129°C18°C34°C 201616°C 199418%
Oct 1229°C18°C35°C 200715°C 201218%
Oct 1329°C18°C33°C 199713°C 201220%
Oct 1429°C19°C35°C 200914°C 201221%
Oct 1529°C19°C35°C 200915°C 201422%
Oct 1629°C19°C35°C 200914°C 201424%
Oct 1729°C19°C33°C 200212°C 201024%
Oct 1829°C19°C36°C 200214°C 201024%
Oct 1929°C19°C34°C 201916°C 201024%
Oct 2029°C19°C35°C 200216°C 199224%
Oct 2129°C19°C36°C 200215°C 199222%
Oct 2229°C19°C33°C 200316°C 199222%
Oct 2330°C19°C35°C 200217°C 199722%
Oct 2430°C19°C35°C 200215°C 200823%
Oct 2530°C19°C35°C 199915°C 200823%
Oct 2630°C19°C34°C 200216°C 199223%
Oct 2730°C19°C37°C 201816°C 199622%
Oct 2830°C19°C36°C 201816°C 199622%
Oct 2930°C19°C37°C 200316°C 199621%
Oct 3030°C19°C37°C 200316°C 199421%
Oct 3130°C20°C38°C 200116°C 200022%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Mackay, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+10).

October 1
sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 6:02 PM
October 31
sunrise 5:21 AM, sunset 6:13 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.