Sunshine Coast climate

Sunshine Coast Weather in October

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Maroochydore Aero (GHCN ASN00040861), 6 km from Sunshine Coast

Average highs run from 26°C on October 1 to 27°C on October 31, and lows from 15°C to 17°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 95 mm over about 9 wet days.

October day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Sunshine Coast, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
26°C
Average low
16°C
Precipitation
95 mm
Record high
39°COct 27, 2025
Record low
7°COct 1, 2016
Daylight
12 h 20 min to 13 h 05 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
16°C
Wind
15.1 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 126°C15°C31°C 20137°C 201622%
Oct 225°C14°C30°C 20218°C 201623%
Oct 326°C15°C35°C 20099°C 200224%
Oct 425°C14°C34°C 20219°C 199425%
Oct 525°C14°C30°C 19948°C 201626%
Oct 626°C14°C37°C 20058°C 201626%
Oct 727°C16°C36°C 20059°C 201627%
Oct 826°C16°C37°C 20048°C 199827%
Oct 925°C16°C29°C 20059°C 200928%
Oct 1025°C16°C30°C 20179°C 199429%
Oct 1125°C15°C35°C 20139°C 200330%
Oct 1225°C16°C30°C 202511°C 200431%
Oct 1326°C16°C33°C 20098°C 201231%
Oct 1426°C17°C33°C 20099°C 201233%
Oct 1525°C15°C29°C 20029°C 200934%
Oct 1625°C14°C30°C 20099°C 201433%
Oct 1725°C15°C33°C 20029°C 201034%
Oct 1825°C16°C28°C 20258°C 201034%
Oct 1926°C16°C33°C 202411°C 201034%
Oct 2025°C16°C31°C 201212°C 200836%
Oct 2125°C17°C29°C 201212°C 200835%
Oct 2226°C16°C32°C 200413°C 200935%
Oct 2326°C16°C36°C 20048°C 200834%
Oct 2426°C16°C37°C 202110°C 200135%
Oct 2526°C15°C30°C 202411°C 200234%
Oct 2627°C17°C35°C 201811°C 199433%
Oct 2727°C17°C39°C 202511°C 199432%
Oct 2826°C17°C34°C 202211°C 200834%
Oct 2926°C18°C36°C 200312°C 200834%
Oct 3026°C17°C37°C 200112°C 199435%
Oct 3127°C17°C33°C 200113°C 200836%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Sunshine Coast, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

October 1
sunrise 5:28 AM, sunset 5:48 PM
October 31
sunrise 4:59 AM, sunset 6:04 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station ASN00040861, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.