☀ Sunshine Atlas

The sunniest places in Australia in October

The sunniest place in Australia in October is Karratha — Sunshine Score 100/100, around 30°C days and 1 mm of rain across the month, ahead of Exmouth (100) and Carnarvon (99). 118 destinations compared from long-term climate normals.

Chasing pure heat instead? Kununurra is Australia's warmest in October at 39°C / 102°F average daytime highs.

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#DestinationScoreDay highRainSea
1Karratha10030° / 86°F1 mm27°
2Exmouth10029° / 84°F1 mm25°
3Carnarvon9925° / 77°F3 mm22°
4Denham9924° / 75°F6 mm22°
5Thargomindah9732° / 90°F17 mm
6Alice Springs9732° / 90°F18 mm
7Coober Pedy9729° / 84°F11 mm
8Olympic Dam9728° / 82°F11 mm
9Mount Eba9728° / 82°F11 mm
10Kalbarri9625° / 77°F11 mm21°
11Yulara9531° / 88°F20 mm
12Charleville9531° / 88°F20 mm
13Cosmo Newbery9531° / 88°F15 mm
14Leonora9530° / 86°F15 mm
15Laverton9530° / 86°F16 mm
16Moonyoonooka9525° / 77°F16 mm20°
17Broken Hill9526° / 79°F16 mm
18Karara9528° / 82°F11 mm
19Groote Eylandt9529° / 84°F13 mm31°
20Townsville9430° / 86°F20 mm27°
21Whyalla9423° / 73°F16 mm19°
22Milingimbi9431° / 88°F12 mm30°
23Elcho9431° / 88°F10 mm31°
24Broadwood9327° / 81°F19 mm
25Maningrida9331° / 88°F16 mm30°
26Nhulunbuy9329° / 84°F14 mm30°
27Perth9223° / 73°F33 mm20°
28Proserpine9227° / 81°F27 mm
29Moranbah9132° / 90°F33 mm
30Mackay9123° / 73°F33 mm26°
31Hamilton9127° / 81°F27 mm25°
32Adelaide9121° / 70°F24 mm18°
33Mildura9125° / 77°F21 mm
34Bamaga9131° / 88°F15 mm28°
35Horn9127° / 81°F17 mm27°
36Roma9030° / 86°F41 mm
37Lockhart River9032° / 90°F22 mm28°
38Emerald8932° / 90°F48 mm
39Milikapiti8932° / 90°F46 mm31°
40Griffith8925° / 77°F33 mm

Top 40 of 118 shown — every destination is on the Australia country page.

Worldwide instead? See where it's sunny in October. For the hottest rather than the sunniest, the Australia heat guide covers every month.