Death Valley Weather in October
Average highs run from 101°F on October 1 to 86°F on October 31, and lows from 72°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.12 in over about 1 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 93°F
- Average low
- 64°F
- Precipitation
- 0.12 in
- Record high
- 103°FOct 1, 2024
- Record low
- 28°FOct 30, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 21.9
- Daylight
- 11 h 48 min to 10 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 28%
- Humidity
- 27%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 5.8 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 101°F | 72°F | 103°F 2024 | 40°F 2019 | 3% |
| Oct 2 | 100°F | 72°F | 102°F 2024 | 40°F 2009 | 3% |
| Oct 3 | 100°F | 71°F | 102°F 2024 | 38°F 2002 | 3% |
| Oct 4 | 99°F | 71°F | 100°F 2024 | 42°F 2016 | 3% |
| Oct 5 | 99°F | 70°F | 100°F 2024 | 36°F 2009 | 3% |
| Oct 6 | 98°F | 69°F | 100°F 2024 | 39°F 2007 | 3% |
| Oct 7 | 98°F | 69°F | 99°F 2024 | 39°F 2011 | 3% |
| Oct 8 | 97°F | 68°F | 98°F 1996 | 42°F 1997 | 3% |
| Oct 9 | 97°F | 68°F | 97°F 1996 | 43°F 1998 | 3% |
| Oct 10 | 96°F | 67°F | 94°F 1996 | 43°F 1990 | 3% |
| Oct 11 | 96°F | 67°F | 92°F 1991 | 40°F 2008 | 3% |
| Oct 12 | 95°F | 66°F | 92°F 2015 | 33°F 2008 | 3% |
| Oct 13 | 95°F | 66°F | 92°F 1991 | 37°F 2019 | 3% |
| Oct 14 | 94°F | 65°F | 93°F 2020 | 39°F 2021 | 3% |
| Oct 15 | 94°F | 65°F | 93°F 1991 | 40°F 1981 | 3% |
| Oct 16 | 93°F | 64°F | 91°F 1991 | 34°F 1981 | 3% |
| Oct 17 | 93°F | 64°F | 91°F 1988 | 37°F 1980 | 3% |
| Oct 18 | 92°F | 63°F | 92°F 2023 | 38°F 1984 | 3% |
| Oct 19 | 92°F | 63°F | 92°F 2023 | 36°F 2021 | 3% |
| Oct 20 | 91°F | 62°F | 91°F 2003 | 40°F 2013 | 3% |
| Oct 21 | 91°F | 62°F | 94°F 2003 | 37°F 1996 | 3% |
| Oct 22 | 90°F | 61°F | 92°F 2003 | 33°F 1996 | 3% |
| Oct 23 | 90°F | 61°F | 88°F 2017 | 35°F 1996 | 3% |
| Oct 24 | 89°F | 60°F | 86°F 1988 | 39°F 2008 | 4% |
| Oct 25 | 89°F | 60°F | 85°F 1988 | 34°F 2022 | 4% |
| Oct 26 | 88°F | 60°F | 86°F 2008 | 32°F 1989 | 4% |
| Oct 27 | 88°F | 59°F | 86°F 2008 | 34°F 1989 | 4% |
| Oct 28 | 87°F | 59°F | 90°F 2003 | 29°F 2009 | 4% |
| Oct 29 | 87°F | 58°F | 85°F 2008 | 30°F 2019 | 4% |
| Oct 30 | 86°F | 58°F | 85°F 2008 | 28°F 2019 | 4% |
| Oct 31 | 86°F | 57°F | 84°F 1988 | 32°F 1989 | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 6:31 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:52 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00042319 (Death Valley Np), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003160, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.