Descanso climate

Descanso Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cuyamaca, 15.4 km from Descanso

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 64°F on October 31, and lows from 46°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.46 in over about 4 wet days.

October day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Descanso, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
1.46 in
Record high
106°FOct 10, 1991
Record low
35°FOct 23, 2011
Chance of a freeze
60%
Daylight
11 h 50 min to 10 h 52 min
Cloud cover
25%
Humidity
38%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
8.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 174°F46°F103°F 201246°F 19827%0%
Oct 273°F46°F101°F 202048°F 19827%0%
Oct 373°F45°F103°F 198750°F 19828%0%
Oct 473°F45°F105°F 198748°F 20028%0%
Oct 572°F45°F100°F 202048°F 20198%0%
Oct 672°F44°F97°F 201748°F 19948%0%
Oct 771°F44°F101°F 200848°F 20118%0%
Oct 871°F44°F98°F 200849°F 20119%0%
Oct 971°F43°F103°F 201549°F 19829%0%
Oct 1070°F43°F106°F 199148°F 19829%0%
Oct 1170°F43°F100°F 199146°F 19829%0%
Oct 1270°F43°F104°F 201144°F 200810%0%
Oct 1369°F42°F102°F 202044°F 202110%0%
Oct 1469°F42°F100°F 199742°F 198110%0%
Oct 1569°F42°F99°F 199745°F 200810%0%
Oct 1668°F42°F101°F 201744°F 198111%0%
Oct 1768°F41°F102°F 201245°F 198011%0%
Oct 1868°F41°F96°F 198943°F 198011%0%
Oct 1968°F41°F94°F 199943°F 198011%
Oct 2067°F41°F99°F 200346°F 198011%
Oct 2167°F41°F102°F 200347°F 198011%
Oct 2267°F40°F100°F 200342°F 199612%
Oct 2366°F40°F104°F 201735°F 201112%
Oct 2466°F40°F105°F 201740°F 201112%
Oct 2566°F40°F102°F 201745°F 199612%
Oct 2666°F40°F95°F 199044°F 199512%
Oct 2765°F39°F99°F 200841°F 199612%
Oct 2865°F39°F100°F 200842°F 198212%
Oct 2965°F39°F100°F 200841°F 200912%
Oct 3064°F39°F92°F 199940°F 198913%
Oct 3164°F39°F92°F 199936°F 201913%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Descanso, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 6:31 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 5:56 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00042239 (Cuyamaca), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00042706, 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.