Isla Vista climate

Isla Vista Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Santa Barbara 11 W, 1.7 km from Isla Vista

Average highs run from 72°F on October 1 to 71°F on October 31, and lows from 55°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.81 in.

October day by day

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

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

October at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
0.81 in
Record high
103°FOct 4, 1987
Record low
31°FOct 29, 1971
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 48 min
Cloud cover
28%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
8.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 172°F55°F95°F 202042°F 1950
Oct 272°F54°F94°F 201442°F 1950
Oct 372°F54°F98°F 195842°F 1950
Oct 472°F54°F103°F 198742°F 1989
Oct 572°F54°F98°F 197143°F 2005
Oct 672°F54°F97°F 197142°F 1941
Oct 772°F53°F93°F 195142°F 1954
Oct 872°F53°F96°F 199941°F 2007
Oct 972°F53°F96°F 201540°F 1941
Oct 1072°F53°F93°F 196942°F 1953
Oct 1172°F52°F90°F 201542°F 1990
Oct 1272°F52°F90°F 201141°F 2008
Oct 1372°F52°F99°F 195038°F 2008
Oct 1472°F52°F100°F 196141°F 1960
Oct 1572°F52°F98°F 196140°F 1941
Oct 1672°F51°F92°F 196739°F 1960
Oct 1772°F51°F94°F 201740°F 1966
Oct 1872°F51°F89°F 196639°F 1998
Oct 1972°F51°F94°F 196442°F 1949
Oct 2072°F51°F94°F 196437°F 1949
Oct 2172°F50°F93°F 194238°F 1949
Oct 2272°F50°F93°F 196540°F 1949
Oct 2372°F50°F97°F 195940°F 1953
Oct 2472°F50°F96°F 201736°F 1975
Oct 2572°F50°F97°F 201737°F 1975
Oct 2671°F49°F90°F 199338°F 1954
Oct 2771°F49°F88°F 200339°F 1970
Oct 2871°F49°F91°F 201535°F 1970
Oct 2971°F49°F87°F 201531°F 1971
Oct 3071°F49°F91°F 199934°F 1971
Oct 3171°F48°F88°F 194936°F 2019

Chance of rain

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 6:43 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:07 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00053152 (Santa Barbara 11 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023190, 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.