Joshua Tree climate

Joshua Tree Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Joshua Tree, 3.8 km from Joshua Tree

Average highs run from 87°F on October 1 to 77°F on October 31, and lows from 57°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.25 in over about 1 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 Joshua Tree, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
0.25 in
Record high
105°FOct 4, 2024
Record low
29°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
3%
Days of 90°F or more
6.0
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 49 min
Cloud cover
22%
Humidity
34%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
7.2 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 187°F57°F101°F 202435°F 20194%0%
Oct 287°F57°F104°F 202434°F 20194%0%
Oct 387°F57°F103°F 202448°F 20164%0%
Oct 486°F56°F105°F 202442°F 20174%0%
Oct 586°F56°F102°F 202444°F 20134%0%
Oct 686°F55°F101°F 202437°F 20094%0%
Oct 785°F55°F101°F 202443°F 20094%0%
Oct 885°F54°F101°F 202441°F 20184%0%
Oct 985°F54°F97°F 202444°F 20194%0%
Oct 1084°F54°F94°F 202338°F 20134%0%
Oct 1184°F53°F97°F 202439°F 20214%0%
Oct 1284°F53°F92°F 201543°F 20124%0%
Oct 1384°F53°F93°F 201539°F 20084%0%
Oct 1483°F52°F95°F 201139°F 20214%0%
Oct 1583°F52°F97°F 202042°F 20134%0%
Oct 1683°F52°F95°F 201141°F 20254%0%
Oct 1782°F51°F94°F 201142°F 20204%0%
Oct 1882°F51°F94°F 202038°F 20194%0%
Oct 1981°F51°F95°F 202038°F 20214%0%
Oct 2081°F50°F95°F 202340°F 20213%0%
Oct 2181°F50°F96°F 202347°F 20173%0%
Oct 2280°F50°F92°F 202044°F 20203%0%
Oct 2380°F50°F90°F 201640°F 20203%0%
Oct 2480°F49°F90°F 201741°F 20123%0%
Oct 2579°F49°F89°F 201439°F 20123%0%
Oct 2679°F49°F88°F 201733°F 20213%0%
Oct 2778°F49°F91°F 201740°F 20113%0%
Oct 2878°F48°F89°F 202436°F 20193%0%
Oct 2978°F48°F88°F 201734°F 20193%0%
Oct 3077°F48°F87°F 200830°F 20193%0%
Oct 3177°F48°F86°F 200829°F 20193%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Joshua Tree, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.012341102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 6:29 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 5:53 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00044405 (Joshua Tree), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00044405, 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.