Montecito climate

Montecito Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Santa Barbara, 5.3 km from Montecito

Average highs run from 77°F on October 1 to 74°F on October 31, and lows from 58°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.84 in over about 2 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 Montecito, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
0.84 in
Record high
103°FOct 4, 1987
Record low
31°FOct 29, 1971
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.7
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 48 min
Cloud cover
28%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
5.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 177°F58°F95°F 202042°F 19505%
Oct 277°F58°F94°F 201442°F 19505%
Oct 377°F58°F98°F 195842°F 19505%
Oct 477°F58°F103°F 198742°F 19895%
Oct 577°F58°F98°F 197143°F 20055%
Oct 677°F58°F97°F 197142°F 19415%
Oct 776°F57°F93°F 195142°F 19545%
Oct 876°F57°F96°F 199941°F 20075%
Oct 976°F57°F96°F 201540°F 19416%
Oct 1076°F57°F93°F 196942°F 19536%
Oct 1176°F57°F90°F 201542°F 19906%
Oct 1276°F57°F90°F 201141°F 20086%
Oct 1376°F57°F99°F 195038°F 20086%
Oct 1476°F56°F100°F 196141°F 19606%
Oct 1576°F56°F98°F 196140°F 19417%
Oct 1676°F56°F92°F 196739°F 19607%
Oct 1776°F56°F94°F 201740°F 19667%
Oct 1876°F56°F89°F 196639°F 19987%
Oct 1976°F56°F94°F 196442°F 19497%
Oct 2076°F56°F94°F 196437°F 19497%
Oct 2175°F55°F93°F 194238°F 19497%
Oct 2275°F55°F93°F 196540°F 19498%
Oct 2375°F55°F97°F 195940°F 19538%
Oct 2475°F55°F96°F 201736°F 19758%
Oct 2575°F55°F97°F 201737°F 19758%
Oct 2675°F54°F90°F 199338°F 19548%
Oct 2775°F54°F88°F 200339°F 19708%
Oct 2875°F54°F91°F 201535°F 19708%
Oct 2975°F54°F87°F 201531°F 19719%
Oct 3074°F54°F91°F 199934°F 19719%
Oct 3174°F54°F88°F 194936°F 20199%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Montecito, in percent.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 6:42 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 6:06 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00047902 (Santa Barbara), 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.