Monterey County climate

Monterey County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for King City, 15.8 km from Monterey County

Average highs run from 83°F on October 1 to 76°F on October 31, and lows from 49°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.54 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 Monterey County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
0.54 in
Record high
105°FOct 1, 1980
Record low
28°FOct 31, 1935
Chance of a freeze
8%
Days of 90°F or more
5.1
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 43 min
Cloud cover
31%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
6.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 183°F49°F105°F 198040°F 19375%
Oct 283°F49°F103°F 198041°F 19505%
Oct 383°F49°F99°F 198541°F 19395%
Oct 483°F49°F100°F 198737°F 19315%
Oct 583°F49°F105°F 198738°F 19375%
Oct 682°F48°F98°F 202337°F 19415%
Oct 782°F48°F102°F 199638°F 19416%
Oct 882°F48°F103°F 199639°F 19686%
Oct 982°F48°F100°F 193437°F 19496%
Oct 1082°F48°F94°F 195039°F 19416%
Oct 1181°F47°F94°F 193940°F 19856%
Oct 1281°F47°F95°F 193934°F 20087%
Oct 1381°F47°F97°F 196137°F 19667%
Oct 1481°F47°F102°F 196138°F 19607%
Oct 1580°F47°F102°F 196136°F 19667%
Oct 1680°F46°F99°F 202037°F 19667%
Oct 1780°F46°F99°F 193337°F 19388%
Oct 1880°F46°F100°F 193337°F 19498%
Oct 1979°F46°F97°F 196431°F 19398%
Oct 2079°F46°F97°F 196434°F 19498%
Oct 2179°F45°F97°F 193736°F 19498%
Oct 2279°F45°F98°F 196530°F 19359%
Oct 2378°F45°F99°F 196533°F 19359%
Oct 2478°F45°F100°F 201735°F 19569%
Oct 2578°F45°F95°F 196531°F 19719%
Oct 2677°F44°F95°F 198333°F 193910%
Oct 2777°F44°F94°F 200334°F 193110%
Oct 2877°F44°F92°F 200332°F 194610%
Oct 2976°F44°F94°F 193932°F 197111%
Oct 3076°F44°F94°F 193930°F 193511%
Oct 3176°F44°F91°F 196628°F 193511%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Monterey County, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 6:49 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 6:10 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00044555 (King City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023233, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.