Ridgecrest climate

Ridgecrest Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for China Lake Naf, 7.4 km from Ridgecrest

Average highs run from 89°F on October 1 to 77°F on October 31, and lows from 55°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.27 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 Ridgecrest, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
0.27 in
Record high
106°FOct 2, 2024
Record low
20°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
15%
Days of 90°F or more
7.9
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 44 min
Cloud cover
23%
Humidity
30%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
8.1 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 189°F55°F105°F 202440°F 20190%
Oct 289°F54°F106°F 202439°F 20190%
Oct 388°F54°F104°F 202440°F 19890%
Oct 488°F54°F105°F 202442°F 19890%
Oct 587°F53°F103°F 202435°F 20090%
Oct 687°F53°F103°F 202437°F 20090%
Oct 786°F52°F102°F 202439°F 19820%
Oct 886°F52°F99°F 199637°F 20070%
Oct 986°F51°F100°F 199637°F 19900%
Oct 1085°F51°F98°F 199137°F 20170%
Oct 1185°F51°F100°F 199140°F 19820%
Oct 1284°F50°F101°F 199238°F 19820%
Oct 1384°F50°F101°F 199235°F 20190%
Oct 1484°F49°F98°F 199136°F 19860%
Oct 1583°F49°F99°F 199137°F 19860%
Oct 1683°F49°F100°F 199137°F 19850%
Oct 1782°F48°F98°F 199136°F 20130%
Oct 1882°F48°F100°F 198839°F 19840%
Oct 1982°F47°F99°F 199135°F 20210%
Oct 2081°F47°F96°F 198836°F 19490%
Oct 2181°F46°F96°F 198834°F 19490%
Oct 2280°F46°F96°F 198827°F 19960%
Oct 2380°F46°F97°F 195933°F 19490%
Oct 2479°F45°F96°F 198831°F 19950%
Oct 2579°F45°F96°F 198832°F 19950%
Oct 2679°F44°F96°F 198833°F 19890%
Oct 2778°F44°F90°F 198830°F 19970%
Oct 2878°F44°F92°F 200332°F 19890%
Oct 2977°F43°F90°F 200829°F 20190%
Oct 3077°F43°F88°F 198827°F 19890%
Oct 3177°F42°F92°F 198820°F 20190%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ridgecrest, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 6:34 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:12 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 USW00093104 (China Lake Naf), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093104, 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.