Riverside climate

Riverside Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Riverside Fire Stn 3, 0.8 km from Riverside

Average highs run from 88°F on October 1 to 81°F on October 31, and lows from 59°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.44 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 Riverside, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
0.44 in
Record high
107°FOct 1, 2012
Record low
41°FOct 29, 2006
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
9.8
Daylight
11 h 50 min to 10 h 50 min
Cloud cover
24%
Humidity
45%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
5.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 188°F59°F107°F 201250°F 20192%
Oct 288°F58°F105°F 202047°F 20022%
Oct 388°F58°F101°F 201446°F 20023%
Oct 487°F58°F103°F 201447°F 20023%
Oct 587°F58°F99°F 201447°F 20093%
Oct 687°F57°F101°F 202348°F 20113%
Oct 786°F57°F101°F 200847°F 19983%
Oct 886°F57°F100°F 200848°F 19983%
Oct 986°F56°F104°F 201547°F 19983%
Oct 1086°F56°F100°F 201547°F 19983%
Oct 1185°F56°F100°F 201548°F 20063%
Oct 1285°F56°F102°F 201148°F 20053%
Oct 1385°F55°F102°F 201045°F 20004%
Oct 1485°F55°F99°F 202046°F 20004%
Oct 1584°F55°F101°F 202045°F 20004%
Oct 1684°F55°F102°F 202046°F 20004%
Oct 1784°F54°F100°F 201249°F 20004%
Oct 1884°F54°F102°F 202347°F 20014%
Oct 1984°F54°F99°F 202345°F 19984%
Oct 2083°F53°F101°F 200345°F 19984%
Oct 2183°F53°F103°F 200346°F 20065%
Oct 2283°F53°F99°F 200346°F 19995%
Oct 2383°F53°F102°F 201747°F 20015%
Oct 2482°F52°F99°F 201750°F 20025%
Oct 2582°F52°F99°F 201748°F 20015%
Oct 2682°F52°F95°F 201745°F 19985%
Oct 2782°F52°F97°F 200845°F 20065%
Oct 2882°F51°F98°F 200843°F 20025%
Oct 2981°F51°F96°F 202541°F 20065%
Oct 3081°F51°F92°F 201143°F 20045%
Oct 3181°F51°F94°F 199942°F 20006%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Riverside, in percent.02461102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 6:34 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 5:58 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00047470 (Riverside Fire Stn 3), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003171, 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.