Solvang Weather in October
Average highs run from 88°F on October 1 to 80°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.80 in over about 3 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 84°F
- Average low
- 43°F
- Precipitation
- 0.80 in
- Record high
- 110°FOct 2, 1980
- Record low
- 27°FOct 29, 2006
- Chance of a freeze
- 28%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 9.8
- Daylight
- 11 h 49 min to 10 h 48 min
- Cloud cover
- 28%
- Humidity
- 58%
- Dew point
- 47°F
- Wind
- 8.1 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 88°F | 45°F | 109°F 1980 | 37°F 1971 | 5% |
| Oct 2 | 87°F | 45°F | 110°F 1980 | 37°F 2017 | 5% |
| Oct 3 | 87°F | 45°F | 109°F 2020 | 39°F 1973 | 5% |
| Oct 4 | 87°F | 45°F | 110°F 2024 | 37°F 2013 | 6% |
| Oct 5 | 87°F | 44°F | 109°F 1987 | 38°F 1955 | 6% |
| Oct 6 | 87°F | 44°F | 106°F 2024 | 37°F 2007 | 6% |
| Oct 7 | 86°F | 44°F | 105°F 2024 | 39°F 1957 | 6% |
| Oct 8 | 86°F | 44°F | 108°F 1996 | 37°F 2013 | 6% |
| Oct 9 | 86°F | 44°F | 106°F 1996 | 39°F 1953 | 6% |
| Oct 10 | 86°F | 44°F | 104°F 2015 | 34°F 2013 | 7% |
| Oct 11 | 85°F | 44°F | 102°F 1991 | 30°F 2008 | 7% |
| Oct 12 | 85°F | 44°F | 102°F 2015 | 33°F 2008 | 7% |
| Oct 13 | 85°F | 44°F | 102°F 2020 | 31°F 2017 | 7% |
| Oct 14 | 85°F | 43°F | 104°F 2011 | 33°F 2017 | 7% |
| Oct 15 | 85°F | 43°F | 105°F 2020 | 34°F 2017 | 8% |
| Oct 16 | 84°F | 43°F | 104°F 2020 | 39°F 1971 | 8% |
| Oct 17 | 84°F | 43°F | 104°F 2020 | 36°F 1971 | 8% |
| Oct 18 | 84°F | 43°F | 100°F 1958 | 33°F 2006 | 8% |
| Oct 19 | 84°F | 43°F | 100°F 2023 | 35°F 1952 | 8% |
| Oct 20 | 83°F | 43°F | 99°F 1964 | 32°F 2013 | 9% |
| Oct 21 | 83°F | 43°F | 100°F 2003 | 32°F 2013 | 9% |
| Oct 22 | 83°F | 42°F | 103°F 2003 | 32°F 2013 | 9% |
| Oct 23 | 83°F | 42°F | 99°F 2019 | 34°F 1953 | 9% |
| Oct 24 | 82°F | 42°F | 103°F 2017 | 32°F 1953 | 10% |
| Oct 25 | 82°F | 42°F | 105°F 2017 | 34°F 1953 | 10% |
| Oct 26 | 82°F | 42°F | 101°F 2017 | 31°F 2006 | 10% |
| Oct 27 | 82°F | 42°F | 98°F 2017 | 32°F 1952 | 10% |
| Oct 28 | 81°F | 42°F | 98°F 2003 | 34°F 1975 | 10% |
| Oct 29 | 81°F | 41°F | 96°F 1965 | 27°F 2006 | 11% |
| Oct 30 | 81°F | 41°F | 96°F 1965 | 28°F 1971 | 11% |
| Oct 31 | 80°F | 41°F | 96°F 1962 | 33°F 1971 | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 6:44 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:08 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041253 (Cachuma Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00041253, 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.