California climate

California Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for California, 0.9 km from California

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 62°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.78 in over about 9 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 California, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.78 in
Record high
95°FOct 3, 2006
Record low
24°FOct 24, 2006
Chance of a freeze
75%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 35 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
7.2 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 174°F51°F92°F 202339°F 200324%0%
Oct 274°F51°F94°F 200636°F 200324%0%
Oct 374°F50°F95°F 200636°F 200425%0%
Oct 473°F50°F88°F 202436°F 199925%0%
Oct 573°F49°F91°F 202433°F 199925%0%
Oct 672°F49°F88°F 200734°F 201225%0%
Oct 772°F49°F90°F 200730°F 200025%0%
Oct 872°F48°F86°F 201829°F 200026%0%
Oct 971°F48°F89°F 202128°F 200026%0%
Oct 1071°F47°F86°F 202129°F 200026%0%
Oct 1170°F47°F87°F 202429°F 200026%0%
Oct 1270°F47°F91°F 202436°F 201926%0%
Oct 1370°F46°F85°F 201731°F 200626%0%
Oct 1469°F46°F88°F 202028°F 200627%
Oct 1569°F46°F87°F 199932°F 200227%
Oct 1668°F45°F88°F 201630°F 201827%
Oct 1768°F45°F90°F 201630°F 200127%
Oct 1868°F44°F84°F 201629°F 199927%
Oct 1967°F44°F81°F 200326°F 202227%
Oct 2067°F44°F87°F 200329°F 200627%
Oct 2166°F43°F86°F 202228°F 201827%
Oct 2266°F43°F88°F 202430°F 199727%
Oct 2365°F43°F87°F 202228°F 200627%
Oct 2465°F42°F85°F 201224°F 200627%
Oct 2564°F42°F85°F 201124°F 201327%
Oct 2664°F42°F87°F 201431°F 200527%
Oct 2764°F41°F84°F 199926°F 201327%
Oct 2863°F41°F86°F 202426°F 201727%
Oct 2963°F40°F85°F 202426°F 201727%
Oct 3062°F40°F84°F 202425°F 202327%
Oct 3162°F40°F80°F 200025°F 201727%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at California, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 6:53 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 6:11 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00231189 (California), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003963, 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.