Your holiday weather, at a glance

USA in October: where is it warmest?

In October, Scottsdale, Arizona is the warmest place with 31 °C by day, Seward, Alaska the coolest with 5 °C. 115 of 150 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in October, warmest first

Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.

PlaceScoreAirSeaSunRain days
Scottsdale, Arizona7731°–9 h2
Phoenix7531°–9 h2
Kihei, Maui9529°27°8 h4
Naples, Florida8629°28°7 h8
Marco Island, Florida8529°28°7 h9
Palm Springs, California8529°–9 h1
Tucson8429°–9 h2
Lahaina, Maui9728°27°8 h2
Sarasota, Florida8928°27°7 h7
Fort Myers Beach, Florida8628°28°7 h8
South Padre Island, Texas8228°27°7 h11
San Antonio8128°–6 h7
Key Largo, Florida Keys8128°28°7 h12
Miami Beach7728°28°6 h14
Orlando7628°–6 h9
Tampa7628°27°6 h8
West Palm Beach, Florida7628°29°6 h14
Boca Raton7528°29°6 h14
Miami6428°28°6 h14
Fort Lauderdale6228°28°6 h15
Honolulu, Hawaii9227°27°8 h8
St. Pete Beach, Florida8627°27°6 h8
Austin8327°–6 h7
Houston8227°–6 h8
Key West8127°28°7 h12
Marathon, Florida Keys8127°28°7 h13
Daytona Beach, Florida7927°26°6 h11
Corpus Christi7827°27°6 h9
Lihue, Kauai7827°27°7 h15
Kapaa, Kauai7827°27°7 h15
Las Vegas9926°–9 h1
Los Angeles9826°19°8 h2
El Paso9726°–8 h4
Clearwater Beach, Florida8926°27°7 h6
Destin, Florida8926°26°7 h6
Mobile8726°25°7 h7
Fort Worth8626°–6 h7
Baton Rouge8626°–7 h7
New Orleans8526°–7 h8
Dallas8526°–6 h7
Galveston, Texas8426°26°6 h9
Jacksonville7926°–6 h9
Hilo, Hawaii6526°27°7 h20
Long Beach9825°19°8 h2
Sacramento9625°–8 h3
Lanai9625°27°8 h2
Panama City Beach, Florida9025°26°7 h6
Savannah8425°–7 h8
St. Augustine8225°26°6 h10
Santa Monica8025°19°8 h2
Malibu7825°19°8 h2
Santa Barbara7725°18°9 h2
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii7525°27°8 h26
Napa Valley9524°–8 h3
Hilton Head Island8024°24°6 h7
Charleston7924°24°6 h7
Laguna Beach, California7224°19°8 h2
Mariposa (Yosemite)9823°–8 h3
Sedona, Arizona9723°–8 h4
San Jose, California9623°–8 h3
Oklahoma City8623°–7 h7
Memphis8423°–6 h7
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina7323°24°6 h7
San Diego6923°19°8 h2
Albuquerque9422°–8 h5
Atlanta8522°–6 h6
Charlotte8522°–6 h7
Greenville8522°–6 h7
Raleigh8422°–6 h7
Nashville8222°–6 h8
Tulsa8222°–6 h8
Page (Lake Powell)9621°–8 h3
San Francisco9521°14°8 h3
Oakland9521°14°8 h3
Moab, Utah9521°–8 h5
Knoxville8221°–6 h8
Richmond8221°–6 h7
Gatlinburg (Smoky Mountains)8021°–6 h8
Nags Head, Outer Banks5021°21°6 h8
St. Louis8220°–6 h8
Washington, D.C.8120°19°6 h8
Louisville8020°–6 h8
Virginia Beach4520°20°6 h8
Monterey, California4520°15°8 h2
Reno9519°–8 h3
Asheville, North Carolina8219°–6 h8
Kansas City8119°–6 h8
Philadelphia7919°18°5 h8
Baltimore7919°18°6 h8
Cincinnati7819°–5 h9
Ocean City, Maryland3419°19°6 h8
Flagstaff (Grand Canyon)9318°–7 h5
Boise9218°–7 h4
Salt Lake City8618°–7 h7
Denver8518°–7 h6
Omaha8318°–6 h7
Indianapolis7818°–5 h9
New York7718°18°5 h9
Columbus7618°–5 h9
Pittsburgh6918°–5 h11
Carmel-by-the-Sea3718°15°8 h2
Cape May, New Jersey2918°19°6 h8
Atlantic City2818°18°6 h8
Santa Fe9217°–7 h5
Des Moines7717°–6 h8
Providence7017°17°5 h9
Portland, Oregon6217°–5 h12
New Haven2517°18°6 h10
Boston6616°14°5 h10
Detroit6416°–5 h9
Chicago6316°–5 h10
Cleveland6116°–5 h12
Albany6016°–5 h11
Rochester5216°–4 h14
Montauk, Long Island2116°17°6 h10
Provincetown, Cape Cod2116°14°6 h9
Hyannis, Cape Cod2016°15°5 h9
Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard2016°16°5 h9
Salem1916°14°5 h10
South Lake Tahoe9015°–7 h4
Bend, Oregon7015°–6 h8
Leavenworth, Washington7015°–5 h9
Spokane6415°–6 h8
Buffalo5015°–4 h13
Seattle4415°10°4 h15
Nantucket2015°15°6 h10
Cannon Beach, Oregon1115°13°5 h14
Mammoth Lakes, California8514°–8 h3
Milwaukee5714°–5 h9
Minneapolis5714°–5 h9
Portland, Maine2014°13°5 h10
Kennebunkport, Maine2014°13°5 h10
Park City, Utah6413°–7 h9
Steamboat Springs, Colorado6313°–6 h9
Bar Harbor (Acadia)5113°12°5 h10
Stowe, Vermont4713°–4 h14
Sun Valley (Ketchum), Idaho7012°–7 h6
Aspen, Colorado6112°–7 h9
Telluride, Colorado6011°–7 h8
Vail, Colorado5911°–6 h8
Jackson Hole, Wyoming5011°–6 h10
Whitefish (Glacier National Park)4811°–5 h11
Lake Placid, New York4111°–4 h13
Ketchikan, Alaska1010°10°3 h22
Breckenridge, Colorado479°–6 h9
West Yellowstone289°–5 h10
Sitka09°10°2 h22
Juneau07°–2 h22
Anchorage135°8°3 h12
Seward, Alaska05°10°3 h20

USA in October: quick answers

USA in October: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in October are Scottsdale, Arizona (31 °C), Phoenix (31 °C) and Kihei, Maui (29 °C).

USA in October: where is the sea warmest?

The sea is warmest at West Palm Beach, Florida (29 °C), Boca Raton (29 °C) and Naples, Florida (28 °C).

USA in October: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in October – warm, sunny and dry – is in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Long Beach.

USA month by month

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences