Climate averages 1991–2020
Mesquite weather
in October.
A warm, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Mesquite: daytime highs average 25.0°C and nights cool to about 15.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 101 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 24 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Garland (17 km away). In October its highs average 24.8°C, about as warm as Mesquite, with 99 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Mesquite ranks joint 152nd of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 416th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Mesquite is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.5°C to 18.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 101 mm to 89 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Mesquite climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.0°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 74 | 7.3 | 10.310 h |
| February | 15.3°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 82 | 7.8 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.4°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 105 | 9.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.7°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 110 | 9.1 | 13.013 h |
| May | 27.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 129 | 10.9 | 13.814 h |
| June | 31.7°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 84 | 8.8 | 14.314 h |
| July | 34.2°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 43 | 6.3 | 14.114 h |
| August | 34.3°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 53 | 5.5 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.6°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 64 | 6.2 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 25.0°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 101 | 7.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.5°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 89 | 7.5 | 10.511 h |
| December | 13.9°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 94 | 7.4 | 10.010 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Garland in OctoberUnited States · 17 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 15.2°C · 99 mm rain
- Dallas in OctoberUnited States · 19 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 15.6°C · 97 mm rain
- Richardson in OctoberUnited States · 24 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 15.2°C · 99 mm rain
- Plano in OctoberUnited States · 30 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 15.1°C · 99 mm rain
- Irving in OctoberUnited States · 33 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 15.5°C · 96 mm rain
- Carrollton in OctoberUnited States · 34 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 15.5°C · 96 mm rain
- Grand Prairie in OctoberUnited States · 37 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 15.5°C · 96 mm rain
- Allen in OctoberUnited States · 38 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 15.1°C · 99 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Mesquite) is explained once on the Mesquite year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.