Climate averages 1991–2020
Orlando weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Orlando: daytime highs average 27.4°C and nights cool to about 19.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 66 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 30 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Alafaya (17 km away). In October its highs average 27.1°C, about as warm as Orlando, with 69 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Orlando ranks joint 43rd of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 189th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Orlando is 6.0°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 3.2°C to 24.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 66 mm to 34 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
Orlando climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.6°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 56 | 6.1 | 10.511 h |
| February | 22.1°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 50 | 6.4 | 11.211 h |
| March | 24.5°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 61 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.2°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 54 | 6.6 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 69 | 9.1 | 13.614 h |
| June | 31.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 154 | 19.8 | 13.914 h |
| July | 31.4°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 153 | 22.4 | 13.814 h |
| August | 31.1°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 165 | 23.3 | 13.213 h |
| September | 29.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 142 | 18.5 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 27.4°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 66 | 9.8 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.2°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 34 | 5.3 | 10.811 h |
| December | 21.8°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 50 | 5.5 | 10.410 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
- Alafaya in OctoberUnited States · 17 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 20.0°C · 69 mm rain
- Deltona in OctoberUnited States · 42 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 20.0°C · 75 mm rain
- Lakeland in OctoberUnited States · 79 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 19.8°C · 56 mm rain
- Daytona Beach in OctoberUnited States · 82 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 20.8°C · 87 mm rain
- Melbourne, United States in OctoberUnited States · 91 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 22.3°C · 97 mm rain
- Palm Bay in OctoberUnited States · 96 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 22.3°C · 97 mm rain
- Brandon in OctoberUnited States · 111 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 52 mm rain
- Spring Hill in OctoberUnited States · 112 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 19.7°C · 62 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 Orlando) is explained once on the Orlando year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.