Climate averages 1991–2020
Palmdale weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the joint 6th 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 Palmdale: daytime highs average 24.8°C and nights cool to about 13.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the joint 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 21 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lancaster (13 km away). In October its highs average 25.0°C, about as warm as Palmdale, with 8.3 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Palmdale ranks joint 168th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 61st of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Palmdale is 3.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.5°C to 18.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 19 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
Palmdale climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.9°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 63 | 5.6 | 10.110 h |
| February | 15.1°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 74 | 6.6 | 10.911 h |
| March | 18.2°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 51 | 6.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.4°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 23 | 4.0 | 13.013 h |
| May | 25.7°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 12 | 3.1 | 13.914 h |
| June | 30.5°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 3.9 | 1.1 | 14.414 h |
| July | 33.7°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 17 | 3.5 | 14.214 h |
| August | 34.1°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 12 | 2.8 | 13.413 h |
| September | 31.1°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 11 | 2.5 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 24.8°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 19 | 2.7 | 11.311 h |
| November | 18.3°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 19 | 3.0 | 10.410 h |
| December | 13.4°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 47 | 5.0 | 9.910 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
- Lancaster in OctoberUnited States · 13 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.9°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Santa Clarita in OctoberUnited States · 44 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 13.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Valencia, United States in OctoberUnited States · 48 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 13.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Burbank in OctoberUnited States · 48 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 14.1°C · 18 mm rain
- Pasadena (California), United States in OctoberUnited States · 48 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 12.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Glendale (California), United States in OctoberUnited States · 50 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 13.4°C · 18 mm rain
- El Monte in OctoberUnited States · 57 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 14.2°C · 16 mm rain
- West Covina in OctoberUnited States · 59 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 14.0°C · 16 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 Palmdale) is explained once on the Palmdale year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.