Climate averages 1991–2020
Salinas weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 4th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Salinas: daytime highs average 21.7°C and nights cool to about 11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 17 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is San Jose (77 km away). In October its highs average 24.1°C, 2.4°C warmer than Salinas, with 30 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Salinas ranks joint 251st 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; Salinas is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 3.9°C to 17.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 19 mm to 42 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
Salinas climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.1°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 95 | 8.4 | 10.010 h |
| February | 15.5°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 95 | 9.0 | 10.811 h |
| March | 16.5°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 73 | 8.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 17.2°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 33 | 5.1 | 13.113 h |
| May | 18.9°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 15 | 2.9 | 14.114 h |
| June | 21.2°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 2.6 | 0.4 | 14.615 h |
| July | 22.9°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 14.414 h |
| August | 23.5°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 1.4 | 0.3 | 13.614 h |
| September | 23.6°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 2.1 | 0.4 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 21.7°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 19 | 2.2 | 11.311 h |
| November | 17.8°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 42 | 5.2 | 10.310 h |
| December | 14.9°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 85 | 7.9 | 9.710 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
- San Jose in OctoberUnited States · 77 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 13.4°C · 30 mm rain
- Sunnyvale in OctoberUnited States · 84 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 13.3°C · 30 mm rain
- Milpitas in OctoberUnited States · 86 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 13.8°C · 23 mm rain
- Mountain View in OctoberUnited States · 87 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 13.3°C · 23 mm rain
- Fremont in OctoberUnited States · 101 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 13.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Redwood City in OctoberUnited States · 104 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 13.1°C · 23 mm rain
- Union City in OctoberUnited States · 107 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 13.1°C · 23 mm rain
- Pleasanton in OctoberUnited States · 111 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 12.4°C · 21 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 Salinas) is explained once on the Salinas year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.