Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Fe, United States weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Santa Fe, United States: daytime highs average 17.1°C and nights cool to about 5.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 30 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 19 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Enchanted Hills (71 km away). In October its highs average 20.3°C, 3.2°C warmer than Santa Fe, United States, with 36 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Santa Fe, United States ranks joint 359th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 122nd of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Santa Fe, United States is 4.3°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.9°C to 10.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 30 mm to 21 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
Santa Fe, United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5°C-6.9°C | -6.9°C | 22 | 4.4 | 10.010 h |
| February | 6.7°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 19 | 5.0 | 10.911 h |
| March | 11.2°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 25 | 5.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.8°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 23 | 4.5 | 13.113 h |
| May | 21.2°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 21 | 4.7 | 14.014 h |
| June | 27.1°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 16 | 3.6 | 14.515 h |
| July | 27.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 35 | 8.0 | 14.314 h |
| August | 26.3°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 34 | 8.0 | 13.514 h |
| September | 23.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 26 | 4.7 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 17.1°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 30 | 4.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 10.1°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 21 | 4.1 | 10.310 h |
| December | 4.7°C-6.1°C | -6.1°C | 25 | 4.6 | 9.810 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
- Enchanted Hills in OctoberUnited States · 71 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 8.0°C · 36 mm rain
- Rio Rancho in OctoberUnited States · 83 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 8.1°C · 29 mm rain
- Albuquerque in OctoberUnited States · 93 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 8.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Pueblo in OctoberUnited States · 309 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 4.8°C · 26 mm rain
- Colorado Springs in OctoberUnited States · 364 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 2.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Amarillo in OctoberUnited States · 376 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.9°C · 48 mm rain
- Las Cruces in OctoberUnited States · 383 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Highlands Ranch in OctoberUnited States · 438 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 1.8°C · 42 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 Santa Fe) is explained once on the Santa Fe, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.