Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Maria, United States weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 5th 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 warm month in Santa Maria, United States: daytime highs average 24.2°C and nights cool to about 13.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th 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 20 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Santa Barbara (90 km away). In October its highs average 26.4°C, 2.2°C warmer than Santa Maria, United States, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Santa Maria, United States ranks 194th 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; Santa Maria, United States is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.0°C to 20.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 19 mm to 35 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 Maria, United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.1°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 96 | 7.2 | 10.110 h |
| February | 17.1°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 92 | 7.9 | 10.911 h |
| March | 18.4°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 72 | 6.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 20.0°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 26 | 3.3 | 13.013 h |
| May | 21.9°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 11 | 1.5 | 14.014 h |
| June | 24.3°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 1.6 | 0.4 | 14.514 h |
| July | 25.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 14.314 h |
| August | 26.6°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.513 h |
| September | 26.2°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 1.1 | 0.4 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 24.2°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 19 | 1.8 | 11.311 h |
| November | 20.2°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 35 | 3.7 | 10.410 h |
| December | 16.8°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 71 | 6.1 | 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
- Santa Barbara in OctoberUnited States · 90 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 15.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Ventura in OctoberUnited States · 129 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 14.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Bakersfield in OctoberUnited States · 137 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Oxnard in OctoberUnited States · 143 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 15.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Simi Valley in OctoberUnited States · 169 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 13.7°C · 20 mm rain
- Thousand Oaks in OctoberUnited States · 170 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 14.1°C · 20 mm rain
- Valencia, United States in OctoberUnited States · 176 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 13.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Santa Clarita in OctoberUnited States · 184 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 13.0°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 Santa Maria) is explained once on the Santa Maria, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.