Climate averages 1991–2020
Stockton weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 6th 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 Stockton: daytime highs average 24.9°C and nights cool to about 12.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 15 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Manteca (19 km away). In October its highs average 24.9°C, about as warm as Stockton, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Stockton ranks joint 158th of 498 for the warmest October highs and 120th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Stockton is 3.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.0°C to 17.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 27 mm to 49 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
Stockton climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.7°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 102 | 8.9 | 9.910 h |
| February | 15.6°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 97 | 9.0 | 10.811 h |
| March | 18.3°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 80 | 8.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.5°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 40 | 5.2 | 13.213 h |
| May | 26.2°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 22 | 3.4 | 14.214 h |
| June | 30.7°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 4.0 | 0.8 | 14.715 h |
| July | 32.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 14.515 h |
| August | 32.1°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 1.3 | 0.1 | 13.614 h |
| September | 30.1°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 2.1 | 0.6 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 24.9°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 27 | 2.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 17.9°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 49 | 5.8 | 10.210 h |
| December | 13.5°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 93 | 8.9 | 9.610 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
- Manteca in OctoberUnited States · 19 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 12.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Tracy in OctoberUnited States · 27 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.4°C · 21 mm rain
- Modesto in OctoberUnited States · 44 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Antioch in OctoberUnited States · 45 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 12.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Elk Grove in OctoberUnited States · 51 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 12.0°C · 37 mm rain
- Livermore in OctoberUnited States · 52 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 12.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Pleasanton in OctoberUnited States · 61 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 12.4°C · 21 mm rain
- San Ramon in OctoberUnited States · 63 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 12.0°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 Stockton) is explained once on the Stockton year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.