Climate averages 1991–2020
Yakima weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Yakima: daytime highs average 16.4°C and nights cool to about 5.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 30 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 57 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tri-Cities (108 km away). In October its highs average 18.9°C, 2.6°C warmer than Yakima, with 22 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Yakima ranks joint 394th 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; Yakima is 5.0°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.4°C to 7.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 30 mm to 52 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
Yakima climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.7°C-4.3°C | -4.3°C | 58 | 10.9 | 9.09 h |
| February | 6.0°C-2.9°C | -2.9°C | 42 | 7.5 | 10.310 h |
| March | 10.9°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 33 | 7.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.6°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 19 | 4.7 | 13.514 h |
| May | 21.4°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 18 | 4.3 | 15.015 h |
| June | 25.6°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 9.5 | 2.5 | 15.816 h |
| July | 31.0°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 3.3 | 0.8 | 15.415 h |
| August | 30.2°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 3.0 | 0.8 | 14.214 h |
| September | 24.9°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 8.4 | 1.9 | 12.613 h |
| October, selected | 16.4°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 30 | 5.5 | 10.911 h |
| November | 7.9°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 52 | 9.0 | 9.59 h |
| December | 2.5°C-4.0°C | -4.0°C | 66 | 11.0 | 8.69 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
- Tri-Cities in OctoberUnited States · 108 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 7.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Kennewick in OctoberUnited States · 114 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 7.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Auburn in OctoberUnited States · 152 kmHigh 14.9°C · Low 7.4°C · 131 mm rain
- Kent in OctoberUnited States · 157 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 7.8°C · 134 mm rain
- Federal Way in OctoberUnited States · 159 kmHigh 14.3°C · Low 7.2°C · 131 mm rain
- Renton in OctoberUnited States · 162 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 7.7°C · 134 mm rain
- Tacoma in OctoberUnited States · 164 kmHigh 14.7°C · Low 7.9°C · 112 mm rain
- Bellevue in OctoberUnited States · 170 kmHigh 14.8°C · Low 7.4°C · 134 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 Yakima) is explained once on the Yakima year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.