January 20° · ☂ 5 February 20° · ☂ 5 March 21° · ☂ 4 ★ April23° · ☂ 2 ★ May24° · ☂ 1 June 27° · ☂ 0 July 30° · ☂ 0 August 31° · ☂ 0 September 30° · ☂ 1 October 27° · ☂ 1 ★ November23° · ☂ 3 December 19° · ☂ 5 Los Angeles in October:properly hot, Los Angeles, United States · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast. Temperature partly station-corrected
Mean high 27° Hottest day 40.2° (2017)
Mean low 15° Coldest night 8.5° (2024)
Rain days 1 day 0-8 by year
Rainfall 9mm Daylight 11.8 → 10.8 h
Los Angeles's 12 months i Best: April, May and November
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Trip types Beach Poorcool sea Sightseeing on foot Finemostly dry
Humidity 57% 0 muggy days
Clear days 19 days 2 overcast days
Mean wind 6 km/h Rarely windy
Sea temperature 19.2° 17.8-20.7° by year (last 6)
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:57 / 18:20 Daylight 11.8 → 10.8 h
Los Angeles in October Santa Ana winds bring warm dry days. Fire risk is high and smoky days happen. The first winter rain is still weeks away. Nights are cooler, so bring a thin layer. Check wildfire news before a hike.
Los Angeles in October ran hot: 27°C by day and 15°C at night. By midday the shade was the best seat in town. A 12°C gap between afternoon and night meant dressing twice: once for the day, once for after dark. Rain fell on only 1 day on average. October could skip rain entirely: 7 of 20 years had none, while 2010 had 8 rain days.
Highs passed 30°C on 8 days on average. October 2015 averaged 29.9°C by day, 2.8°C above the 20-year mean.
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October 1 Thursday 1 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 30° 17° October 2 Friday 2 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 29° 17° October 3 Saturday 3 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 28° 17° 1-3 rain on 3% of days 29° 17°
October 4 Sunday 4 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 16° October 5 Monday 5 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 16° October 6 Tuesday 6 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 28° 15° October 7 Wednesday 7 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 28° 16° October 8 Thursday 8 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 28° 16° October 9 Friday 9 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 16° October 10 Saturday 10 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 27° 16° 4-10 rain on 4% of days 27° 16°
October 11 Sunday 11 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 26° 15° October 12 Monday 12 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 15° October 13 Tuesday 13 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 26° 15° October 14 Wednesday 14 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 26° 15° October 15 Thursday 15 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 16° October 16 Friday 16 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 28° 16° October 17 Saturday 17 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 27° 16° 11-17 rain on 9% of days 27° 16°
October 18 Sunday 18 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 15° October 19 Monday 19 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 15° October 20 Tuesday 20 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 15° October 21 Wednesday 21 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 27° 15° October 22 Thursday 22 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 15° October 23 Friday 23 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 27° 15° October 24 Saturday 24 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 15° 18-24 rain on 4% of days 27° 15°
October 25 Sunday 25 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 26° 15° October 26 Monday 26 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 27° 14° October 27 Tuesday 27 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 27° 14° October 28 Wednesday 28 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 14° October 29 Thursday 29 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 26° 13° October 30 Friday 30 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 25° 13° October 31 Saturday 31 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 25° 13° 25-31 rain on 4% of days 26° 14°
1-3 rain on 3% of days 29° 17° 4-10 rain on 4% of days 27° 16° 11-17 rain on 9% of days 27° 16° 18-24 rain on 4% of days 27° 15° 25-31 rain on 4% of days 26° 14°
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October 1 Friday 1 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 30° 17° October 2 Saturday 2 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 29° 17° 1-2 rain on 3% of days 30° 17°
October 3 Sunday 3 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 28° 17° October 4 Monday 4 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 16° October 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 16° October 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 28° 15° October 7 Thursday 7 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 28° 16° October 8 Friday 8 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 28° 16° October 9 Saturday 9 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 16° 3-9 rain on 4% of days 27° 16°
October 10 Sunday 10 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 27° 16° October 11 Monday 11 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 26° 15° October 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 15° October 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 26° 15° October 14 Thursday 14 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 26° 15° October 15 Friday 15 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 16° October 16 Saturday 16 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 28° 16° 10-16 rain on 7% of days 27° 16°
October 17 Sunday 17 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 27° 16° October 18 Monday 18 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 15° October 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 15° October 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 15° October 21 Thursday 21 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 27° 15° October 22 Friday 22 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 15° October 23 Saturday 23 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 27° 15° 17-23 rain on 4% of days 27° 15°
October 24 Sunday 24 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 15° October 25 Monday 25 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 26° 15° October 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 27° 14° October 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 27° 14° October 28 Thursday 28 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 14° October 29 Friday 29 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 26° 13° October 30 Saturday 30 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 25° 13° 24-30 rain on 4% of days 27° 14°
October 31 Sunday 31 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 25° 13°
October 31 rain on 0% of days 25° 13°
1-2 rain on 3% of days 30° 17° 3-9 rain on 4% of days 27° 16° 10-16 rain on 7% of days 27° 16° 17-23 rain on 4% of days 27° 15° 24-30 rain on 4% of days 27° 14° October 31 rain on 0% of days 25° 13°
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2006 1mm
2007 1mm
2008 none
2009 6mm
2010 none
2011 none
2012 none
2013 none
2014 none
2015 none
2016 none
2017 none
2018 6mm
2019 none
2020 none
2021 none
2022 none
2023 none
2024 none
2025 none
Holidays in October (2026) 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)
Holidays in October (2027) 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)
Day by day temperature i 12° 22° 32° 42° 1 8 15 22 29 31
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) ~ October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2008 had 0 rain days, 2010 had 8.
Los Angeles through the year Month High Low Rain days Rainfall Sea January 20° 10° 5 days 55mm 15° February 20° 10° 5 days 54mm 15° March 21° 11° 4 days 40mm 15° April Good 23° 12° 2 days 13mm 15° May Good 24° 14° 1 day 5mm 17° June 27° 16° 0 days 1mm 18° July 30° 18° 0 days 1mm 20° August 31° 18° 0 days 0mm 21° September 30° 18° 1 day 4mm 20° October 27° 15° 1 day 9mm 19° November Good 23° 12° 3 days 26mm 17° December 19° 10° 5 days 68mm 16°
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Los Angeles in October? Over the past 20 years October averaged 1 rain day (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 0 in the driest to 8 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Los Angeles in October? Days averaged 27°C and nights 15°C. Pack a light layer for the evenings, T-shirts, and sunscreen plus a hat.
Can you swim in Los Angeles in October? Sea surface temperature averaged 19.2°C in October, more for a paddle than a swim. Year to year it ranged 17.8-20.7°C. Check local flags for waves and jellyfish on the day.
Is October a good time to visit Los Angeles? On warmth and rain days alone, Los Angeles's easiest months were April, May and November. October ranked 5 of 12.
How many clear days does Los Angeles get in October? About 19 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 2 overcast days (80% or more).
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