The temperature in October is +93°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +102°F during the day and a minimum of +55°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 35% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +95°F to +79°F.
Phoenix is typically hot in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +102°F to +91°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +77°F to +64°F.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Phoenix:
September | October | November | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Avg. temperature | ||||||
+102°F | +91°F | +77°F | ||||
Min. temperature | ||||||
+59°F | +43°F | +34°F | ||||
Max. temperature | ||||||
+115°F | +109°F | +97°F | ||||
Rainfall | ||||||
31 mm | 21 mm | 20 mm | ||||
Wind | ||||||
2 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
Humidity | ||||||
32% | 32% | 37% | ||||
Air pressure | ||||||
1009 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
Sunny days | ||||||
15 | 18 | 15 | ||||
Cloudy days | ||||||
8 | 9 | 11 | ||||
Rainy days | ||||||
4 | 3 | 3 | ||||
Snowy days | ||||||
0 | 0 | 0 |
October often has better weather than September. It’s getting colder in October. From +102°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +91°F. As October arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 31 mm to 21 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 32%. Winds are calmer in comparison to September, going down from 2 m/s to 1 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in October, from 15 to 18.
Next month (November) brings a further decline in the weather.
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Phoenix is gradually increasing during October, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
The climate in Phoenix in October has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+86°F) and the highest in 1989 (+91°F). The driest year was 2009 with only 125 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1984 with 660 mm.
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Phoenix, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.