Santa Clara is typically warm in October.

Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +88°F to +84°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +73°F to +72°F.

It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.

Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Santa Clara:

October weather is still as ok as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +88°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +84°F. As October arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 142 mm to 108 mm. Humidity rises from 82% to 83%. Winds are stronger in comparison to September, going up from 1 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in October, from 1 to 2.

But maybe it is worth considering traveling in November as the weather gets better.

The climate in Santa Clara in October has not changed that much over the last 43 years.

The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+83°F) and the highest in 2023 (+87°F). The driest year was 2004 with only 508 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2012 with 1348 mm.

For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Santa Clara, 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.