Phoenix · United States

Phoenix in October: every year compared

In October, Phoenix averages highs of 31.5 °C and lows of 17.4 °C, with 20 mm of precipitation. The warmest October was 2003 (27.4 °C), the coldest 1971 (19.6 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 31.5 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 17.4 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 20 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 2

Day by day through October

Normal high and low for each day of October in Phoenix.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every October in Phoenix, ranked

86 months of October since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 32 of 86 (±0.0 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 24.4 °C · ±0.0 °C vs normal · rank 32 of 86

Warmest years

1200327.4 °C
2202427.2 °C
3201626.6 °C
4202326.5 °C
5202026.4 °C

Coldest years

1197119.6 °C
2194619.8 °C
3194920.4 °C
4198620.6 °C
5194120.6 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	24.4 °C	31.1 °C	18.0 °C	27 mm	21 days	3 days
2024	27.2 °C	35.2 °C	19.3 °C	4 mm	25 days	1 day
2023	26.5 °C	33.5 °C	19.1 °C	0 mm	23 days	0 days
2022	24.5 °C	30.5 °C	18.4 °C	23 mm	18 days	2 days
2021	23.3 °C	30.1 °C	16.4 °C	7 mm	18 days	1 day
2020	26.4 °C	34.6 °C	17.7 °C	0 mm	26 days	0 days
2019	23.5 °C	30.9 °C	15.9 °C	0 mm	20 days	0 days
2018	22.3 °C	27.6 °C	17.6 °C	116 mm	7 days	8 days
2017	26.3 °C	34.1 °C	18.3 °C	0 mm	28 days	0 days
2016	26.6 °C	33.8 °C	19.2 °C	11 mm	28 days	1 day
2015	25.3 °C	31.1 °C	19.9 °C	56 mm	19 days	8 days
2014	25.1 °C	32.4 °C	18.2 °C	11 mm	28 days	2 days
2013	22.6 °C	30.1 °C	15.1 °C	2 mm	19 days	1 day
2012	25.5 °C	32.6 °C	17.8 °C	1 mm	24 days	0 days
2011	25.4 °C	32.6 °C	17.9 °C	2 mm	23 days	1 day
2010	24.0 °C	30.5 °C	17.5 °C	49 mm	17 days	4 days
2009	23.3 °C	29.8 °C	16.4 °C	1 mm	16 days	1 day
2008	25.1 °C	32.8 °C	17.1 °C	0 mm	25 days	0 days
2007	24.8 °C	32.1 °C	17.3 °C	3 mm	22 days	1 day
2006	23.5 °C	30.1 °C	16.9 °C	22 mm	13 days	3 days
2005	24.8 °C	31.0 °C	18.5 °C	28 mm	16 days	2 days
2004	22.9 °C	29.2 °C	16.6 °C	28 mm	16 days	2 days
2003	27.4 °C	34.7 °C	20.4 °C	5 mm	27 days	1 day
2002	23.0 °C	29.5 °C	16.4 °C	7 mm	15 days	2 days
2001	25.3 °C	31.9 °C	18.3 °C	20 mm	23 days	2 days
2000	22.6 °C	28.1 °C	17.0 °C	142 mm	12 days	8 days
1999	25.8 °C	34.3 °C	17.3 °C	0 mm	28 days	0 days
1998	23.2 °C	30.3 °C	16.2 °C	27 mm	18 days	3 days
1997	23.5 °C	30.7 °C	15.8 °C	2 mm	15 days	2 days
1996	23.9 °C	30.6 °C	17.1 °C	6 mm	19 days	1 day
1995	24.5 °C	32.6 °C	16.4 °C	4 mm	24 days	1 day
1994	23.2 °C	30.1 °C	16.2 °C	4 mm	18 days	1 day
1993	23.7 °C	30.3 °C	17.1 °C	29 mm	15 days	5 days
1992	24.6 °C	32.5 °C	17.1 °C	6 mm	24 days	3 days
1991	25.4 °C	32.8 °C	17.9 °C	20 mm	21 days	3 days
1990	24.0 °C	32.3 °C	15.9 °C	8 mm	26 days	2 days
1989	24.1 °C	31.2 °C	17.3 °C	11 mm	17 days	3 days
1988	26.3 °C	33.4 °C	19.5 °C	26 mm	27 days	1 day
1987	25.3 °C	32.1 °C	18.7 °C	50 mm	22 days	5 days
1986	20.6 °C	27.9 °C	14.2 °C	71 mm	11 days	3 days
1985	22.5 °C	28.9 °C	16.5 °C	39 mm	13 days	3 days
1984	21.5 °C	27.7 °C	15.3 °C	5 mm	8 days	1 day
1983	22.5 °C	28.7 °C	17.0 °C	36 mm	8 days	3 days
1982	22.0 °C	29.9 °C	14.2 °C	0 mm	17 days	0 days
1981	21.9 °C	28.7 °C	15.3 °C	42 mm	11 days	3 days
1980	23.9 °C	31.3 °C	16.6 °C	2 mm	17 days	1 day
1979	25.1 °C	32.7 °C	17.0 °C	3 mm	26 days	1 day
1978	25.5 °C	32.7 °C	18.6 °C	22 mm	21 days	5 days
1977	25.1 °C	31.9 °C	18.5 °C	22 mm	23 days	3 days
1976	21.7 °C	28.4 °C	15.4 °C	35 mm	16 days	5 days
1975	22.7 °C	30.7 °C	14.9 °C	4 mm	18 days	1 day
1974	23.6 °C	29.8 °C	17.8 °C	54 mm	17 days	6 days
1973	23.7 °C	32.5 °C	14.8 °C	0 mm	23 days	0 days
1972	21.4 °C	26.9 °C	16.7 °C	129 mm	11 days	8 days
1971	19.6 °C	26.4 °C	13.2 °C	25 mm	13 days	3 days
1970	20.8 °C	28.7 °C	13.4 °C	3 mm	10 days	1 day
1969	20.9 °C	28.1 °C	13.7 °C	15 mm	8 days	1 day
1968	22.6 °C	31.2 °C	14.6 °C	26 mm	21 days	2 days
1967	24.0 °C	32.1 °C	15.9 °C	6 mm	27 days	2 days
1966	22.3 °C	30.5 °C	14.6 °C	9 mm	18 days	1 day
1965	24.3 °C	33.5 °C	15.4 °C	4 mm	26 days	1 day
1964	25.1 °C	32.9 °C	17.4 °C	10 mm	23 days	2 days
1963	25.0 °C	32.4 °C	17.8 °C	26 mm	22 days	2 days
1962	23.4 °C	31.4 °C	15.3 °C	0 mm	23 days	0 days
1961	21.9 °C	29.7 °C	14.0 °C	10 mm	19 days	3 days
1960	21.5 °C	28.3 °C	15.1 °C	27 mm	12 days	4 days
1959	22.8 °C	30.4 °C	15.1 °C	67 mm	22 days	3 days
1958	23.1 °C	29.8 °C	17.0 °C	92 mm	16 days	5 days
1957	21.3 °C	26.9 °C	16.2 °C	86 mm	8 days	7 days
1956	22.2 °C	29.8 °C	14.2 °C	17 mm	21 days	2 days
1955	25.4 °C	33.1 °C	17.2 °C	3 mm	24 days	1 day
1954	24.7 °C	32.6 °C	16.4 °C	2 mm	23 days	1 day
1953	23.1 °C	30.9 °C	15.2 °C	1 mm	20 days	0 days
1952	25.6 °C	35.0 °C	16.2 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1951	23.1 °C	30.7 °C	15.4 °C	29 mm	22 days	2 days
1950	25.9 °C	34.9 °C	16.6 °C	0 mm	30 days	0 days
1949	20.4 °C	28.0 °C	13.6 °C	42 mm	13 days	4 days
1948	23.5 °C	30.3 °C	16.6 °C	21 mm	21 days	2 days
1947	22.3 °C	29.1 °C	14.9 °C	27 mm	13 days	4 days
1946	19.8 °C	26.6 °C	13.0 °C	24 mm	2 days	6 days
1945	24.4 °C	30.8 °C	17.5 °C	10 mm	18 days	3 days
1944	25.2 °C	32.5 °C	17.3 °C	2 mm	23 days	0 days
1943	22.9 °C	29.9 °C	15.9 °C	27 mm	20 days	3 days
1942	23.5 °C	30.5 °C	16.0 °C	3 mm	15 days	2 days
1941	20.6 °C	27.1 °C	14.3 °C	14 mm	9 days	6 days
1940	22.9 °C	29.7 °C	15.8 °C	25 mm	21 days	4 days

October records

Hottest day

43.3 °C

October 1, 2024 estimate

Nearby station: 45.0 °C on October 1, 2024 measured

Coldest night

2.4 °C

October 30, 1971 estimate

Nearby station: 1.1 °C on October 30, 1971 measured

Wettest day

75 mm

October 5, 1958 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Phoenix in October?

Highs average 31.5 °C and lows 17.4 °C. A typical October brings 20 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Phoenix in October?

About 20 mm falls in October, over some 2 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest October was 2000 (142 mm), the driest 1950 (0 mm).

What was the warmest October in Phoenix?

2003, with a mean temperature of 27.4 °C. The coldest was 1971 (19.6 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 32 of 86.