California October Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of October in California for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest October in California History?

2020 was the warmest October in California history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 81.2 °F, and the average low was 51.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest October in California History?

1916 was the coolest October in California history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 65.7 °F, and the average low was 41.9 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	21	75.2	49.0
2022	7	77.8	50.4
2021	95	70.2	46.1
2020	1	81.2	51.2
2019	85	73.3	44.2
2018	40	73.5	48.3
2017	23	76.5	47.4
2016	47	72.0	49.0
2015	3	77.5	52.6
2014	6	78.1	50.8
2013	90	72.5	44.5
2012	19	75.4	48.9
2011	27	74.3	48.4
2010	47	71.9	49.1
2009	97	70.8	45.5
2008	25	76.1	47.6
2007	87	71.1	46.0
2006	85	72.2	45.3
2005	59	73.0	46.8
2004	95	69.9	46.4
2003	2	80.2	50.6
2002	65	73.2	45.5
2001	14	77.5	49.8
2000	91	70.2	46.5
1999	11	79.0	48.4
1998	105	70.8	44.6
1997	78	72.1	45.9
1996	73	72.3	46.1
1995	19	76.9	47.4
1994	87	71.8	45.2
1993	27	74.1	48.7
1992	17	75.6	49.7
1991	5	78.4	50.5
1990	23	76.5	47.4
1989	80	71.7	46.0
1988	4	79.1	50.1
1987	9	77.0	51.0
1986	74	72.2	46.1
1985	80	71.9	45.8
1984	120	67.5	45.0
1983	27	73.4	49.3
1982	91	70.7	46.1
1981	115	68.6	44.8
1980	27	75.7	47.1
1979	34	73.2	49.1
1978	11	78.4	49.0
1977	33	74.7	47.8
1976	45	74.1	46.9
1975	108	69.8	45.2
1974	47	73.5	47.4
1973	80	72.3	45.5
1972	111	67.8	46.8
1971	121	69.3	42.5
1970	101	71.3	44.8
1969	117	68.9	44.0
1968	65	72.4	46.4
1967	26	76.0	47.1
1966	52	74.6	46.1
1965	16	78.6	47.5
1964	10	77.9	49.6
1963	35	72.4	49.7
1962	62	72.2	47.5
1961	65	73.0	45.9
1960	70	72.6	45.9
1959	21	76.1	48.2
1958	14	78.0	49.3
1957	115	66.9	46.5
1956	109	69.6	45.2
1955	35	75.3	46.6
1954	70	74.1	44.6
1953	80	72.8	44.9
1952	11	78.6	48.8
1951	87	71.7	45.5
1950	27	74.5	48.2
1949	109	71.6	43.2
1948	70	72.4	46.1
1947	65	71.1	47.6
1946	125	68.1	42.5
1945	35	73.1	48.9
1944	35	75.0	47.0
1943	65	72.4	46.5
1942	47	74.4	46.5
1941	117	68.7	44.1
1940	54	73.4	47.3
1939	74	73.1	45.2
1938	103	70.2	45.7
1937	35	74.8	47.3
1936	47	74.4	46.6
1935	106	70.8	44.6
1934	55	73.1	47.3
1933	8	78.7	49.5
1932	74	73.1	45.2
1931	80	72.2	45.5
1930	97	72.4	43.7
1929	27	76.2	46.6
1928	97	71.7	44.5
1927	59	74.2	45.5
1926	45	74.6	46.4
1925	114	70.0	43.7
1924	124	68.2	43.0
1923	111	70.4	44.2
1922	101	71.1	45.0
1921	42	74.2	47.3
1920	128	66.4	42.5
1919	127	68.5	40.6
1918	42	73.0	48.5
1917	17	78.2	47.0
1916	129	65.7	41.9
1915	55	76.6	43.7
1914	74	71.4	46.9
1913	64	74.8	44.5
1912	126	67.1	43.0
1911	113	71.2	42.9
1910	59	73.3	46.5
1909	103	70.7	45.2
1908	121	69.2	42.6
1907	62	70.6	48.9
1906	52	75.2	45.6
1905	93	73.6	42.9
1904	93	70.5	46.0
1903	42	75.6	46.0
1902	97	71.1	45.2
1901	40	74.0	47.9
1900	106	69.3	46.0
1899	123	67.3	44.3
1898	78	72.4	45.6
1897	119	67.0	45.6
1896	57	72.9	47.1
1895	57	72.7	47.2