San José weather in October
In October, San José has daytime highs averaging 24 °C, nights around 18 °C, with 30 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 23.6°C Average high
- 17.7°C Average low
- 30days Wet days
- 432mm Rainfall
- 12h Daylight
Daily temperatures through October
How October develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 October | 23.8 °C | 17.7 °C | 97 % |
| 11–20 October | 23.5 °C | 17.7 °C | 97 % |
| 21–31 October | 23.6 °C | 17.7 °C | 97 % |
What to expect
| Measure | Typical October | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 3.3 of 31 | 11 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 30 of 31 | 97 % |
Conditions in October
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 20 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 27 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 13 °C |
| Relative humidity | 93 % |
| Wind speed | 7.1 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 91 % |
October compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | 24.2 °C | 352 mm | 90 % |
| September | 24.1 °C | 400 mm | 90 % |
| October | 23.6 °C | 432 mm | 91 % |
| November | 23.3 °C | 319 mm | 84 % |
| December | 23.7 °C | 163 mm | 63 % |
See all twelve months for San José
- October is the 11th warmest month here.
- It is the 12th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 11th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 12 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 30 of 31 days — 97 % of the month.
- Nights are about 5.9 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest October day on record since 1991 reached 27 °C, 3.2 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsOctober in San José, answered
How warm is San José in October?
Daily highs average 24 °C and nights fall to about 18 °C, a spread of 5.9 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes October the 9th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in San José in October?
October averages 432 mm of rain, spread over about 30 of the 31 days — 97 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 91 % of the sky.
How long are the days in October?
San José averages 12 hours between sunrise and sunset in October. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.