Crescent City weather in October: Crescent City, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for October
Crescent City in October has a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 47°F, a daily mean of 55°F, falling from 64°F on the 1st to 61°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal October, 4.07 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 8°C, 103 mm of precipitation in October.
- NOAA stationCrescent City McNamara Airport
- Station IDUSW00024286
- Location41.78°N 124.24°W
- Elevation56 ft (17 m)
- Population6,209
- Jan 56° 42°
- Feb 56° 42°
- Mar 56° 43°
- Apr 57° 44°
- May 59° 47°
- Jun 62° 49°
- Jul 63° 52°
- Aug 64° 53°
- Sep 65° 50°
- Oct 62° 47°
- Nov 58° 44°
- Dec 55° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Crescent City in October?
The normal high is 62°F and the normal low 47°F, for a daily mean of 54.8°F. October is 2.5°F cooler than September and 3.7°F warmer than November. October is the 5th warmest month of the year in Crescent City and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 64°F on October 1 to 61°F on October 31. From one year to the next October's mean temperature typically moves about 1.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Octobers in three average between 53°F and 57°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 45%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 64°F | 49°F | 32% | 13% |
| October 8 | 63°F | 48°F | 35% | 15% |
| October 15 | 63°F | 47°F | 38% | 19% |
| October 22 | 62°F | 47°F | 41% | 23% |
| October 31 | 61°F | 46°F | 45% | 28% |
Every day of October: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon October 1, coldest night October 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 64°F | 49°F | 32% | 13% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 2 | 64°F | 49°F | 33% | 13% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 3 | 64°F | 48°F | 33% | 14% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 4 | 64°F | 48°F | 33% | 14% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 5 | 64°F | 48°F | 34% | 14% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 6 | 63°F | 48°F | 34% | 15% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 7 | 63°F | 48°F | 34% | 15% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 8 | 63°F | 48°F | 35% | 15% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 9 | 63°F | 48°F | 35% | 16% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 10 | 63°F | 48°F | 35% | 16% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 11 | 63°F | 48°F | 36% | 17% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 12 | 63°F | 48°F | 36% | 17% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 13 | 63°F | 48°F | 37% | 18% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 14 | 63°F | 47°F | 37% | 18% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 15 | 63°F | 47°F | 38% | 19% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 16 | 62°F | 47°F | 38% | 19% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 17 | 62°F | 47°F | 39% | 20% | 11 h |
| October 18 | 62°F | 47°F | 39% | 20% | 11 h |
| October 19 | 62°F | 47°F | 40% | 21% | 11 h |
| October 20 | 62°F | 47°F | 40% | 22% | 11 h |
| October 21 | 62°F | 47°F | 41% | 22% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 22 | 62°F | 47°F | 41% | 23% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 23 | 62°F | 47°F | 41% | 23% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 24 | 61°F | 46°F | 42% | 24% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 25 | 61°F | 46°F | 42% | 25% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 26 | 61°F | 46°F | 43% | 25% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 27 | 61°F | 46°F | 43% | 26% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 28 | 61°F | 46°F | 44% | 26% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 29 | 61°F | 46°F | 44% | 27% | 10 h 30 min |
| October 30 | 61°F | 46°F | 44% | 27% | 10 h 30 min |
| October 31 | 61°F | 46°F | 45% | 28% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 62°FOctober average
- Normal low
- 47°FOctober average
- Precipitation
- 4.07 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minOctober 1 to October 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00024286; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Crescent City in October?
On a given October day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 38% on average, highest around October 31 (45%). In all, 4.07 in falls on 12 days of a normal October, 2 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00024286.
What are the records for October in Crescent City?
The warmest October temperature on Crescent City's official record (since 1894) is 93°F, on October 4, 1917; the coldest is 32°F, on October 15, 1899. The wettest October brought 18.68 in (2016).
The October mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 54.8°F: 2021 53.4°F (−1.4), 2022 55.1°F (+0.3), 2023 55.4°F (+0.6), 2024 54.5°F (−0.3), 2025 55.0°F (+0.2). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| October | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.4°F | −1.4°F | 8.09 in |
| 2022 | 55.1°F | +0.3°F | 0.39 in |
| 2023 | 55.4°F | +0.6°F | 3.91 in |
| 2024 | 54.5°F | −0.3°F | 2.85 in |
| 2025 | 55.0°F | +0.2°F | 3.95 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record CECthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00024286. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does October in Crescent City compare across California?
Across the 219 places PlainClimate covers in California, October normal highs run from 58°F in Tahoma to 93°F in Brawley; Crescent City's is 62°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Crescent City in September65°F by day, 50°F at night
- Crescent City in November58°F by day, 44°F at night
- Crescent City through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- California in OctoberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Brawley: California's warmest Octobernormal high 93°F