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October Weather in Tempe Arizona, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 12°F, from 94°F to 82°F, rarely falling below 72°F or exceeding 101°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 12°F, from 70°F to 58°F, rarely falling below 50°F or exceeding 77°F.

For reference, on July 2, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Tempe typically range from 83°F to 106°F, while on December 27, the coldest day of the year, they range from 44°F to 65°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in October in Tempe

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in October in Tempe

Average Hourly Temperature in October in TempeOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhothotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of October in Tempe experiences increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 16% to 25%.

The clearest day of the month is October 3, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 84% of the time.

For reference, on February 19, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 38%, while on June 13, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 85%.

Cloud Cover Categories in October in Tempe

Cloud Cover Categories in October in TempeOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNovOct 184%Oct 184%Oct 3175%Oct 3175%Oct 1181%Oct 1181%Oct 2178%Oct 2178%clearovercastmostly clearmostly cloudypartly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Tempe, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is essentially constant, remaining around 7% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 21% on August 3, and its lowest chance is 1% on June 12.

Probability of Precipitation in October in Tempe

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October in Tempe is essentially constant, remaining about 0.6 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.6 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.5 inches on October 20.

Average Monthly Rainfall in October in Tempe

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of October in Tempe, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 59 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 58 seconds, and weekly decrease of 13 minutes, 43 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 10 hours, 50 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 11 hours, 49 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October in Tempe

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Tempe is 6:22 AM on October 1 and the latest sunrise is 24 minutes later at 6:46 AM on October 31.

The latest sunset is 6:11 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 35 minutes earlier at 5:36 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Tempe during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:18 AM and sets 14 hours, 22 minutes later, at 7:40 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:27 AM and sets 9 hours, 56 minutes later, at 5:24 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in October in Tempe

The solar day over the course of October. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in Tempe

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in TempeOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov001010202020303040405000010102020303030405060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of October 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for October 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in Tempe

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in TempeOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovSep 26:56 PMSep 26:56 PMSep 177:35 PMSep 177:35 PMOct 211:50 AMOct 211:50 AMOct 174:27 AMOct 174:27 AMNov 15:48 AMNov 15:48 AMNov 152:29 PMNov 152:29 PMNov 3011:22 PMNov 3011:22 PM5:34 AM5:34 AM6:55 PM6:55 PM6:28 PM6:28 PM6:48 AM6:48 AM6:15 AM6:15 AM6:10 PM6:10 PM5:26 PM5:26 PM6:46 AM6:46 AM6:57 AM6:57 AM5:34 PM5:34 PM5:09 PM5:09 PM8:04 AM8:04 AM6:49 AM6:49 AM4:45 PM4:45 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Oct 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
1%5:20 AME5:47 PMW-11:35 AMS252,375 mi
2
0%6:15 AME6:10 PMW-12:14 PMS252,597 mi
3
1%7:10 AME6:35 PMWSW-12:53 PMS252,390 mi
4
4%8:06 AMESE7:01 PMWSW-1:34 PMS251,741 mi
5
9%9:04 AMESE7:31 PMWSW-2:17 PMS250,621 mi
6
15%10:04 AMESE8:06 PMWSW-3:05 PMS248,992 mi
7
23%11:04 AMESE8:48 PMWSW-3:56 PMS246,824 mi
8
32%12:04 PMSE9:37 PMSW-4:51 PMS244,113 mi
9
42%1:01 PMSE10:35 PMSW-5:48 PMS240,905 mi
10
50%1:52 PMESE11:39 PMWSW-6:46 PMS237,312 mi
11
64%2:37 PMESE--7:43 PMS233,523 mi
12
75%-12:48 AMWSW3:17 PMESE8:38 PMS229,805 mi
13
85%-1:59 AMWSW3:52 PMESE9:30 PMS226,476 mi
14
92%-3:10 AMWSW4:24 PME10:21 PMS223,876 mi
15
98%-4:21 AMW4:54 PME11:11 PMS222,307 mi
16
99%-5:33 AMW5:26 PME--
17
100%-6:46 AMWNW5:59 PMENE12:03 AMS221,977 mi
18
99%-8:01 AMWNW6:38 PMENE12:56 AMS222,956 mi
19
95%-9:17 AMWNW7:22 PMENE1:53 AMS225,152 mi
20
88%-10:31 AMWNW8:14 PMNE2:53 AMS228,327 mi
21
79%-11:38 AMNW9:12 PMNE3:55 AMS232,138 mi
22
69%-12:36 PMNW10:15 PMENE4:55 AMS236,208 mi
23
58%-1:24 PMWNW11:19 PMENE5:52 AMS240,186 mi
24
50%-2:03 PMWNW-6:45 AMS243,796 mi
25
38%12:22 AMENE2:36 PMWNW-7:32 AMS246,848 mi
26
28%1:22 AMENE3:04 PMWNW-8:16 AMS249,239 mi
27
20%2:19 AMENE3:29 PMW-8:56 AMS250,935 mi
28
13%3:15 AME3:52 PMW-9:35 AMS251,958 mi
29
7%4:09 AME4:15 PMW-10:13 AMS252,363 mi
30
3%5:04 AME4:39 PMWSW-10:52 AMS252,228 mi
31
1%6:00 AMESE5:05 PMWSW-11:32 AMS251,630 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Tempe is gradually decreasing during October, falling from 3% to 0% over the course of the month.

For reference, on August 4, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 24% of the time, while on November 3, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in Tempe

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in TempeOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SepNovOct 13%Oct 13%Oct 310%Oct 310%Oct 111%Oct 111%Oct 210%Oct 210%muggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Tempe is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 6.7 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on April 29, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.5 miles per hour, while on August 15, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.7 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in October in Tempe

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Tempe throughout October is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 44% on October 31.

Wind Direction in October in Tempe

Wind Direction in October in TempeWEOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SepNovwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Tempe are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Tempe

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Tempegrowing seasonOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNov100%Oct 16100%Oct 16coldcoolcomfortablewarmhotswelteringvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Tempe are rapidly increasing during October, increasing by 734°F, from 6,703°F to 7,438°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in October in Tempe

Growing Degree Days in October in TempeOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031316,400°F6,400°F6,600°F6,600°F6,800°F6,800°F7,000°F7,000°F7,200°F7,200°F7,400°F7,400°F7,600°F7,600°FSepNovOct 16,703°FOct 16,703°FOct 317,438°FOct 317,438°FOct 116,984°FOct 116,984°FOct 217,229°FOct 217,229°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of October, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Tempe is decreasing during October, falling by 1.3 kWh, from 5.7 kWh to 4.4 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in Tempe

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in TempeOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhSepNovOct 15.7 kWhOct 15.7 kWhOct 314.4 kWhOct 314.4 kWhOct 115.2 kWhOct 115.2 kWhOct 214.8 kWhOct 214.8 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Tempe are 33.415 deg latitude, -111.909 deg longitude, and 1,181 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Tempe contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 269 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,179 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,588 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,877 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Tempe is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) and shrubs (29%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (57%) and shrubs (36%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (84%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Tempe, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Tempe.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Tempe according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Tempe is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Tempe and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Tempe and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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