Brawley weather in October

In October, Brawley sees average daytime highs of 91°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 0.2 in of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 97°F in the first days to 86°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Brawley's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brawley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
91°
6th warmest
Overnight low
64°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0.2 in
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
5:52 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
15%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Brawley is city in Imperial County, California, United States.

Density
1,302/km²
people per km²
Founded
1908

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 97°F in the first days to 86°F by the end.

A typical October day in Brawley reaches about 91°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 27°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 100°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 11°F cooler than September and about 13°F warmer than November.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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29769
39769
49668
59668
69568
79567
89467
99466
109466
119366
129365
139265
149265
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308559
318559

How October really feels in Brawley

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 20 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
20
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Brawley weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan71° / 47°0.41.510.18.4
Feb75° / 50°0.51.810.88.7
Mar82° / 55°0.31.211.77.9
Apr88° / 60°0.10.512.85.9
May96° / 66°0.00.213.73.1
Jun104° / 74°0.00.114.10.4
Jul109° / 81°0.21.6140.0
Aug108° / 82°0.32.613.20.0
Sep102° / 75°0.31.412.20.8
Oct91° / 64°0.20.611.24.8
Nov79° / 54°0.20.610.38.6
Dec70° / 47°0.31.39.98.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
8928
9928
10928
11928
12919
13919
14919
15919
169010
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188911
198911
208812
218812
228812
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248812
258812
268812
278812
288713
298713
308713
318713

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Brawley gets around 0.2 in of rain over 0.6 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
92
102
112
122
132
143
153
163
173
183
193
203
213
223
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252
262
272
281
291
301
311

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1791074
281964
382963
483863
584862
684862
785762
886761
987751
1087751
1187751
1288741
1388741
1488840
1588840
1689830
1789830
1889830
1989830
2089830
2189830
2290820
2391720
2491720
2591720
2692620
2793610
2894510
2994510
3095410
3195410

Wind in October

Winds average 5 mph in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
225calm
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245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 4:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:415:21
211.65:415:20
311.65:425:19
411.65:435:17
511.55:445:16
611.55:445:15
711.55:455:13
811.45:465:12
911.45:475:11
1011.45:475:10
1111.35:485:08
1211.35:495:07
1311.35:505:06
1411.25:515:05
1511.25:515:03
1611.25:525:02
1711.15:535:01
1811.15:545:00
1911.15:554:59
2011.05:554:58
2111.05:564:57
2211.05:574:55
2310.95:584:54
2410.95:594:53
2510.96:004:52
2610.86:004:51
2710.86:014:50
2810.86:024:49
2910.86:034:48
3010.76:044:47
3110.76:054:47

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.3 kWh/m² to a high of 8.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Brawley?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Brawley for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Brawley in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Brawley sees daytime highs around 91°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Brawley in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Brawley peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Brawley?

Brawley sits at 33.0°N, 115.5°W, -112 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Imperial, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Brawley

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Brawley.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Brawley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 ft around an average of -121 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,010 ft.

The land around Brawley is covered by cropland (40%), artificial surfaces (28%) and bare terrain (25%) within 2 miles, cropland (78%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (68%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
92 ft
10 miles
282 ft
50 miles
6,010 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Imperial 9.3 mi · El Centro 13 mi · Calexico 21 mi · Santa Isabel 24 mi · Mexicali 25 mi · Puebla 30 mi · Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria 54 mi · Somerton 55 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Brawley (32.9787°, -115.5303°, elevation -112 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).