Buckeye weather in October

In October, Buckeye sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 0.5 in of rain across 1.7 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 94°F in the first days to 83°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 Buckeye's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buckeye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
6th warmest
Overnight low
64°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0.5 in
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:41 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
20%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Buckeye is city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.

Density
52/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

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 94°F in the first days to 83°F by the end.

A typical October day in Buckeye reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 25°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 78°F and 98°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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29570
39470
49469
59469
69368
79368
89267
99267
109166
119166
129165
139065
149065
158964
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198863
208762
218762
228662
238661
248561
258560
268460
278459
288359
298359
308258
318258

How October really feels in Buckeye

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 14 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
14
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.

Buckeye 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
Jan67° / 44°0.82.9107.7
Feb71° / 48°1.03.410.88.0
Mar78° / 53°0.72.511.78.4
Apr85° / 59°0.2112.86.8
May94° / 67°0.10.613.73.7
Jun103° / 76°0.10.214.20.6
Jul106° / 83°0.73.4140.0
Aug104° / 83°1.0413.20.1
Sep100° / 76°0.72.712.21.6
Oct89° / 64°0.51.711.25.5
Nov76° / 52°0.51.810.38.6
Dec66° / 44°0.939.87.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
38911
48911
58911
68911
79010
88911
98911
108911
118911
128911
138911
148911
158911
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278713
288614
298614
308614
318614

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Buckeye gets around 0.5 in of rain over 1.7 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
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55
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95
105
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306
316

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1849331
2849331
3859330
4878320
5878320
6888310
7897310
8897310
9897310
10916210
11916210
12916210
13916210
14925210
15925210
16916210
17916210
18936100
19936100
20936100
21936100
22936100
23945100
24945100
25955000
26955000
27964000
28964000
29964000
30973000
31973000

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
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105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
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195calm
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235calm
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 6:29 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:296:10
211.66:306:08
311.66:316:07
411.66:316:05
511.56:326:04
611.56:336:03
711.56:346:01
811.46:346:00
911.46:355:59
1011.46:365:57
1111.36:375:56
1211.36:375:55
1311.36:385:54
1411.26:395:52
1511.26:405:51
1611.26:415:50
1711.16:425:49
1811.16:425:48
1911.16:435:47
2011.06:445:45
2111.06:455:44
2211.06:465:43
2310.96:475:42
2410.96:475:41
2510.96:485:40
2610.86:495:39
2710.86:505:38
2810.86:515:37
2910.76:525:36
3010.76:535:35
3110.76:545:34

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 8.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Buckeye?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Buckeye in October

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

In October, Buckeye sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Buckeye 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 Buckeye peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Buckeye?

Buckeye sits at 33.4°N, 112.6°W, 869 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Goodyear, 14 mi away.

Topography around Buckeye

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Buckeye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 ft around an average of 873 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,234 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,085 ft.

The land around Buckeye is covered by cropland (37%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 2 miles, shrubs (39%), bare terrain (29%) and cropland (20%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (46%) and bare terrain (33%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
125 ft
10 miles
2,234 ft
50 miles
4,085 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Goodyear 14 mi · Avondale 14 mi · El Mirage 22 mi · Surprise 23 mi · Sun City 24 mi · Sun City West 24 mi · Peoria 25 mi · Maryvale 25 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 Buckeye (33.3703°, -112.5838°, elevation 869 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).