Clearlake weather in October

In October, Clearlake sees average daytime highs of 72°F and overnight lows near 52°F, with 1.6 in of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 77°F in the first days to 67°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Clearlake's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Clearlake's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 72°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 52°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 1.6 in; 3.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 6:27 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover: 31%; 5th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.2; out of 10

Clearlake is city in Lake County, California, United States.

Density: 554/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1980

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 77°F in the first days to 67°F by the end.

A typical October day in Clearlake reaches about 72°F in the afternoon and slips back to 52°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 61°F and 83°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 10°F cooler than September and about 13°F warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	78	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	66
Avg low (°F)	56	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	47

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	78	56
2	77	55
3	77	55
4	76	55
5	76	55
6	76	54
7	75	54
8	75	54
9	75	53
10	74	53
11	74	53
12	74	53
13	73	52
14	73	52
15	73	52
16	73	52
17	72	51
18	72	51
19	71	51
20	71	51
21	71	51
22	70	50
23	70	50
24	69	50
25	69	49
26	68	49
27	68	49
28	67	49
29	67	48
30	67	48
31	66	47

Clearlake weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	53° / 38°	6.1	10.9	1.4	9.6	2.8
Feb	55° / 40°	5.9	9.4	1.7	10.5	3.6
Mar	59° / 42°	4.7	10.4	1.4	11.7	4.6
Apr	64° / 45°	2.1	6.5	0.3	13	6.2
May	71° / 51°	1.4	4.7	0	14.1	7.8
Jun	80° / 58°	0.5	2.1	0	14.7	8.2
Jul	87° / 64°	0.0	0.2	0	14.5	6.6
Aug	86° / 63°	0.1	0.4	0	13.5	6.7
Sep	82° / 59°	0.2	1	0	12.3	8.2
Oct	72° / 52°	1.6	3.8	0	11	8.2
Nov	60° / 43°	3.2	7.1	0.2	9.9	5.1
Dec	52° / 38°	6.2	10.5	0.8	9.3	2.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	86	85	85	84	84	83	82	81	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	77	76	75	74	73	73	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	68	67	67
Cloudier (%)	14	15	15	16	16	17	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	33	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	68	32
30	67	33
31	67	33

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Clearlake gets around 1.6 in of rain over 3.8 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 11% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	17	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	9
6	9
7	9
8	9
9	9
10	9
11	9
12	9
13	9
14	9
15	10
16	10
17	10
18	11
19	11
20	12
21	13
22	13
23	14
24	14
25	15
26	15
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	17
31	17

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in October

Winds average 4 mph in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
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15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:05 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:46	5:44	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:38	5:36	5:35	5:33	5:32	5:30	5:29	5:27	5:26	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:20	5:19	5:18	5:16	5:15	5:14	5:12	5:11	5:10	5:09	5:07	5:06	5:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:12	5:47
2	11.6	6:13	5:46
3	11.5	6:13	5:44
4	11.5	6:14	5:43
5	11.4	6:15	5:41
6	11.4	6:16	5:39
7	11.3	6:17	5:38
8	11.3	6:18	5:36
9	11.3	6:19	5:35
10	11.2	6:20	5:33
11	11.2	6:21	5:32
12	11.1	6:23	5:30
13	11.1	6:24	5:29
14	11.0	6:25	5:27
15	11.0	6:26	5:26
16	11.0	6:27	5:24
17	10.9	6:28	5:23
18	10.9	6:29	5:22
19	10.8	6:30	5:20
20	10.8	6:31	5:19
21	10.8	6:32	5:18
22	10.7	6:33	5:16
23	10.7	6:34	5:15
24	10.6	6:35	5:14
25	10.6	6:36	5:12
26	10.6	6:37	5:11
27	10.5	6:38	5:10
28	10.5	6:40	5:09
29	10.4	6:41	5:07
30	10.4	6:42	5:06
31	10.4	6:43	5:05

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.0	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate
29	3.5	Moderate
30	3.4	Moderate
31	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Clearlake

In seasonPeak

None of Clearlake's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Clearlake's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Is October a good time to visit Clearlake?

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

8.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Clearlake for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Clearlake in October

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

In October, Clearlake sees daytime highs around 72°F and nights near 52°F. Worth packing: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Clearlake in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Clearlake peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	6	9	10	10	9	6	5	2	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Clearlake in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Clearlake is worst in September — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.8× the cleanest month (June, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	8	9	8	6	5	14	29	31	14	8	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	6	Good
Jun	5	Good
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Clearlake?

Clearlake sits at 39.0°N, 122.6°W, 1,417 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Windsor, 30 mi away.

Topography around Clearlake

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Clearlake has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 ft around an average of 1,493 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,409 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,982 ft.

The land around Clearlake is covered by trees (39%) and grassland (28%) within 2 miles, trees (52%) and grassland (38%) within 10 miles, and trees (52%) and grassland (30%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

853 ft

trees 39%

10 miles

3,409 ft

trees 52%

50 miles

6,982 ft

trees 52%

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← September Clearlake year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Windsor 30 mi · Ukiah 34 mi · Santa Rosa 36 mi · Rohnert Park 43 mi · Agua Caliente 45 mi · Napa 49 mi · Woodland 50 mi · Petaluma 50 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

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 Clearlake (38.9582°, -122.6264°, elevation 1,417 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	78	56
2	77	55
3	77	55
4	76	55
5	76	55
6	76	54
7	75	54
8	75	54
9	75	53
10	74	53
11	74	53
12	74	53
13	73	52
14	73	52
15	73	52
16	73	52
17	72	51
18	72	51
19	71	51
20	71	51
21	71	51
22	70	50
23	70	50
24	69	50
25	69	49
26	68	49
27	68	49
28	67	49
29	67	48
30	67	48
31	66	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	68	32
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	9
6	9
7	9
8	9
9	9
10	9
11	9
12	9
13	9
14	9
15	10
16	10
17	10
18	11
19	11
20	12
21	13
22	13
23	14
24	14
25	15
26	15
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	17
31	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	78	56
2	77	55
3	77	55
4	76	55
5	76	55
6	76	54
7	75	54
8	75	54
9	75	53
10	74	53
11	74	53
12	74	53
13	73	52
14	73	52
15	73	52
16	73	52
17	72	51
18	72	51
19	71	51
20	71	51
21	71	51
22	70	50
23	70	50
24	69	50
25	69	49
26	68	49
27	68	49
28	67	49
29	67	48
30	67	48
31	66	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	68	32
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	9
6	9
7	9
8	9
9	9
10	9
11	9
12	9
13	9
14	9
15	10
16	10
17	10
18	11
19	11
20	12
21	13
22	13
23	14
24	14
25	15
26	15
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	17
31	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	78	56
2	77	55
3	77	55
4	76	55
5	76	55
6	76	54
7	75	54
8	75	54
9	75	53
10	74	53
11	74	53
12	74	53
13	73	52
14	73	52
15	73	52
16	73	52
17	72	51
18	72	51
19	71	51
20	71	51
21	71	51
22	70	50
23	70	50
24	69	50
25	69	49
26	68	49
27	68	49
28	67	49
29	67	48
30	67	48
31	66	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	68	32
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	9
6	9
7	9
8	9
9	9
10	9
11	9
12	9
13	9
14	9
15	10
16	10
17	10
18	11
19	11
20	12
21	13
22	13
23	14
24	14
25	15
26	15
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	17
31	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1