Coachella weather in October

In October, Coachella sees average daytime highs of 82°F and overnight lows near 59°F, with 0.3 in of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 87°F in the first days to 76°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% 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 Coachella's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Coachella's year-round climate.

Daytime high
82°
6th warmest
Overnight low
59°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0.3 in
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
5:55 AM – 5:04 PM
Cloud cover
18%
4th clearest
Wind
4 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Coachella is city in Riverside County, California, United States.

Density
573/km²
people per km²
Founded
1876

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 87°F in the first days to 76°F by the end.

A typical October day in Coachella reaches about 82°F in the afternoon and slips back to 59°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 91°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 11°F cooler than September and about 12°F warmer than November.

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317553

How October really feels in Coachella

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Coachella weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan62° / 43°1.13.6106.6
Feb65° / 45°1.34.110.77.1
Mar71° / 49°0.72.911.78.1
Apr77° / 54°0.31.512.88.8
May85° / 60°0.10.913.77.0
Jun94° / 68°0.00.214.23.8
Jul99° / 75°0.31.9141.9
Aug98° / 75°0.32.213.32.2
Sep92° / 69°0.31.812.24.4
Oct82° / 59°0.31.211.28.0
Nov70° / 48°0.31.510.38.4
Dec61° / 42°1.02.99.86.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6928
7937
8937
9937
10937
11928
12919
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14919
15919
16919
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Coachella gets around 0.3 in of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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23
33
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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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19721
29721
39721
49721
59811
69811
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
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2910000
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Wind in October

Winds average 4 mph in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
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94calm
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114calm
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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 5:44 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 4:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:445:24
211.65:445:22
311.65:455:21
411.65:465:20
511.55:475:18
611.55:475:17
711.55:485:16
811.45:495:14
911.45:505:13
1011.45:505:12
1111.35:515:10
1211.35:525:09
1311.25:535:08
1411.25:545:07
1511.25:555:05
1611.15:555:04
1711.15:565:03
1811.15:575:02
1911.05:585:01
2011.05:594:59
2111.06:004:58
2210.96:004:57
2310.96:014:56
2410.96:024:55
2510.86:034:54
2610.86:044:53
2710.86:054:52
2810.86:064:51
2910.76:074:50
3010.76:074:49
3110.76:084:48

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 8.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
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85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
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 Coachella?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Coachella for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Coachella in October

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

In October, Coachella sees daytime highs around 82°F and nights near 59°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Coachella 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 Coachella peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 23UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Coachella 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 Coachella is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodSep 1419 µg/m³Dec 155 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep20Moderate
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Coachella?

Coachella sits at 33.7°N, 116.2°W, -69 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Indio, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Coachella

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Coachella has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 ft around an average of -69 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,806 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,614 ft.

The land around Coachella is covered by artificial surfaces (32%) and bare terrain (25%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (56%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (55%) and shrubs (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
95 ft
10 miles
3,806 ft
50 miles
11,614 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Indio 3.7 mi · La Quinta 8.1 mi · Palm Desert 12 mi · Rancho Mirage 14 mi · Cathedral City 18 mi · Palm Springs 24 mi · Desert Hot Springs 27 mi · Twentynine Palms 32 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 Coachella (33.6803°, -116.1739°, elevation -69 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).