Lake Havasu City weather in October

In October, Lake Havasu City sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 62°F, with 0.4 in of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 92°F in the first days to 81°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Lake Havasu City's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lake Havasu City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
86°
6th warmest
Overnight low
62°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0.4 in
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:49 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
20%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Lake Havasu City is city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.

Density
447/km²
people per km²
Founded
1978

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 92°F in the first days to 81°F by the end.

A typical October day in Lake Havasu City reaches about 86°F in the afternoon and slips back to 62°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 76°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 12°F cooler than September and about 13°F warmer than November.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
19369
29369
39268
49268
59167
69167
79066
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98965
108965
118964
128864
138864
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198561
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228460
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248359
258259
268258
278258
288157
298157
308056
318056

How October really feels in Lake Havasu City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 8 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
8
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.

Lake Havasu City weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan65° / 43°0.93.2107.3
Feb69° / 47°1.13.710.77.7
Mar76° / 53°0.62.311.78.5
Apr83° / 59°0.21.212.87.5
May92° / 68°0.10.513.84.5
Jun101° / 77°0.00.214.31.1
Jul105° / 84°0.31.914.10.0
Aug104° / 83°0.42.413.30.1
Sep98° / 76°0.41.912.22.2
Oct86° / 62°0.41.611.16.4
Nov73° / 50°0.51.410.28.6
Dec64° / 43°0.72.79.77.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% 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 (%)
1919
2919
3919
4919
58911
68911
78911
88911
98911
108911
118911
128911
138812
148812
158812
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298515
308515
318515

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Lake Havasu City gets around 0.4 in of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
45
55
65
75
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95
105
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313

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191432
291432
391432
492431
593421
693421
793421
893421
993421
1094420
1195410
1295410
1395410
1495410
1595410
1695410
1795410
1896400
1996400
2096400
2196400
2296400
2396400
2496400
2597300
2697300
2797300
2897300
2998200
3098200
3198200

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
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155calm
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265calm
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295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 5:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:376:16
211.66:376:15
311.66:386:13
411.56:396:12
511.56:406:10
611.56:406:09
711.46:416:08
811.46:426:06
911.46:436:05
1011.36:446:04
1111.36:456:02
1211.36:456:01
1311.26:466:00
1411.26:475:58
1511.26:485:57
1611.16:495:56
1711.16:505:55
1811.16:505:53
1911.06:515:52
2011.06:525:51
2110.96:535:50
2210.96:545:49
2310.96:555:48
2410.86:565:47
2510.86:575:45
2610.86:585:44
2710.76:595:43
2810.76:595:42
2910.77:005:41
3010.77:015:40
3110.67:025:39

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 8.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.99 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
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Lake Havasu City?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lake Havasu City in October

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

In October, Lake Havasu City sees daytime highs around 86°F and nights near 62°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lake Havasu City 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 Lake Havasu City peaks around June 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lake Havasu City?

Lake Havasu City sits at 34.5°N, 114.3°W, 738 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bullhead City, 48 mi away.

Topography around Lake Havasu City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lake Havasu City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 ft around an average of 735 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,590 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,995 ft.

The land around Lake Havasu City is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (74%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (66%) and shrubs (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
705 ft
10 miles
4,590 ft
50 miles
7,995 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Bullhead City 48 mi · Kingman 51 mi · Blythe 62 mi · Twentynine Palms 102 mi · Prescott 106 mi · Boulder City 107 mi · Henderson 114 mi · Prescott Valley 114 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 Lake Havasu City (34.4839°, -114.3225°, elevation 738 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).