Mesquite weather in October

In October, Mesquite sees average daytime highs of 75°F and overnight lows near 53°F, with 1.0 in of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 82°F in the first days to 69°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mesquite's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mesquite's year-round climate.

Daytime high
75°
6th warmest
Overnight low
53°
7th coldest
Rainfall
1.0 in
2.9 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
5:50 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
25%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Mesquite is city in Clark County, Nevada, United States.

Density
209/km²
people per km²
Founded
1880

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 82°F in the first days to 69°F by the end.

A typical October day in Mesquite reaches about 75°F in the afternoon and slips back to 53°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 64°F and 85°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 13°F cooler than September and about 14°F warmer than November.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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28259
38259
48158
58158
68057
78057
87956
97956
107855
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127755
137754
147654
157653
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316847

How October really feels in Mesquite

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.

Mesquite weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan53° / 34°1.550.89.83.4
Feb57° / 38°1.85.70.910.64.6
Mar65° / 44°1.25.10.411.76.8
Apr72° / 50°0.52.60.212.98.2
May82° / 60°0.31.8013.97.6
Jun93° / 69°0.10.6014.54.2
Jul98° / 76°0.42.5014.32.2
Aug96° / 74°0.52.8013.42.8
Sep88° / 66°0.82.4012.25.6
Oct75° / 53°1.02.90118.4
Nov61° / 41°0.82.80.2106.4
Dec51° / 33°1.24.71.19.53.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38812
48812
58713
68614
78614
88515
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108416
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317822

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mesquite gets around 1.0 in of rain over 2.9 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 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
108
118
128
137
147
158
168
178
188
199
209
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2410
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2710
2810
2910
3010
3110

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
141000
151000
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Wind in October

Winds average 5 mph in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 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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225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 30 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 5:36 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 4:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:365:14
211.65:375:13
311.55:385:11
411.55:395:10
511.55:405:08
611.45:415:07
711.45:425:05
811.45:435:04
911.35:445:02
1011.35:445:01
1111.25:454:59
1211.25:464:58
1311.25:474:57
1411.15:484:55
1511.15:494:54
1611.05:504:53
1711.05:514:51
1811.05:524:50
1910.95:534:49
2010.95:544:47
2110.95:554:46
2210.85:564:45
2310.85:574:44
2410.75:584:42
2510.75:594:41
2610.76:004:40
2710.66:014:39
2810.66:024:38
2910.66:034:37
3010.56:044:36
3110.56:054:35

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.77 kWh/m² to a high of 8.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.4Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.1Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Mesquite?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mesquite in October

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

In October, Mesquite sees daytime highs around 75°F and nights near 53°F. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mesquite 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 Mesquite peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mesquite?

Mesquite sits at 36.8°N, 114.1°W, 1,601 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Saint George, 34 mi away.

Topography around Mesquite

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Mesquite has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 ft around an average of 1,680 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,194 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,232 ft.

The land around Mesquite is covered by bare terrain (45%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (53%) and shrubs (34%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (38%) and shrubs (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
381 ft
10 miles
5,194 ft
50 miles
9,232 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Saint George 34 mi · Washington 38 mi · Hurricane 50 mi · Sunrise Manor 70 mi · Boulder City 71 mi · North Las Vegas 72 mi · Whitney 73 mi · Henderson 73 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 Mesquite (36.8055°, -114.0672°, elevation 1,601 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).