Florida weather in October

In October, Florida sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 121 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Florida's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Florida's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 121 mm; 9.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 7:04 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 9th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Florida is city in Florida Department, Uruguay.

Density: 1,091/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1809

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 climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical October day in Florida reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler 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 (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Florida weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 18°	82	8.1	14	5.9
Feb	28° / 18°	104	8.6	13.3	6.3
Mar	26° / 16°	101	8.7	12.3	7.1
Apr	22° / 13°	111	8.1	11.2	7.0
May	19° / 10°	87	7.1	10.3	6.3
Jun	16° / 7°	93	7.7	9.8	5.1
Jul	15° / 6°	82	7.3	10	4.8
Aug	17° / 8°	97	7.7	10.7	5.8
Sep	19° / 9°	90	8.3	11.8	6.3
Oct	21° / 11°	121	9.6	12.9	6.6
Nov	24° / 13°	101	8.1	13.8	7.2
Dec	28° / 16°	100	8.2	14.2	6.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 54%. Skies tend to open up 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 (%)	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	45	47	47	48	48	48	48	47	47	48	49	48	48	48	48	48	49	48	49	49	50
Cloudier (%)	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	55	53	53	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	52	51	51	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	45	55
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	49	51
28	48	52
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	50	50

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Florida gets around 121 mm of rain over 9.6 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

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 61% 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 (%)	73	72	70	70	68	68	66	65	64	63	63	62	62	62	61	60	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	52
Comfortable (%)	21	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28
Humid (%)	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	73	21	5	1
2	72	22	5	1
3	70	23	6	1
4	70	23	6	1
5	68	24	7	1
6	68	24	7	1
7	66	24	8	2
8	65	24	9	2
9	64	25	9	2
10	63	25	10	2
11	63	25	10	2
12	62	25	11	2
13	62	25	11	2
14	62	25	11	2
15	61	25	12	2
16	60	25	12	3
17	59	25	13	3
18	58	26	13	3
19	58	26	13	3
20	57	26	14	3
21	57	26	14	3
22	57	26	14	3
23	56	26	15	3
24	56	26	15	3
25	56	26	15	3
26	55	27	15	3
27	55	27	15	3
28	54	27	16	3
29	54	27	16	3
30	53	28	16	3
31	52	28	16	4

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h 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 (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
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17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
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25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 8:09 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)	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:24	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48
Sunset (PM)	7:44	7:45	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:58	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:06	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	7:24	7:44
2	12.4	7:22	7:45
3	12.4	7:21	7:45
4	12.4	7:20	7:46
5	12.5	7:18	7:47
6	12.5	7:17	7:48
7	12.6	7:15	7:49
8	12.6	7:14	7:49
9	12.6	7:13	7:50
10	12.7	7:11	7:51
11	12.7	7:10	7:52
12	12.7	7:09	7:53
13	12.8	7:08	7:53
14	12.8	7:06	7:54
15	12.8	7:05	7:55
16	12.9	7:04	7:56
17	12.9	7:03	7:57
18	12.9	7:01	7:58
19	13.0	7:00	7:58
20	13.0	6:59	7:59
21	13.0	6:58	8:00
22	13.1	6:57	8:01
23	13.1	6:56	8:02
24	13.1	6:55	8:03
25	13.2	6:54	8:04
26	13.2	6:53	8:05
27	13.2	6:51	8:06
28	13.3	6:50	8:06
29	13.3	6:49	8:07
30	13.3	6:49	8:08
31	13.4	6:48	8:09

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.38 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)	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	6.0	Bright
30	6.0	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Florida?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Florida for sightseeing.

What to pack for Florida in October

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

In October, Florida sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Florida in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Florida peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	11	10	7	4	3	3	4	6	8	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	7	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Florida?

Florida sits at 34.1°S, 56.2°W, 79 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Santa Lucía, 42 km away.

Topography around Florida

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Florida.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Florida has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m.

The land around Florida is covered by grassland (45%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

50 m

grassland 45%

16 km

109 m

grassland 52%

80 km

283 m

grassland 59%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

October weather nearby: Santa Lucía 42 km · Canelones 47 km · San José de Mayo 53 km · Progreso 63 km · Las Piedras 70 km · Pando 73 km · La Paz 73 km · Barros Blancos 75 km

Uruguay travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / I / L; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 66% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $25,216; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 11.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 14.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 542
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 Florida (-34.1003°, -56.2148°, elevation 79 m), 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	45	55
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	49	51
28	48	52
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	73	21	5	1
2	72	22	5	1
3	70	23	6	1
4	70	23	6	1
5	68	24	7	1
6	68	24	7	1
7	66	24	8	2
8	65	24	9	2
9	64	25	9	2
10	63	25	10	2
11	63	25	10	2
12	62	25	11	2
13	62	25	11	2
14	62	25	11	2
15	61	25	12	2
16	60	25	12	3
17	59	25	13	3
18	58	26	13	3
19	58	26	13	3
20	57	26	14	3
21	57	26	14	3
22	57	26	14	3
23	56	26	15	3
24	56	26	15	3
25	56	26	15	3
26	55	27	15	3
27	55	27	15	3
28	54	27	16	3
29	54	27	16	3
30	53	28	16	3
31	52	28	16	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	45	55
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	49	51
28	48	52
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	73	21	5	1
2	72	22	5	1
3	70	23	6	1
4	70	23	6	1
5	68	24	7	1
6	68	24	7	1
7	66	24	8	2
8	65	24	9	2
9	64	25	9	2
10	63	25	10	2
11	63	25	10	2
12	62	25	11	2
13	62	25	11	2
14	62	25	11	2
15	61	25	12	2
16	60	25	12	3
17	59	25	13	3
18	58	26	13	3
19	58	26	13	3
20	57	26	14	3
21	57	26	14	3
22	57	26	14	3
23	56	26	15	3
24	56	26	15	3
25	56	26	15	3
26	55	27	15	3
27	55	27	15	3
28	54	27	16	3
29	54	27	16	3
30	53	28	16	3
31	52	28	16	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	45	55
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	49	51
28	48	52
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	73	21	5	1
2	72	22	5	1
3	70	23	6	1
4	70	23	6	1
5	68	24	7	1
6	68	24	7	1
7	66	24	8	2
8	65	24	9	2
9	64	25	9	2
10	63	25	10	2
11	63	25	10	2
12	62	25	11	2
13	62	25	11	2
14	62	25	11	2
15	61	25	12	2
16	60	25	12	3
17	59	25	13	3
18	58	26	13	3
19	58	26	13	3
20	57	26	14	3
21	57	26	14	3
22	57	26	14	3
23	56	26	15	3
24	56	26	15	3
25	56	26	15	3
26	55	27	15	3
27	55	27	15	3
28	54	27	16	3
29	54	27	16	3
30	53	28	16	3
31	52	28	16	4