Typical October weather
Phoenix
Arizona · October
89° days
66° nights
maybe one rainy day · 11½ hours of daylight
What to pack
- Swimsuit
- Sunscreen
What October feels like
Everything reopens — hiking clubs, patio dining, the festivals that could not survive summer — though the first half still runs hot enough that early starts matter. By Halloween the Valley has its second spring and the trail lots are full again by mid-morning.
Real rain shows up maybe one day all month; the rest stay dry. The air runs dry — whatever the thermometer says, it wears easy. about 17 afternoons top 90°.
The numbers
| Typical high | 89° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 66° |
| Days with real rain | 1 |
| Total rain | 0.6 in |
| Humidity | dry air |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:33 am / 5:54 pm |