United States in October

October is one of United States's best months (rank 3 of 12): its 171 destinations average 76/100, led by Death Valley National Park at 95 — 18°C and 1 rainy day — while Gates of the Arctic National Park is cooler at -13°C and scores 45.

#3 of 12 months for United States · 171 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Where in United States in October

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Death Valley National Park	National park	18°C	3 mm · 1 day	95 tier S	Yes
2	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	National park	15°C	15 mm · 3 days	94 tier S	Yes
3	Zion National Park	National park	16°C	18 mm · 2 days	93 tier S	Yes
4	Albuquerque	City	22°C	21 mm · 3 days	92 tier S	Yes
5	Arches National Park	National park	16°C	27 mm · 4 days	92 tier S	Yes
6	Canyonlands National Park	National park	17°C	27 mm · 4 days	92 tier S	Yes
7	Honolulu	Beach	33°C	45 mm · 7 days	92 tier S	—
8	Lahaina	Beach	33°C	30 mm · 4 days	92 tier S	—
9	Atlanta	City	24°C	85 mm · 5 days	91 tier S	Yes
10	Capitol Reef National Park	National park	13°C	13 mm · 3 days	91 tier S	Yes
11	Kauai	Island	27°C	65 mm · 17 days	91 tier S	—
12	Mesa Verde National Park	National park	14°C	29 mm · 4 days	91 tier S	Yes
13	Moab	Trekking hub	20°C	30 mm · 4 days	91 tier S	Yes
14	Taos	Trekking hub	15°C	28 mm · 4 days	91 tier S	Yes
15	Carlsbad Caverns National Park	National park	21°C	24 mm · 3 days	90 tier S	Yes
16	Great Sand Dunes National Park	National park	13°C	17 mm · 2 days	90 tier S	Yes
17	Petrified Forest National Park	National park	19°C	27 mm · 3 days	90 tier S	Yes
18	Sacramento	City	25°C	36 mm · 2 days	90 tier S	Yes
19	San Francisco	City	21°C	29 mm · 2 days	90 tier S	—
20	Sedona	Trekking hub	23°C	24 mm · 2 days	90 tier S	Yes
21	Channel Islands National Park	National park	18°C	7 mm · 1 day	89 tier A	—
22	Charlotte	City	24°C	83 mm · 5 days	89 tier A	Yes
23	Destin	Beach	30°C	89 mm · 5 days	89 tier A	Yes
24	Laguna Beach	Beach	23°C	5 mm · 1 day	89 tier A	—
25	Las Vegas	City	26°C	2 mm · 1 day	89 tier A	Yes
26	Los Angeles	City	27°C	10 mm · 1 day	89 tier A	—
27	Memphis	City	24°C	104 mm · 6 days	89 tier A	Yes
28	Raleigh	City	24°C	80 mm · 6 days	89 tier A	Yes
29	San Diego	Beach	25°C	6 mm · 1 day	89 tier A	—
30	Big Bend National Park	National park	23°C	23 mm · 3 days	88 tier A	—
31	Pensacola	Beach	30°C	109 mm · 5 days	88 tier A	Yes
32	Pinnacles National Park	National park	26°C	11 mm · 1 day	88 tier A	—
33	Saguaro National Park	National park	23°C	16 mm · 3 days	88 tier A	—
34	Santa Barbara	Beach	24°C	11 mm · 1 day	88 tier A	—
35	Sarasota	Beach	33°C	78 mm · 4 days	88 tier A	—
36	Shenandoah National Park	National park	15°C	75 mm · 7 days	88 tier A	Yes
37	Baltimore	City	21°C	63 mm · 5 days	87 tier A	Yes
38	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	National park	15°C	41 mm · 6 days	87 tier A	Yes
39	Gateway Arch National Park	National park	20°C	72 mm · 6 days	87 tier A	Yes
40	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	National park	17°C	140 mm · 8 days	87 tier A	Yes
41	Kona	Beach	34°C	109 mm · 18 days	87 tier A	—
42	Louisville	City	21°C	74 mm · 6 days	87 tier A	Yes
43	Maui	Island	18°C	94 mm · 19 days	87 tier A	—
44	Nashville	City	22°C	75 mm · 6 days	87 tier A	Yes
45	New River Gorge National Park	National park	18°C	95 mm · 9 days	87 tier A	Yes
46	Reno	City	18°C	27 mm · 3 days	87 tier A	—
47	Asheville	City	21°C	85 mm · 6 days	86 tier A	Yes
48	Badlands National Park	National park	14°C	33 mm · 5 days	86 tier A	Yes
49	Boulder	City	18°C	26 mm · 4 days	86 tier A	—
50	Clearwater	Beach	32°C	97 mm · 6 days	86 tier A	—
51	Denver	City	17°C	18 mm · 3 days	86 tier A	—
52	Hot Springs National Park	National park	23°C	85 mm · 4 days	86 tier A	Yes
53	Napa	City	24°C	38 mm · 3 days	86 tier A	—
54	Charleston	City	26°C	64 mm · 5 days	85 tier A	—
55	Cuyahoga Valley National Park	National park	16°C	85 mm · 11 days	85 tier A	Yes
56	Dallas	City	27°C	124 mm · 5 days	85 tier A	Yes
57	Haleakala National Park	National park	15°C	94 mm · 19 days	85 tier A	—
58	Hilton Head Island	Beach	27°C	78 mm · 5 days	85 tier A	Yes
59	Mammoth Cave National Park	National park	24°C	88 mm · 6 days	85 tier A	Yes
60	Naples, Florida	Beach	34°C	87 mm · 6 days	85 tier A	—
61	Philadelphia	City	19°C	80 mm · 7 days	85 tier A	Yes
62	Richmond	City	22°C	104 mm · 7 days	85 tier A	Yes
63	South Lake Tahoe	Trekking hub	13°C	44 mm · 3 days	85 tier A	—
64	Washington	City	21°C	84 mm · 7 days	85 tier A	Yes
65	Wind Cave National Park	National park	13°C	37 mm · 6 days	85 tier A	Yes
66	Salt Lake City	City	17°C	41 mm · 4 days	84 tier A	—
67	St. Louis	City	20°C	71 mm · 6 days	84 tier A	Yes
68	Big Sur	Beach	25°C	21 mm · 2 days	83 tier A	—
69	Bryce Canyon National Park	National park	10°C	23 mm · 3 days	83 tier A	—
70	Cincinnati	City	19°C	66 mm · 8 days	83 tier A	Yes
71	Gatlinburg	City	20°C	83 mm · 8 days	83 tier A	Yes
72	Kansas City	City	19°C	71 mm · 6 days	83 tier A	—
73	Kings Canyon National Park	National park	9°C	16 mm · 2 days	83 tier A	—
74	Monterey	Beach	21°C	14 mm · 1 day	83 tier A	—
75	San Antonio	City	30°C	54 mm · 5 days	83 tier A	—
76	Santa Fe	City	16°C	37 mm · 4 days	83 tier A	—
77	Sequoia National Park	National park	9°C	24 mm · 3 days	83 tier A	—
78	Boise	City	15°C	22 mm · 5 days	82 tier A	—
79	Bozeman	Trekking hub	12°C	55 mm · 9 days	82 tier A	—
80	Grand Canyon National Park	National park	25°C	14 mm · 2 days	82 tier A	—
81	Indianapolis	City	17°C	80 mm · 8 days	82 tier A	Yes
82	Redwood National Park	National park	16°C	107 mm · 7 days	82 tier A	—
83	Savannah	City	28°C	104 mm · 6 days	82 tier A	—
84	Tucson	City	30°C	13 mm · 1 day	82 tier A	—
85	Yosemite National Park	National park	10°C	52 mm · 4 days	82 tier A	—
86	Austin	City	29°C	91 mm · 6 days	81 tier A	—
87	Columbus	City	18°C	74 mm · 8 days	81 tier A	—
88	Flagstaff	City	15°C	40 mm · 4 days	81 tier A	—
89	Key West	Beach	33°C	120 mm · 11 days	81 tier A	—
90	Myrtle Beach	Beach	25°C	111 mm · 6 days	81 tier A	—
91	Santa Cruz, California	Beach	23°C	38 mm · 2 days	81 tier A	—
92	Congaree National Park	National park	27°C	70 mm · 6 days	80 tier A	—
93	Indiana Dunes National Park	National park	15°C	123 mm · 11 days	80 tier A	—
94	Lassen Volcanic National Park	National park	10°C	60 mm · 6 days	80 tier A	—
95	New York	City	18°C	107 mm · 7 days	80 tier A	—
96	Great Basin National Park	National park	5°C	47 mm · 6 days	79 tier B	—
97	New Orleans	City	30°C	83 mm · 4 days	79 tier B	—
98	Cleveland	City	17°C	89 mm · 11 days	78 tier B	—
99	Fort Lauderdale	Beach	33°C	168 mm · 11 days	78 tier B	—
100	Houston	City	30°C	82 mm · 6 days	78 tier B	—
101	Miami	Beach	33°C	174 mm · 9 days	78 tier B	—
102	Pittsburgh	City	18°C	87 mm · 10 days	78 tier B	—
103	Scottsdale	City	30°C	21 mm · 1 day	78 tier B	—
104	White Sands National Park	National park	25°C	23 mm · 3 days	78 tier B	—
105	Detroit	City	15°C	77 mm · 9 days	77 tier B	—
106	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	National park	22°C	205 mm · 19 days	77 tier B	—
107	Joshua Tree National Park	National park	26°C	4 mm · 1 day	77 tier B	—
108	Outer Banks	Beach	23°C	77 mm · 7 days	77 tier B	—
109	Theodore Roosevelt National Park	National park	10°C	32 mm · 4 days	77 tier B	—
110	Bend	City	13°C	22 mm · 5 days	76 tier B	—
111	Virginia Beach	Beach	23°C	77 mm · 6 days	76 tier B	—
112	Grand Teton National Park	National park	7°C	61 mm · 8 days	75 tier B	—
113	Jacksonville	City	30°C	86 mm · 7 days	75 tier B	—
114	Palm Springs	City	32°C	3 mm · 1 day	75 tier B	—
115	Rocky Mountain National Park	National park	5°C	58 mm · 9 days	75 tier B	—
116	Acadia National Park	National park	11°C	117 mm · 10 days	74 tier B	—
117	Boston	City	16°C	100 mm · 9 days	74 tier B	—
118	Milwaukee	City	14°C	82 mm · 9 days	74 tier B	—
119	Phoenix	City	31°C	18 mm · 1 day	74 tier B	—
120	St. Augustine	City	29°C	101 mm · 8 days	74 tier B	—
121	Chicago	City	16°C	117 mm · 10 days	73 tier B	—
122	Portland	City	16°C	109 mm · 11 days	72 tier B	—
123	Seattle	City	14°C	76 mm · 9 days	72 tier B	—
124	Crater Lake National Park	National park	7°C	137 mm · 11 days	71 tier B	—
125	Isle Royale National Park	National park	6°C	77 mm · 11 days	71 tier B	—
126	Madison	City	14°C	96 mm · 10 days	71 tier B	—
127	Minneapolis	City	11°C	72 mm · 8 days	71 tier B	—
128	Voyageurs National Park	National park	8°C	71 mm · 10 days	71 tier B	—
129	Burlington	City	15°C	111 mm · 10 days	70 tier B	—
130	Tampa	City	33°C	70 mm · 6 days	70 tier B	—
131	Traverse City	City	13°C	95 mm · 13 days	70 tier B	—
132	Yellowstone National Park	National park	3°C	62 mm · 11 days	70 tier B	—
133	Bar Harbor	City	12°C	117 mm · 10 days	68 tier C	—
134	Orlando	City	32°C	124 mm · 8 days	68 tier C	—
135	Hilo	City	33°C	214 mm · 19 days	66 tier C	—
136	Glacier National Park	National park	2°C	141 mm · 14 days	65 tier C	—
137	Newport	Beach	17°C	101 mm · 9 days	65 tier C	—
138	Dry Tortugas National Park	National park	30°C	110 mm · 14 days	63 tier C	—
139	Everglades National Park	National park	33°C	113 mm · 10 days	63 tier C	—
140	Nantucket	Island	16°C	130 mm · 8 days	63 tier C	—
141	Hyannis	Beach	16°C	145 mm · 11 days	62 tier C	—
142	Mackinac Island	Island	11°C	112 mm · 13 days	62 tier C	—
143	Mount Rainier National Park	National park	0°C	174 mm · 15 days	61 tier C	—
144	Katmai National Park	National park	3°C	188 mm · 20 days	60 tier C	—
145	Big Sky	Ski resort	7°C	75 mm · 12 days	59 tier D	—
146	Biscayne National Park	National park	34°C	138 mm · 13 days	59 tier D	—
147	Denali National Park	National park	-3°C	60 mm · 12 days	59 tier D	—
148	Olympic National Park	National park	6°C	391 mm · 17 days	58 tier D	—
149	Anchorage	City	4°C	63 mm · 8 days	57 tier D	—
150	North Cascades National Park	National park	0°C	187 mm · 16 days	57 tier D	—
151	Breckenridge	Ski resort	7°C	36 mm · 6 days	55 tier D	—
152	Kobuk Valley National Park	National park	-6°C	66 mm · 11 days	52 tier D	—
153	Fairbanks	City	-1°C	33 mm · 7 days	50 tier D	—
154	Glacier Bay National Park	National park	0°C	606 mm · 21 days	50 tier D	—
155	Lake Clark National Park	National park	-7°C	155 mm · 16 days	47 tier F	—
156	Vail	Ski resort	11°C	65 mm · 8 days	46 tier F	—
157	Gates of the Arctic National Park	National park	-13°C	35 mm · 9 days	45 tier F	—
158	Jackson	Ski resort	9°C	40 mm · 6 days	45 tier F	—
159	Juneau	City	6°C	316 mm · 21 days	45 tier F	—
160	Sun Valley	Ski resort	9°C	36 mm · 5 days	45 tier F	—
161	Wrangell-St Elias National Park	National park	-9°C	139 mm · 16 days	45 tier F	—
162	Kenai Fjords National Park	National park	-4°C	379 mm · 19 days	44 tier F	—
163	Aspen	Ski resort	11°C	52 mm · 7 days	43 tier F	—
164	Killington	Ski resort	6°C	131 mm · 12 days	43 tier F	—
165	Steamboat Springs	Ski resort	12°C	52 mm · 9 days	39 tier F	—
166	Park City	Ski resort	10°C	78 mm · 9 days	38 tier F	—
167	Telluride	Ski resort	12°C	29 mm · 5 days	38 tier F	—
168	Whitefish	Ski resort	9°C	48 mm · 8 days	37 tier F	—
169	Lake Placid	Ski resort	12°C	112 mm · 12 days	33 tier F	—
170	Stowe	Ski resort	14°C	117 mm · 11 days	27 tier F	—
171	Mammoth Lakes	Ski resort	14°C	21 mm · 3 days	26 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means October is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in United States in October

Death Valley '49ers Encampment · Death Valley National Park · 28 Oct – 10 Nov (usually)
California condors over the canyon · Zion National Park · 1 Jan – 31 Dec
Dark-sky nights · Zion National Park · 1 Sep – 31 Oct (usually)
Cottonwoods turning · Zion National Park · 20 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)
Balloon Fiesta · Albuquerque · 3–11 Oct
Atlanta Pride · Atlanta · 5–15 Oct (usually)
Fall colour · Atlanta and 18 more places · 25 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)
Autumn on the mesa · Mesa Verde National Park · 25 Sep – 20 Oct (usually)

Seasons in force

Hurricane season · 32 places Trail season · 27 places Ski season · 15 places Off-season shutdown · 13 places Summer season opens · 10 places Smoke season · 9 places Insect season · 7 places Sea warm enough · 7 places Algae & red tide · 6 places Foraging season · 5 places Dry season · 3 places Harvest · 3 places Volcanic activity · 3 places Flood season · 2 places Monsoon · 2 places Extreme heat · 1 place Storm season · 1 place Surf season · 1 place Wind season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 13 of United States's 106 well-known places this month.

Better months for United States

April · 78/100 May · 78/100 September · 75/100 Weakest: January · 61/100

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