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Typical October weather

Los Angeles

California · October

The light turns golden and the nights finally cool off.

79° days
60° nights

maybe one rainy day · 11½ hours of daylight · ocean 65°

What to pack

What October feels like

October is when photographers stop complaining and everyone eats outside. Santa Ana events peak now, hot and dry and crackling with static, and the fire-weather alerts come with them. In between, the air is as clear as it gets.

Real rain shows up maybe one day all month; the rest stay dry.

Can you swim?

The ocean runs about 65° — brisk but swimmable.

The numbers

Typical high79°
Typical low60°
Days with real rain1
Total rain0.6 in
Water temperature65°
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:58 am / 6:18 pm

How October compares

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