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Typical October weather
Santa Barbara
California · October
73° days
51° nights
maybe one rainy day · 11½ hours of daylight · ocean 64°
What to pack
- Light jacket
- Sunscreen
What October feels like
October holds the summer and hands back the parking. It is also the tail of the dry season, when the sundowners are strongest and everybody in town knows the sound of a wind advisory. Harvest parties run every weekend up the valley.
Real rain shows up maybe one day all month; the rest stay dry. Humidity stays comfortable; the air never feels heavy.
Can you swim?
The ocean runs about 64° — cold — a quick dip takes resolve.
The numbers
| Typical high | 73° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 51° |
| Days with real rain | 1 |
| Total rain | 0.7 in |
| Humidity | comfortable |
| Water temperature | 64° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 7:04 am / 6:24 pm |