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Typical October weather
South Padre Island
Texas · October
87° days
69° nights
about 5 rainy days · 11½ hours of daylight · gulf 81°
What to pack
- Swimsuit
- Sunscreen
What October feels like
Sandcastle Days brings master sculptors to the beach in October and is genuinely worth planning around. Rain still shows up in bursts, but the heat has backed off and the island feels like it belongs to the people who live here again.
Expect about 5 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. It’s sticky — light fabrics and an afternoon break earn their keep. about 9 afternoons top 90°.
Can you swim?
The Gulf runs about 81° — bath-warm.
The numbers
| Typical high | 87° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 69° |
| Days with real rain | 5 |
| Total rain | 3.8 in |
| Humidity | sticky |
| Water temperature | 81° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 7:27 am / 7:00 pm |