Best beach weather in the US in October

Ranked by the most beach days in October: highs 80-95°F, under 0.05 in of rain and afternoon wind under 15 mph (cities within 10 mi of a coast or Great Lake). First: East Honolulu, HI (24 days), of 91 cities.

Best beach weather in the US in October
Rank	City	Beach days	High	Wet days
1	East Honolulu, HI	24 days	84°F	12
2	Spring Hill, FL	23 days	85°F	8
3	Tampa, FL	23 days	86°F	7
4	Cape Coral, FL	22 days	87°F	8
5	Naples, FL	19 days	86°F	10
6	Key West, FL	18 days	86°F	12
7	Daytona Beach, FL	17 days	82°F	11
8	Panama City Beach, FL	17 days	82°F	6
9	Destin, FL	17 days	81°F	6
10	Palm Bay, FL	17 days	84°F	11
11	League City, TX	17 days	82°F	8
12	Solvang, CA	17 days	84°F	3
13	Miami, FL	16 days	86°F	14
14	Fort Lauderdale, FL	16 days	86°F	14
15	Honolulu, HI	16 days	87°F	8
16	Boca Raton, FL	16 days	86°F	12
17	West Palm Beach, FL	16 days	85°F	12
18	Mobile, AL	16 days	81°F	7
19	Port St. Lucie, FL	16 days	84°F	12
20	Key Largo, FL	15 days	88°F	13
21	St. Augustine, FL	15 days	82°F	9
22	Galveston, TX	15 days	82°F	8
23	Gulf Shores, AL	15 days	81°F	7
24	Palm Coast, FL	15 days	81°F	11
25	South Padre Island, TX	15 days	85°F	8

Which states lead

Florida (17 of the top 25), Texas (3 of the top 25), Hawaii (2 of the top 25), then 2 more states. The top 25 range from 24 days to 15 days; the median across all 91 cities is 4 days.

The other end: fewest beach days in October

Best beach weather through the year

Month	First place	Beach days
January	Honolulu, HI	15 days
February	Key Largo, FL	15 days
March	Key Largo, FL	17 days
April	Cape Coral, FL	22 days
May	Tampa, FL	25 days
June	East Honolulu, HI	24 days
July	East Honolulu, HI	25 days
August	Costa Mesa, CA	27 days
September	East Honolulu, HI	24 days
October	East Honolulu, HI	24 days
November	East Honolulu, HI	19 days
December	Key Largo, FL	17 days

91 cities with data for this measure. Folded suburbs share their lead city's values and are not listed separately. Methodology.