Most comfortable places in the US in October
Ranked by the most days with highs of 65-80°F and a dew point under 60°F in October (cities with humidity data only). First: Oceanside, CA (25 days), of 340 cities.
| Rank | City | Comfortable days | High | Wet days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oceanside, CA | 25 days | 70°F | 2 |
| 2 | Fremont, CA | 24 days | 73°F | 3 |
| 3 | Santa Clara, CA | 23 days | 74°F | 3 |
| 4 | Sunnyvale, CA | 23 days | 74°F | 4 |
| 5 | Hayward, CA | 22 days | 72°F | 3 |
| 6 | San Jose, CA | 22 days | 76°F | 3 |
| 7 | San Mateo, CA | 22 days | 72°F | 3 |
| 8 | Santa Barbara, CA | 22 days | 76°F | 2 |
| 9 | Oxnard, CA | 21 days | 74°F | 5 |
| 10 | Concord, CA | 21 days | 76°F | 3 |
| 11 | Salinas, CA | 21 days | 74°F | 3 |
| 12 | Santa Maria, CA | 21 days | 75°F | 3 |
| 13 | Albuquerque, NM | 21 days | 71°F | 5 |
| 14 | Antioch, CA | 20 days | 78°F | 3 |
| 15 | San Diego, CA | 20 days | 75°F | 2 |
| 16 | Santa Fe, NM | 19 days | 66°F | 5 |
| 17 | Asheville, NC | 19 days | 69°F | 7 |
| 18 | High Point, NC | 19 days | 73°F | 8 |
| 19 | Torrance, CA | 18 days | 74°F | 2 |
| 20 | San Francisco, CA | 18 days | 70°F | 4 |
| 21 | Monterey, CA | 18 days | 71°F | 4 |
| 22 | Visalia, CA | 18 days | 78°F | 2 |
| 23 | Reno, NV | 18 days | 70°F | 3 |
| 24 | Knoxville, TN | 18 days | 72°F | 8 |
| 25 | Gatlinburg, TN | 18 days | 69°F | 10 |
Which states lead
California (18 of the top 25), New Mexico (2 of the top 25), North Carolina (2 of the top 25), then 2 more states. The top 25 range from 25 days to 18 days; the median across all 340 cities is 12 days.
The other end: fewest comfortable days in October
- Kihei, HI0 days
- Honolulu, HI0 days
- Hilo, HI0 days
- Skagway, AK0 days
- Sitka, AK0 days
Most comfortable places through the year
| Month | First place | Comfortable days |
|---|---|---|
| January | Palm Springs, CA | 22 days |
| February | Glendale, AZ | 20 days |
| March | Anaheim, CA | 24 days |
| April | Anaheim, CA | 22 days |
| May | Torrance, CA | 26 days |
| June | Santa Maria, CA | 27 days |
| July | Salinas, CA | 28 days |
| August | Santa Maria, CA | 28 days |
| September | Everett, WA | 24 days |
| October | Oceanside, CA | 25 days |
| November | San Diego, CA | 23 days |
| December | Anaheim, CA | 22 days |
340 cities with data for this measure. Folded suburbs share their lead city's values and are not listed separately. Methodology.