October is close to Pago Pago's year-round average, with average highs near 27.6°C and lows around 26.9°C (mean 27.3°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 157 mm of rainfall and 81% relative humidity across the period.
October is close to Pago Pago's year-round average. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Pago Pago was 2016 — when the month averaged 28.3°C — while the coldest was 1987 at 26.1°C. Typical October days reach 27.6°C with nights near 26.9°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
October is about average for rainfall in Pago Pago, averaging 157 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 1981 with 369 mm, while the driest was 2021 at 55 mm.
Relative humidity in Pago Pago during October averages 81%. The most humid Octobers were 1988 and 1989 at 83%, and the least humid was 2016 at 77%.
October receives about 6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Pago Pago. The sunniest Octobers were 2005 and 2021 at 6.7 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2000 and 2020 at 5.5.
Average wind speed in Pago Pago during October is 5.2 m/s. The windiest October was 1987 at 6.5 m/s, while the calmest was 1994 at 3.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 26.6°C | 27.1°C | 27.4°C | 27.6°C | 27.6°C | +1°C |
| Avg High | 26.9°C | 27.5°C | 27.8°C | 27.9°C | 28.0°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Low | 26.3°C | 26.8°C | 27.1°C | 27.2°C | 27.3°C | +1°C |
| Avg Rain | 193 mm | 158 mm | 141 mm | 146 mm | 146 mm | -48 mm |
October temperatures in Pago Pago have risen by about 1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of 24.7°C (1986) to a record high of 29.2°C (2016).
Rainfall in October is about average for rainfall, averaging 157 mm, with a wettest year of 369 mm.
A good time to visit Pago Pago
October is a good time to visit Pago Pago, with days averaging 27.6°C and nights around 26.9°C (mean 27.3°C, close to Pago Pago's yearly average) and higher rainfall. August and July are marginally more temperate, but October still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.1°C | 27.7°C | 27.3°C | 29.0°C | 26.2°C | 260 mm | 82% | 6.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 28.1°C | 27.8°C | 27.5°C | 28.6°C | 26.6°C | 140 mm | 81% | 6.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 28.1°C | 27.7°C | 27.3°C | 28.7°C | 25.9°C | 96 mm | 82% | 6.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 27.6°C | 27.2°C | 26.8°C | 28.0°C | 26.1°C | 81 mm | 80% | 5.2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 27.8°C | 27.5°C | 27.2°C | 28.5°C | 26.1°C | 55 mm | 79% | 5.8 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2020 | 28.2°C | 27.8°C | 27.5°C | 28.7°C | 26.9°C | 243 mm | 82% | 5.4 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2019 | 28.0°C | 27.6°C | 27.3°C | 28.6°C | 26.1°C | 156 mm | 80% | 5 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 28.0°C | 27.7°C | 27.3°C | 28.8°C | 26.5°C | 131 mm | 80% | 4.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 27.9°C | 27.5°C | 27.1°C | 28.5°C | 26.1°C | 215 mm | 82% | 5 m/s | 6 |
| 2016 🔥 | 28.6°C | 28.3°C | 27.9°C | 29.2°C | 27.2°C | 78 mm | 77% | 4.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2015 | 27.1°C | 26.8°C | 26.5°C | 28.0°C | 25.6°C | 140 mm | 82% | 5.9 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2014 | 28.1°C | 27.8°C | 27.4°C | 28.7°C | 26.4°C | 107 mm | 79% | 5 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2013 | 27.7°C | 27.4°C | 27.1°C | 28.6°C | 26.5°C | 124 mm | 80% | 5.5 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2012 | 28.3°C | 27.9°C | 27.6°C | 28.7°C | 26.6°C | 105 mm | 79% | 5.4 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2011 | 27.4°C | 27.0°C | 26.7°C | 28.2°C | 25.8°C | 173 mm | 81% | 4.7 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2010 | 27.8°C | 27.5°C | 27.2°C | 28.6°C | 26.8°C | 232 mm | 81% | 4.7 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2009 | 27.4°C | 27.0°C | 26.6°C | 28.3°C | 25.6°C | 68 mm | 81% | 4.8 m/s | 6 |
| 2008 | 27.8°C | 27.5°C | 27.2°C | 28.4°C | 26.5°C | 70 mm | 80% | 5.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2007 | 28.2°C | 27.9°C | 27.5°C | 29.0°C | 26.5°C | 167 mm | 80% | 4.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2006 | 27.9°C | 27.6°C | 27.3°C | 28.5°C | 26.3°C | 175 mm | 81% | 6 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2005 | 28.3°C | 28.0°C | 27.7°C | 28.9°C | 26.7°C | 96 mm | 79% | 4.8 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2004 | 27.9°C | 27.6°C | 27.2°C | 29.1°C | 26.0°C | 238 mm | 81% | 5.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2003 | 27.9°C | 27.6°C | 27.2°C | 28.6°C | 26.4°C | 88 mm | 79% | 5.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2002 | 27.3°C | 27.0°C | 26.6°C | 28.5°C | 25.1°C | 165 mm | 82% | 5.7 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2001 | 27.5°C | 27.1°C | 26.7°C | 28.5°C | 25.8°C | 158 mm | 80% | 5.4 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2000 | 27.5°C | 27.1°C | 26.7°C | 28.3°C | 25.9°C | 187 mm | 81% | 5.5 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1999 | 27.3°C | 27.0°C | 26.7°C | 27.8°C | 25.9°C | 183 mm | 81% | 5.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1998 | 27.7°C | 27.4°C | 27.1°C | 28.4°C | 25.6°C | 156 mm | 81% | 5.9 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1997 | 27.4°C | 27.1°C | 26.8°C | 28.3°C | 26.0°C | 145 mm | 82% | 6 m/s | 6 |
| 1996 | 27.1°C | 26.8°C | 26.4°C | 27.9°C | 25.9°C | 232 mm | 82% | 5.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1995 | 27.4°C | 27.0°C | 26.7°C | 28.5°C | 25.7°C | 117 mm | 80% | 5.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1994 | 27.6°C | 27.3°C | 27.0°C | 28.9°C | 26.0°C | 133 mm | 82% | 3.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1993 | 26.9°C | 26.5°C | 26.2°C | 28.0°C | 24.9°C | 131 mm | 81% | 5.5 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1992 | 28.0°C | 27.6°C | 27.2°C | 28.7°C | 26.0°C | 180 mm | 80% | 4.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1991 | 27.4°C | 27.1°C | 26.8°C | 28.0°C | 26.0°C | 190 mm | 81% | 5.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1990 | 27.8°C | 27.5°C | 27.1°C | 28.6°C | 26.3°C | 115 mm | 82% | 4.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1989 | 27.2°C | 26.8°C | 26.5°C | 27.7°C | 25.6°C | 114 mm | 83% | 5 m/s | 6 |
| 1988 | 26.8°C | 26.5°C | 26.1°C | 27.6°C | 24.9°C | 212 mm | 83% | 4.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1987 ❄️ | 26.4°C | 26.1°C | 25.8°C | 27.3°C | 24.8°C | 103 mm | 81% | 6.5 m/s | 6 |
| 1986 | 27.2°C | 26.8°C | 26.5°C | 28.4°C | 24.7°C | 106 mm | 82% | 4.7 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1985 | 26.8°C | 26.4°C | 26.1°C | 27.5°C | 25.1°C | 186 mm | 82% | 4.5 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1984 | 26.7°C | 26.3°C | 26.0°C | 27.9°C | 24.9°C | 226 mm | 83% | 4.5 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1983 | 27.0°C | 26.6°C | 26.3°C | 28.0°C | 24.9°C | 317 mm | 82% | 5.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 27.1°C | 26.8°C | 26.4°C | 27.8°C | 25.6°C | 108 mm | 82% | 5 m/s | — |
| 1981 🌧️ | 27.3°C | 27.0°C | 26.6°C | 28.2°C | 25.6°C | 369 mm | 81% | 4.7 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 27.6°C with lows near 26.9°C (mean 27.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 157 mm of rainfall in Pago Pago, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 369 mm in 1981.
The hottest October reached 29.2°C in 2016. The coldest dipped to 24.7°C in 1986.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 1°C. Daytime highs moved from 27°C to 27.9°C and overnight lows from 26.3°C to 27.2°C over the same span.
October is close to Pago Pago's year-round average and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 27.6°C daytime highs and 26.9°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 4th coolest month in Pago Pago, averaging 27.3°C.
For October in Pago Pago, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 27.6°C and lows of 26.9°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in October averages 81% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in October is 5.2 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 6.5 m/s (1987).
The wettest October on record was 1981 with 369 mm. On average, October sees 157 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Pago Pago behaves each October, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for October specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
