October is one of the warmer months of the year in Miami, with average highs near 27.7°C and lows around 25.8°C (mean 26.8°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 130 mm of rainfall and 77% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Miami. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Miami was 2019 — when the month averaged 28°C — while the coldest was 1987 at 25.7°C. Typical October days reach 27.7°C with nights near 25.8°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
October is a relatively wet time of year in Miami, averaging 130 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 1999 with 312 mm, while the driest was 1984 at 30 mm.
Relative humidity in Miami during October averages 77%. The most humid October was 1995 at 81%, and the least humid was 2010 at 72%.
October receives about 4.4 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Miami. The sunniest Octobers were 2002 and 2009 at 4.9 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2011 at 3.8.
Average wind speed in Miami during October is 4.5 m/s. The windiest October was 2016 at 6.1 m/s, while the calmest was 2002 at 3.2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 26.3°C | 26.6°C | 26.8°C | 26.9°C | 27.3°C | +1°C |
| Avg High | 27.2°C | 27.5°C | 27.8°C | 27.9°C | 28.3°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Low | 25.3°C | 25.7°C | 25.8°C | 25.9°C | 26.3°C | +1°C |
| Avg Rain | 100 mm | 172 mm | 119 mm | 126 mm | 129 mm | +28 mm |
October temperatures in Miami have risen by about 0.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of 16.3°C (2008) to a record high of 30.9°C (2024).
Rainfall in October is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 130 mm, with a wettest year of 312 mm.
A good time to visit Miami
October is a good time to visit Miami, with days averaging 27.7°C and nights around 25.8°C (mean 26.8°C, warmer than Miami's yearly average) and higher rainfall. February and December 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 | 28.0°C | 27.1°C | 26.2°C | 29.7°C | 20.5°C | 105 mm | 80% | 4.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 28.2°C | 27.3°C | 26.5°C | 30.9°C | 24.6°C | 160 mm | 79% | 5.1 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 28.4°C | 27.3°C | 26.1°C | 30.8°C | 20.0°C | 96 mm | 75% | 4.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 28.0°C | 26.8°C | 25.6°C | 29.5°C | 19.1°C | 67 mm | 77% | 3.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 28.5°C | 27.5°C | 26.5°C | 29.9°C | 23.4°C | 114 mm | 76% | 3.9 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 28.7°C | 27.9°C | 27.1°C | 30.1°C | 26.2°C | 229 mm | 81% | 4.7 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2019 🔥 | 28.9°C | 28.0°C | 27.2°C | 30.5°C | 25.9°C | 133 mm | 80% | 4.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 28.5°C | 27.5°C | 26.6°C | 29.5°C | 21.7°C | 43 mm | 76% | 4.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 27.7°C | 26.6°C | 25.6°C | 29.4°C | 17.0°C | 211 mm | 78% | 5.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 27.6°C | 26.7°C | 25.9°C | 29.8°C | 22.7°C | 144 mm | 77% | 6.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2015 | 28.4°C | 27.3°C | 26.2°C | 30.8°C | 25.0°C | 95 mm | 76% | 4.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2014 | 27.9°C | 26.7°C | 25.6°C | 30.6°C | 21.6°C | 81 mm | 73% | 3.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2013 | 28.0°C | 27.0°C | 26.0°C | 29.3°C | 23.9°C | 61 mm | 73% | 4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2012 | 27.5°C | 26.4°C | 25.3°C | 29.3°C | 17.7°C | 139 mm | 77% | 5.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2011 | 27.2°C | 26.1°C | 25.0°C | 29.9°C | 20.2°C | 309 mm | 78% | 4.9 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2010 | 27.4°C | 26.4°C | 25.4°C | 28.9°C | 23.6°C | 42 mm | 72% | 4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2009 | 28.6°C | 27.5°C | 26.3°C | 30.7°C | 16.9°C | 50 mm | 75% | 3.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2008 | 26.9°C | 26.0°C | 25.1°C | 29.2°C | 16.3°C | 171 mm | 76% | 4.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2007 | 28.3°C | 27.7°C | 27.0°C | 29.3°C | 24.9°C | 180 mm | 80% | 5.3 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2006 | 27.9°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C | 29.6°C | 20.5°C | 42 mm | 72% | 4.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 27.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.3°C | 29.9°C | 16.8°C | 187 mm | 79% | 5.1 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2004 | 27.5°C | 26.4°C | 25.3°C | 28.6°C | 21.0°C | 87 mm | 76% | 4.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2003 | 28.4°C | 27.3°C | 26.2°C | 30.3°C | 24.0°C | 50 mm | 75% | 4.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2002 | 28.6°C | 27.6°C | 26.6°C | 29.6°C | 24.2°C | 58 mm | 76% | 3.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2001 | 27.1°C | 26.3°C | 25.4°C | 29.4°C | 20.3°C | 161 mm | 78% | 5.1 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2000 | 26.9°C | 25.9°C | 24.8°C | 29.6°C | 22.0°C | 206 mm | 74% | 5.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1999 🌧️ | 27.3°C | 26.4°C | 25.5°C | 29.2°C | 20.1°C | 312 mm | 78% | 5.6 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1998 | 28.2°C | 27.3°C | 26.4°C | 30.6°C | 23.8°C | 85 mm | 73% | 4.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1997 | 27.2°C | 26.2°C | 25.2°C | 28.7°C | 20.6°C | 44 mm | 74% | 4.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1996 | 26.9°C | 26.1°C | 25.3°C | 28.7°C | 21.9°C | 216 mm | 78% | 5.1 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1995 | 28.0°C | 27.3°C | 26.7°C | 29.4°C | 24.6°C | 250 mm | 81% | 4.9 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1994 | 27.4°C | 26.5°C | 25.6°C | 28.7°C | 23.9°C | 147 mm | 77% | 3.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1993 | 27.7°C | 26.7°C | 25.8°C | 28.7°C | 17.5°C | 258 mm | 80% | 3.4 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1992 | 27.0°C | 26.0°C | 25.0°C | 28.8°C | 21.8°C | 58 mm | 74% | 4.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1991 | 27.2°C | 26.4°C | 25.5°C | 29.1°C | 21.2°C | 247 mm | 78% | 4.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 27.8°C | 26.9°C | 25.9°C | 29.2°C | 17.2°C | 106 mm | 76% | 4.8 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1989 | 27.3°C | 26.0°C | 24.8°C | 29.5°C | 16.8°C | 90 mm | 76% | 3.9 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1988 | 27.2°C | 26.1°C | 25.0°C | 29.1°C | 23.5°C | 36 mm | 73% | 4.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1987 ❄️ | 26.8°C | 25.7°C | 24.6°C | 28.2°C | 21.9°C | 157 mm | 76% | 5.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1986 | 27.6°C | 26.8°C | 26.0°C | 29.3°C | 23.6°C | 97 mm | 75% | 4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1985 | 27.6°C | 26.9°C | 26.2°C | 28.5°C | 25.0°C | 120 mm | 79% | 4.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1984 | 26.8°C | 26.0°C | 25.2°C | 27.6°C | 23.8°C | 30 mm | 75% | 5.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1983 | 27.2°C | 26.4°C | 25.6°C | 28.8°C | 22.6°C | 165 mm | 80% | 4.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 26.7°C | 25.8°C | 24.9°C | 28.4°C | 20.6°C | 135 mm | 76% | 4.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 27.5°C | 26.6°C | 25.7°C | 29.5°C | 23.7°C | 71 mm | 76% | 4.4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 27.7°C with lows near 25.8°C (mean 26.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 130 mm of rainfall in Miami, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 312 mm in 1999.
The hottest October reached 30.9°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to 16.3°C in 2008.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 0.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 27.2°C to 28.2°C and overnight lows from 25.5°C to 26.2°C over the same span.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Miami and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 27.7°C daytime highs and 25.8°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 8th coolest month in Miami, averaging 26.8°C.
For October in Miami, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 27.7°C and lows of 25.8°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in October averages 77% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in October is 4.5 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 6.1 m/s (2016).
The wettest October on record was 1999 with 312 mm. On average, October sees 130 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 Miami 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.
