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Sedona in October

Warm and mostly dry, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

October in Sedona is warm: highs near 78°F, lows near 50°F. Rain falls on about one day a week, and the days shorten by 44 minutes from the first week to the last.October in Sedona is warm: highs near 26°C, lows near 10°C. Rain falls on about one day a week, and the days shorten by 44 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
78°F26°Caverage
Low
50°F10°Caverage
Wet days
1a week · 14% of days
Daylight
11h 13mon average

Is October a good time to visit Sedona?

Yes. October is one of Sedona's best months (May, or October).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How October sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 78°F in October, against 53°F to 94°F through the year.Highs near 26°C in October, against 12°C to 34°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

14% of days in October, against 4% to 32% through the year.

Cloud cover

23% cover in October, against 19% to 42% through the year.

Daylight

11h 13m in October, against 9h 51m to 14h 27m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with October shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. September87°31°low 59°low 15°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  2. October78°26°low 50°low 10°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  3. November65°18°low 39°low 4°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.

Where Sedona sits, in October

America/Phoenix
this place
typical high in October 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-October
6:32 AMsets 5:54 PM
Above the sea
1,395 mupland
Latitude
34.9°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Morristown110 km south-west

The land around Sedona, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in United States in October

high · low · wet days
See October on the planning mapThe whole year in Sedona

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Sedona. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (1,395 m) against the climate model's (1,580 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (1,395 m) against the climate model's (1,580 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.