Insider Blog: October 2026 Weather Recap
October was an overall warm month with more days ABOVE normal. The majority of the month was dry, but we had a few rainy days that brought measurable and slightly above-average rainfall. Take a look at our weather recap and stats for the month of October.
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - It was a warm month overall for the month of October. The warmest day recorded in October was 106 degrees on Thursday, October 8th. The coolest day for the month was Tuesday, October 13th, with a high of 79 degrees.
Yuma did have multiple record-warm low temperatures: 82ºF on Oct 3rd, 82ºF on Oct 4th, 81°F on Oct 5th, 79°F on Oct 6th, 78°F on Oct 7th, 77°F on Oct 9th
Pretty much the entire month, we had more days above normal, but we did have a lot of days where we were below normal as well.
It's been a dry month, and we did have a few rain events. A few days out of the month we didn't get measurable rain, or it was recorded as TRACE, which is too small to measure or was missing. However, at the beginning of the month on Saturday, October 10th, we had measurable rain.
For the month of October, we accumulated 0.22", which is great, and actually brought us above-normal rainfall for the month. Our average for October is 0.13", which leaves us ABOVE +0.09" for the month.
Now, this month isn't ranked the wettest, but it's ranked 39th (1 being the wettest and 149 being the driest). The wettest recorded for October is 3.39" in 1932.
Now, let's look at where Yuma stands with our yearly rainfall total. Since the start of the year, so far in 2026, Yuma has accumulated 0.60", which is a small amount.
Comparing it with our 2026 yearly average, we actually should be at 2.62", which is well below normal. We are really below for the year by -2.62".
However, with what Yuma has accumulated so far for 2026 and compared to our total around this same time back in 2025, we were actually at 2.62" in 2025. Around this time last year, we had more measurable rain recorded.
However, with the some of the rain events we had this month, it did bring slight changes to our drought conditions. We are still trending 100% dry and 46.94% moderate for Yuma County.
Even Imperial County is seeing dry and a chunk of moderate drought conditions as well.
You can also check our drought conditions weekly for both Arizona and California.
The October 2026 Climate data for Yuma and El Centro. Overall, it was wetter and slightly warmer than normal. The above normal average temperatures were driven by warm overnight low temperatures, while average highs were near normal.
You can also read more about Yuma and El Centro 2026 October Climate Stats and Data Report for the month from the NWS Phoenix.
