ERA5 almanac comparison — 8 years of real data
Kennebunkport vs Montauk: weather in October
Essentially a tie in October: Kennebunkport is 4% clear historically, Montauk is 0% clear (8-year ERA5 average) — within the noise. Avg high 59°F vs 63°F. Pick based on flight time or price, not weather — the weather won't decide this one for you.
What you are reading: 8-year historical averages, not a forecast.
Either destination can still surprise you this specific October. For this
week’s actual forecast, each destination links to its live page below.
Kennebunkport
ME
- Clear days, October
- 4%
- Sample size
- n=248 days
- Avg high
- 59°F
- Early October (1st–15th)
- 6%
- Late October (16th–end)
- 3%
Montauk
NY
- Clear days, October
- 0%
- Sample size
- n=248 days
- Avg high
- 63°F
- Early October (1st–15th)
- 0%
- Late October (16th–end)
- 0%
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All percentages are historical averages from the ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 8 full years (2018–2025). “Clear” means avg high ≥ 72 °F, precipitation < 1 mm, and a non-precipitation weather code. This is history, not a forecast. The live 7-day outlook for any destination is on its own page and may differ from the long-run average. Data from Open-Meteo.