ERA5 almanac comparison — 8 years of real data
Newport Beach vs Sedona: weather in October
Essentially a tie in October: Newport Beach is 49% clear historically, Sedona is 50% clear (8-year ERA5 average) — within the noise. Avg high 73°F vs 74°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.
Newport Beach
CA
- Clear days, October
- 49%
- Sample size
- n=248 days
- Avg high
- 73°F
- Early October (1st–15th)
- 53%
- Late October (16th–end)
- 46%
- Rain frequency
- 8% of days
Sedona
AZ
- Clear days, October
- 50%
- Sample size
- n=248 days
- Avg high
- 74°F
- Early October (1st–15th)
- 62%
- Late October (16th–end)
- 39%
- Rain frequency
- 16% of days
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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.