ERA5 almanac comparison — 8 years of real data
Palm Desert vs Park City: weather in October
Palm Desert is the clear winner for sun in October: 95% of days historically clear versus just 2% in Park City — a 93-point gap across 8 years of ERA5 data. Park City also sees measurably more rain than Palm Desert this month (26% vs 1% of days). This isn't close.
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.
Palm Desert
CA
- Clear days, October
- 95%
- Sample size
- n=248 days
- Avg high
- 90°F
- Early October (1st–15th)
- 92%
- Late October (16th–end)
- 98%
- Rain frequency
- 1% of days
Park City
UT
- Clear days, October
- 2%
- Sample size
- n=248 days
- Avg high
- 55°F
- Early October (1st–15th)
- 5%
- Late October (16th–end)
- 0%
- Rain frequency
- 26% of days
Compare Palm Desert vs Park City in another month
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.