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Guam in October

Mixed month. Still stormy; seas rough on exposed coasts. Keep a spare day.

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
Low
Guam
Prices
Low
Guam

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Guam

Still stormy; seas rough on exposed coasts. Keep a spare day.

Is another month better than October?

October is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in October

  • Guam · Tumon, Hagåtña, the south and the north plateaustorm or typhoon risk

    Warm all year (26–31 °C (79–88 °F)). Dry trade-wind season January–May; rainy season July–November, when most typhoons pass. Guam lies in the zone where tropical storms form, so a storm is possible in any month.

  • Tumon31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 22 rain days
  • Dededo31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 6 rain days
  • Hagåtña31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mangilao31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 21 rain days
  • Talofofo31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 18 rain days
  • Tamuning31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 6 rain days

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Chuseok (Korea)

    Sep–Oct (lunar)

    Short surge of Korean visitors; Tumon hotels fill.

  • Village fiestas

    Weekends all year

    Each village honours its patron saint with Mass, procession and open-house food; visitors are often welcomed.

  • Typhoon season check

    Jul–Nov · Tumon

    Storms can close beaches, roads and flights.

  • Peak of the wet season

    Oct–Nov · Tumon

    Heavy rain most days.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Guam
Low
Prices · Guam
Low

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Guam, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Oct: Mixed

    Jan: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Oct: Low

    Jan: High

  • Prices

    Oct: Low

    Jan: High

  • Festivals listed

    Oct: 4

    Jan: 4

October: Still stormy; seas rough on exposed coasts. Keep a spare day.

January: Dry and breezy; Japanese and Korean winter holidays keep Tumon busy.

Guam: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
  • A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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Where to go in October

Better another month

  • Guam

    Warm all year (26–31 °C (79–88 °F)). Dry trade-wind season January–May; rainy season July–November, when most typhoons pass. Guam lies in the zone where tropical storms form, so a storm is possible in any month.