DeKalb County climate

DeKalb County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Payne, 7.7 km from DeKalb County

Average highs run from 82°F on October 1 to 70°F on October 31, and lows from 58°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.60 in.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at DeKalb County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
3.60 in
Record high
102°FOct 4, 2019
Record low
28°FOct 28, 2001
Chance of a freeze
23%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 48 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
5.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 182°F58°F97°F 201940°F 20110%
Oct 281°F58°F95°F 201940°F 20110%
Oct 381°F57°F100°F 201940°F 20030%
Oct 481°F57°F102°F 201940°F 20100%
Oct 580°F56°F97°F 201939°F 20100%
Oct 680°F56°F94°F 201938°F 20140%
Oct 780°F56°F91°F 201837°F 20010%
Oct 879°F55°F91°F 201640°F 20010%
Oct 979°F55°F89°F 200738°F 20220%
Oct 1079°F54°F90°F 201047°F 20160%
Oct 1178°F54°F90°F 201039°F 20220%
Oct 1278°F53°F89°F 201045°F 20120%
Oct 1377°F53°F85°F 201446°F 20070%
Oct 1477°F53°F86°F 201737°F 20060%
Oct 1577°F52°F86°F 201635°F 20060%
Oct 1676°F52°F83°F 200537°F 20060%
Oct 1776°F51°F85°F 202535°F 20010%
Oct 1875°F51°F86°F 201632°F 20090%
Oct 1975°F51°F89°F 201630°F 20220%
Oct 2075°F50°F90°F 201631°F 20220%
Oct 2174°F50°F89°F 201635°F 20110%
Oct 2274°F49°F83°F 202036°F 20180%
Oct 2373°F49°F83°F 202334°F 20060%
Oct 2473°F48°F84°F 202436°F 20050%
Oct 2573°F48°F83°F 201631°F 20130%
Oct 2672°F48°F84°F 202433°F 20050%
Oct 2772°F47°F85°F 202435°F 20050%
Oct 2871°F47°F86°F 202428°F 20010%
Oct 2971°F47°F85°F 201631°F 20010%
Oct 3071°F46°F82°F 202328°F 20080%
Oct 3170°F46°F83°F 201632°F 20120%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at DeKalb County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 6:27 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:51 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00013043 (Ft Payne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00013043, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.