Leighton climate

Leighton Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Muscle Shoals Rgnl AP, 8.1 km from Leighton

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 3.47 in over about 8 wet days.

October day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Leighton, 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
3.47 in
Record high
100°FOct 2, 2019
Record low
25°FOct 27, 1961
Chance of a freeze
23%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 47 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
5.8 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°F99°F 201940°F 199924%0%
Oct 281°F57°F100°F 201934°F 198424%0%
Oct 381°F57°F100°F 201934°F 197424%0%
Oct 480°F57°F93°F 201933°F 197424%0%
Oct 580°F56°F98°F 201936°F 198725%0%
Oct 680°F56°F92°F 201537°F 197425%0%
Oct 779°F55°F92°F 194134°F 199125%0%
Oct 879°F55°F92°F 200734°F 198725%0%
Oct 979°F54°F90°F 194132°F 200025%0%
Oct 1078°F54°F89°F 201030°F 200026%0%
Oct 1178°F54°F91°F 201031°F 200026%0%
Oct 1277°F53°F94°F 196334°F 200026%0%
Oct 1377°F53°F91°F 196333°F 200626%0%
Oct 1477°F52°F87°F 196334°F 198726%0%
Oct 1576°F52°F91°F 201534°F 198726%0%
Oct 1676°F51°F87°F 195034°F 195526%0%
Oct 1775°F51°F88°F 200733°F 194326%0%
Oct 1875°F51°F90°F 201629°F 194826%0%
Oct 1975°F50°F91°F 201628°F 194826%0%
Oct 2074°F50°F88°F 194130°F 202226%0%
Oct 2174°F49°F89°F 196332°F 198726%0%
Oct 2273°F49°F90°F 196328°F 195226%0%
Oct 2373°F49°F86°F 200033°F 200627%0%
Oct 2473°F48°F85°F 200031°F 195227%0%
Oct 2572°F48°F87°F 202427°F 196527%0%
Oct 2672°F47°F88°F 196328°F 196227%0%
Oct 2771°F47°F87°F 196325°F 196127%0%
Oct 2871°F47°F86°F 202328°F 195727%0%
Oct 2971°F46°F88°F 201627°F 200827%0%
Oct 3070°F46°F86°F 196127°F 195227%0%
Oct 3170°F46°F88°F 201629°F 198028%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Leighton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 6:34 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 5:57 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013896 (Muscle Shoals Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013896, 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.