Opelika climate

Opelika Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Opelika, 6.9 km from Opelika

Average highs run from 80°F on October 1 to 70°F on October 31, and lows from 57°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.61 in over about 6 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 Opelika, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
3.61 in
Record high
96°FOct 4, 2019
Record low
26°FOct 30, 2011
Chance of a freeze
33%
Daylight
11 h 50 min to 10 h 53 min
Cloud cover
43%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
4.5 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 180°F57°F92°F 201940°F 202020%0%
Oct 280°F57°F92°F 201940°F 202020%0%
Oct 379°F57°F95°F 201948°F 200320%0%
Oct 479°F56°F96°F 201939°F 202020%0%
Oct 579°F56°F92°F 201941°F 201420%0%
Oct 678°F55°F89°F 200246°F 201020%0%
Oct 778°F55°F87°F 200247°F 201020%0%
Oct 878°F54°F88°F 200242°F 200021%0%
Oct 977°F54°F88°F 202537°F 200021%0%
Oct 1077°F53°F86°F 200237°F 200021%0%
Oct 1177°F53°F87°F 200237°F 200021%0%
Oct 1276°F52°F88°F 202537°F 200021%0%
Oct 1376°F52°F86°F 201737°F 200021%0%
Oct 1476°F51°F83°F 199741°F 200621%0%
Oct 1575°F51°F85°F 202541°F 200421%0%
Oct 1675°F51°F84°F 201841°F 200421%0%
Oct 1775°F50°F84°F 200736°F 200121%0%
Oct 1874°F50°F84°F 201837°F 200921%0%
Oct 1974°F49°F85°F 201636°F 200921%0%
Oct 2074°F49°F86°F 201634°F 202221%0%
Oct 2173°F48°F81°F 200136°F 200921%0%
Oct 2273°F48°F82°F 200337°F 200921%0%
Oct 2373°F47°F82°F 200138°F 200621%0%
Oct 2473°F47°F84°F 202435°F 199921%0%
Oct 2572°F47°F85°F 202435°F 201121%0%
Oct 2672°F46°F85°F 201035°F 201121%0%
Oct 2772°F46°F87°F 201037°F 200121%0%
Oct 2871°F45°F83°F 199634°F 200121%0%
Oct 2971°F45°F85°F 199630°F 200821%0%
Oct 3071°F45°F85°F 201626°F 201121%0%
Oct 3170°F44°F84°F 200030°F 202321%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Opelika, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 6:26 PM
October 31
sunrise 6:58 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 USC00016129 (Opelika), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00010425, 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.