Sheffield climate

Sheffield Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Muscle Shoals Wtp, 5.3 km from Sheffield

Average highs run from 80°F on October 1 to 68°F on October 31, and lows from 56°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.85 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 Sheffield, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.85 in
Record high
100°FOct 2, 2019
Record low
25°FOct 27, 1961
Chance of a freeze
36%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 47 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
6.3 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°F56°F99°F 201940°F 19990%
Oct 280°F55°F100°F 201934°F 19840%
Oct 380°F55°F100°F 201934°F 19740%
Oct 479°F55°F93°F 201933°F 19740%
Oct 579°F54°F98°F 201936°F 19870%
Oct 679°F54°F92°F 201537°F 19740%
Oct 778°F53°F92°F 194134°F 19910%
Oct 878°F53°F92°F 200734°F 19870%
Oct 977°F52°F90°F 194132°F 20000%
Oct 1077°F52°F89°F 201030°F 20000%
Oct 1177°F51°F91°F 201031°F 20000%
Oct 1276°F51°F94°F 196334°F 20000%
Oct 1376°F51°F91°F 196333°F 20060%
Oct 1475°F50°F87°F 196334°F 19870%
Oct 1575°F50°F91°F 201534°F 19870%
Oct 1675°F49°F87°F 195034°F 19550%
Oct 1774°F49°F88°F 200733°F 19430%
Oct 1874°F48°F90°F 201629°F 19480%
Oct 1973°F48°F91°F 201628°F 19480%
Oct 2073°F47°F88°F 194130°F 20220%
Oct 2173°F47°F89°F 196332°F 19870%
Oct 2272°F47°F90°F 196328°F 19520%
Oct 2372°F46°F86°F 200033°F 20060%
Oct 2471°F46°F85°F 200031°F 19520%
Oct 2571°F45°F87°F 202427°F 19650%
Oct 2670°F45°F88°F 196328°F 19620%
Oct 2770°F44°F87°F 196325°F 19610%
Oct 2870°F44°F86°F 202328°F 19570%
Oct 2969°F44°F88°F 201627°F 20080%
Oct 3069°F43°F86°F 196127°F 19520%
Oct 3168°F43°F88°F 201629°F 19800%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sheffield, 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 6:46 AM, sunset 6:35 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:58 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00015751 (Muscle Shoals Wtp), 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.