College Weather in October
Average highs run from 45°F on October 1 to 21°F on October 31, and lows from 28°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.87 in over about 10 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 33°F
- Average low
- 18°F
- Precipitation
- 0.87 in
- Snowfall
- 7.5 in
- Record high
- 72°FOct 1, 2003
- Record low
- -28°FOct 26, 1935
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 16 min to 7 h 55 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- Humidity
- 92%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 5.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 45°F | 28°F | 72°F 2003 | 14°F 1946 | 34% | 13% |
| Oct 2 | 44°F | 27°F | 70°F 2003 | 14°F 1974 | 34% | 14% |
| Oct 3 | 44°F | 27°F | 63°F 1950 | 6°F 1974 | 34% | 15% |
| Oct 4 | 43°F | 26°F | 61°F 2012 | 7°F 1972 | 33% | 16% |
| Oct 5 | 42°F | 26°F | 59°F 2003 | 8°F 1970 | 33% | 17% |
| Oct 6 | 41°F | 25°F | 64°F 1969 | 7°F 1958 | 33% | 18% |
| Oct 7 | 41°F | 25°F | 65°F 1969 | 6°F 1936 | 33% | 19% |
| Oct 8 | 40°F | 24°F | 62°F 1969 | 3°F 1936 | 33% | 20% |
| Oct 9 | 39°F | 23°F | 64°F 2006 | 4°F 1958 | 33% | 21% |
| Oct 10 | 38°F | 23°F | 59°F 1979 | 4°F 1996 | 32% | 21% |
| Oct 11 | 38°F | 22°F | 62°F 1969 | -1°F 1939 | 32% | 22% |
| Oct 12 | 37°F | 21°F | 57°F 1969 | -2°F 1939 | 32% | 23% |
| Oct 13 | 36°F | 21°F | 65°F 1969 | 0°F 1951 | 32% | 24% |
| Oct 14 | 35°F | 20°F | 64°F 1969 | -7°F 1965 | 32% | 25% |
| Oct 15 | 34°F | 19°F | 59°F 1969 | -11°F 1965 | 32% | 26% |
| Oct 16 | 33°F | 19°F | 53°F 2013 | -14°F 1965 | 32% | 27% |
| Oct 17 | 33°F | 18°F | 52°F 1938 | -5°F 1959 | 31% | 27% |
| Oct 18 | 32°F | 17°F | 57°F 2013 | -10°F 1965 | 31% | 28% |
| Oct 19 | 31°F | 16°F | 58°F 1938 | -11°F 1965 | 31% | 29% |
| Oct 20 | 30°F | 16°F | 61°F 1938 | -15°F 1965 | 31% | 30% |
| Oct 21 | 29°F | 15°F | 60°F 1938 | -17°F 1958 | 31% | 31% |
| Oct 22 | 28°F | 14°F | 50°F 1938 | -16°F 1958 | 31% | 31% |
| Oct 23 | 27°F | 13°F | 52°F 1938 | -18°F 1958 | 32% | 32% |
| Oct 24 | 27°F | 13°F | 56°F 1938 | -22°F 1935 | 32% | 33% |
| Oct 25 | 26°F | 12°F | 52°F 1938 | -27°F 1935 | 32% | 33% |
| Oct 26 | 25°F | 11°F | 48°F 1936 | -28°F 1935 | 32% | 34% |
| Oct 27 | 24°F | 10°F | 49°F 1940 | -27°F 1996 | 32% | 34% |
| Oct 28 | 23°F | 10°F | 51°F 2013 | -17°F 1953 | 32% | 35% |
| Oct 29 | 22°F | 9°F | 46°F 2002 | -25°F 1975 | 32% | 35% |
| Oct 30 | 22°F | 8°F | 48°F 2021 | -23°F 1975 | 32% | 36% |
| Oct 31 | 21°F | 7°F | 50°F 1954 | -27°F 1975 | 32% | 36% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 7:18 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 9:37 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00502107 (College Obsy), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026411, 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.