Central climate

Central Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Safford Ag Ctr, 12 km from Central

Average highs run from 89°F on October 1 to 79°F on October 31, and lows from 55°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.75 in over about 4 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 Central, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
0.75 in
Record high
101°FOct 13, 1998
Record low
28°FOct 29, 2009
Chance of a freeze
22%
Days of 90°F or more
8.5
Daylight
11 h 51 min to 10 h 53 min
Cloud cover
32%
Humidity
40%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
7.2 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 189°F55°F100°F 200349°F 201311%0%
Oct 289°F54°F98°F 200047°F 200911%0%
Oct 389°F54°F100°F 202450°F 201411%0%
Oct 489°F53°F100°F 202440°F 200211%0%
Oct 588°F53°F98°F 202047°F 201611%0%
Oct 688°F52°F99°F 202443°F 199811%0%
Oct 788°F52°F97°F 202042°F 200711%0%
Oct 887°F52°F97°F 202038°F 201111%0%
Oct 987°F51°F96°F 202442°F 201111%0%
Oct 1087°F51°F96°F 202444°F 201811%0%
Oct 1186°F50°F97°F 202441°F 201311%0%
Oct 1286°F50°F97°F 202441°F 200811%0%
Oct 1386°F49°F101°F 199833°F 200811%0%
Oct 1485°F49°F97°F 202038°F 200811%0%
Oct 1585°F49°F96°F 202041°F 202111%0%
Oct 1685°F48°F94°F 201144°F 201811%0%
Oct 1784°F48°F93°F 200340°F 201312%0%
Oct 1884°F47°F93°F 200341°F 201312%0%
Oct 1984°F47°F93°F 202339°F 200612%0%
Oct 2083°F47°F93°F 200338°F 200612%0%
Oct 2183°F46°F94°F 200341°F 201312%0%
Oct 2282°F46°F92°F 200343°F 201012%0%
Oct 2382°F46°F93°F 202438°F 200412%0%
Oct 2482°F45°F92°F 200337°F 200812%0%
Oct 2581°F45°F94°F 202433°F 202212%0%
Oct 2681°F44°F93°F 202435°F 202212%0%
Oct 2780°F44°F96°F 202437°F 202012%0%
Oct 2880°F44°F90°F 200130°F 202012%0%
Oct 2980°F43°F89°F 200128°F 200912%0%
Oct 3079°F43°F90°F 200129°F 200912%0%
Oct 3179°F43°F86°F 200831°F 201912%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Central, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

October 1
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 6:04 PM
October 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 5:29 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00027390 (Safford Ag Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093084, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.