Chinle climate

Chinle Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Canyon De Chelly, 1.2 km from Chinle

Average highs run from 77°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31, and lows from 44°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.83 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 Chinle, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
0.83 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
86°FOct 1, 2015
Record low
1°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 43 min
Cloud cover
35%
Humidity
44%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
9.2 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 177°F44°F86°F 201522°F 200914%0%
Oct 276°F43°F85°F 202419°F 200914%0%
Oct 376°F43°F86°F 202428°F 202313%0%
Oct 475°F42°F86°F 202422°F 200213%0%
Oct 575°F42°F83°F 202024°F 200213%0%
Oct 674°F41°F84°F 202015°F 201313%0%
Oct 774°F41°F84°F 202019°F 200713%0%
Oct 873°F41°F82°F 202019°F 200713%0%
Oct 973°F40°F80°F 202023°F 200913%0%
Oct 1073°F40°F80°F 202418°F 201713%0%
Oct 1172°F39°F81°F 20249°F 201913%0%
Oct 1272°F39°F82°F 201520°F 200813%0%
Oct 1371°F39°F84°F 201513°F 200812%0%
Oct 1471°F38°F83°F 201519°F 200812%0%
Oct 1570°F38°F81°F 201514°F 201712%0%
Oct 1670°F37°F79°F 202020°F 202113%0%
Oct 1769°F37°F78°F 202015°F 199913%0%
Oct 1869°F37°F80°F 200319°F 199913%0%
Oct 1969°F36°F82°F 202316°F 201313%0%
Oct 2068°F36°F80°F 202018°F 199913%0%
Oct 2168°F36°F79°F 200316°F 201913%0%
Oct 2267°F35°F79°F 200315°F 200713%0%
Oct 2367°F35°F78°F 200314°F 200813%1%
Oct 2466°F34°F79°F 201418°F 200813%1%
Oct 2566°F34°F76°F 201714°F 201913%1%
Oct 2666°F34°F76°F 202413°F 200913%1%
Oct 2765°F33°F76°F 201613°F 201213%1%
Oct 2865°F33°F75°F 201616°F 201913%1%
Oct 2964°F33°F73°F 200814°F 201913%1%
Oct 3064°F32°F74°F 20166°F 201913%1%
Oct 3163°F32°F74°F 20141°F 201913%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chinle, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 7:02 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 6:23 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00021248 (Canyon De Chelly), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003029, 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.