Shonto climate

Shonto Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Betatakin, 13 km from Shonto

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 58°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.96 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 Shonto, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
0.96 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
96°FOct 2, 2024
Record low
24°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
87%
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 42 min
Cloud cover
33%
Humidity
42%
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 170°F47°F95°F 199944°F 200912%0%
Oct 270°F46°F96°F 202442°F 200912%0%
Oct 370°F46°F94°F 202443°F 200212%0%
Oct 469°F46°F92°F 202444°F 200212%0%
Oct 569°F45°F95°F 202442°F 201312%0%
Oct 668°F45°F91°F 202440°F 200912%0%
Oct 768°F44°F90°F 202440°F 200712%0%
Oct 867°F44°F91°F 202442°F 200711%1%
Oct 967°F44°F89°F 202446°F 200711%1%
Oct 1066°F43°F89°F 202443°F 201711%1%
Oct 1166°F43°F90°F 202433°F 201911%1%
Oct 1266°F43°F90°F 202435°F 201911%1%
Oct 1365°F42°F89°F 202436°F 199711%1%
Oct 1465°F42°F90°F 202038°F 200811%1%
Oct 1564°F42°F86°F 201638°F 202111%1%
Oct 1664°F41°F85°F 201140°F 199811%1%
Oct 1763°F41°F84°F 202338°F 199811%1%
Oct 1863°F41°F86°F 202039°F 199911%1%
Oct 1963°F40°F86°F 202039°F 200611%1%
Oct 2062°F40°F83°F 202341°F 200611%1%
Oct 2162°F39°F85°F 202339°F 201911%2%
Oct 2261°F39°F84°F 202338°F 200711%2%
Oct 2361°F39°F80°F 200337°F 200811%2%
Oct 2461°F38°F79°F 202039°F 200812%2%
Oct 2560°F38°F80°F 202138°F 199712%2%
Oct 2660°F38°F80°F 201431°F 202012%2%
Oct 2759°F37°F76°F 199929°F 202012%3%
Oct 2859°F37°F78°F 200333°F 201912%3%
Oct 2958°F37°F80°F 200328°F 201912%3%
Oct 3058°F36°F78°F 201625°F 201912%3%
Oct 3158°F36°F75°F 199724°F 201912%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shonto, 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 (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 7:06 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 6:27 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00020750 (Betatakin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003162, 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.