Tucson climate

Tucson Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tucson WFO, 2.7 km from Tucson

Average highs run from 91°F on October 1 to 81°F on October 31, and lows from 66°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.58 in over about 3 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 Tucson, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
0.58 in
Record high
106°FOct 4, 2024
Record low
26°FOct 30, 1971
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
11.6
Daylight
11 h 50 min to 10 h 54 min
Cloud cover
26%
Humidity
38%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
7.8 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 191°F66°F105°F 202451°F 196510%0%
Oct 290°F66°F103°F 202049°F 198210%0%
Oct 390°F65°F103°F 202446°F 195910%0%
Oct 490°F65°F106°F 202447°F 195910%0%
Oct 589°F65°F105°F 202449°F 198210%0%
Oct 689°F64°F105°F 202447°F 199810%0%
Oct 789°F64°F104°F 202444°F 194610%0%
Oct 888°F63°F103°F 202442°F 197010%0%
Oct 988°F63°F102°F 202444°F 197010%0%
Oct 1088°F63°F101°F 202438°F 194910%0%
Oct 1187°F62°F101°F 202443°F 197310%0%
Oct 1287°F62°F101°F 202442°F 198210%0%
Oct 1387°F61°F101°F 202438°F 200810%0%
Oct 1486°F61°F98°F 199140°F 200810%0%
Oct 1586°F61°F99°F 201143°F 197510%0%
Oct 1686°F60°F101°F 202043°F 198010%0%
Oct 1785°F60°F99°F 200941°F 199810%0%
Oct 1885°F59°F97°F 202341°F 196510%0%
Oct 1985°F59°F100°F 202340°F 197110%0%
Oct 2084°F59°F101°F 202343°F 194910%0%
Oct 2184°F58°F98°F 202335°F 194910%0%
Oct 2284°F58°F96°F 201641°F 199610%0%
Oct 2384°F58°F99°F 202442°F 196910%0%
Oct 2483°F57°F96°F 195940°F 197510%0%
Oct 2583°F57°F97°F 202437°F 195610%0%
Oct 2683°F57°F99°F 202438°F 199610%0%
Oct 2782°F56°F98°F 202432°F 202010%0%
Oct 2882°F56°F94°F 200737°F 202010%0%
Oct 2982°F56°F94°F 201034°F 197110%0%
Oct 3081°F55°F94°F 200126°F 197110%0%
Oct 3181°F55°F91°F 200832°F 201910%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tucson, 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 6:18 AM, sunset 6:08 PM
October 31
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 5:34 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00028815 (Tucson WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023160, 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.