Summit climate

Summit Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lead Hill, 27.4 km from Summit

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 64°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.97 in over about 8 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 Summit, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.97 in
Record high
90°FOct 1, 2019
Record low
25°FOct 19, 2022
Chance of a freeze
82%
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 42 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
4.5 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 175°F51°F90°F 201942°F 200323%0%
Oct 275°F50°F90°F 200239°F 200323%0%
Oct 375°F50°F89°F 199940°F 200423%0%
Oct 474°F49°F90°F 201838°F 201023%0%
Oct 574°F49°F90°F 201838°F 200124%0%
Oct 674°F49°F89°F 201836°F 201224%0%
Oct 773°F48°F88°F 200732°F 200024%0%
Oct 873°F48°F88°F 202129°F 200024%0%
Oct 972°F47°F90°F 201728°F 200025%0%
Oct 1072°F47°F85°F 202130°F 200025%0%
Oct 1172°F47°F85°F 202035°F 200025%0%
Oct 1271°F46°F90°F 202431°F 201925%0%
Oct 1371°F46°F88°F 201731°F 200626%0%
Oct 1471°F46°F90°F 201733°F 200226%0%
Oct 1570°F45°F88°F 201538°F 200226%0%
Oct 1670°F45°F87°F 201133°F 202426%0%
Oct 1769°F45°F86°F 201632°F 200126%0%
Oct 1869°F44°F90°F 200428°F 202226%0%
Oct 1969°F44°F89°F 201625°F 202227%0%
Oct 2068°F44°F86°F 200331°F 200627%0%
Oct 2168°F43°F85°F 202033°F 201127%0%
Oct 2268°F43°F86°F 202434°F 200627%0%
Oct 2367°F43°F88°F 202429°F 200627%0%
Oct 2467°F42°F84°F 200330°F 200628%0%
Oct 2566°F42°F84°F 201430°F 201328%0%
Oct 2666°F42°F85°F 201431°F 200528%0%
Oct 2766°F41°F84°F 199930°F 200828%0%
Oct 2865°F41°F86°F 202428°F 200829%0%
Oct 2965°F41°F84°F 202425°F 201729%0%
Oct 3064°F40°F82°F 201629°F 202329%0%
Oct 3164°F40°F82°F 201626°F 202329%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Summit, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 6:54 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 6:15 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00034106 (Lead Hill), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053918, 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.