Acton climate

Acton Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Palmdale, 16.2 km from Acton

Average highs run from 87°F on October 1 to 75°F on October 31, and lows from 56°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.40 in over about 1 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 Acton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
0.40 in
Record high
105°FOct 2, 2024
Record low
18°FOct 30, 1971
Chance of a freeze
7%
Days of 90°F or more
5.6
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 48 min
Cloud cover
24%
Humidity
41%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
7.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 187°F56°F104°F 202436°F 19712%
Oct 287°F55°F105°F 202433°F 19502%
Oct 386°F55°F104°F 202436°F 19503%
Oct 486°F55°F102°F 202435°F 19573%
Oct 585°F54°F102°F 202432°F 19693%
Oct 685°F54°F102°F 202432°F 19693%
Oct 785°F54°F100°F 202436°F 19413%
Oct 884°F53°F95°F 196533°F 19493%
Oct 984°F53°F95°F 200333°F 19493%
Oct 1083°F52°F93°F 196433°F 19733%
Oct 1183°F52°F96°F 195034°F 19734%
Oct 1282°F52°F95°F 195031°F 20084%
Oct 1382°F51°F98°F 197135°F 20214%
Oct 1482°F51°F95°F 193634°F 19514%
Oct 1581°F51°F92°F 201029°F 19664%
Oct 1681°F50°F92°F 193734°F 19354%
Oct 1780°F50°F96°F 202029°F 19665%
Oct 1880°F49°F94°F 202031°F 19665%
Oct 1980°F49°F95°F 202030°F 19695%
Oct 2079°F49°F95°F 202331°F 19495%
Oct 2179°F48°F93°F 200326°F 19495%
Oct 2278°F48°F95°F 200330°F 19355%
Oct 2378°F47°F92°F 195930°F 19535%
Oct 2478°F47°F92°F 195930°F 19356%
Oct 2577°F47°F92°F 195928°F 19356%
Oct 2677°F46°F90°F 201728°F 19396%
Oct 2776°F46°F90°F 201831°F 19536%
Oct 2876°F46°F90°F 200327°F 19706%
Oct 2976°F45°F90°F 200822°F 19716%
Oct 3075°F45°F88°F 193918°F 19716%
Oct 3175°F45°F85°F 193922°F 19357%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Acton, in percent.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 6:37 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 6:00 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00046624 (Palmdale), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023182, 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.