Chico Weather in October
Average highs run from 87°F on October 1 to 72°F on October 31, and lows from 52°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.73 in.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 80°F
- Average low
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 1.73 in
- Record high
- 107°FOct 3, 2001
- Record low
- 23°FOct 29, 1971
- Chance of a freeze
- 9%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 5.6
- Daylight
- 11 h 45 min to 10 h 31 min
- Cloud cover
- 31%
- Humidity
- 41%
- Dew point
- 37°F
- Wind
- 6.9 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 87°F | 52°F | 102°F 1987 | 36°F 1971 | 0% | |
| Oct 2 | 87°F | 52°F | 104°F 2001 | 37°F 1907 | 0% | |
| Oct 3 | 86°F | 51°F | 107°F 2001 | 38°F 1911 | 0% | |
| Oct 4 | 86°F | 51°F | 102°F 1917 | 38°F 1969 | 0% | |
| Oct 5 | 85°F | 51°F | 101°F 1987 | 34°F 2009 | 0% | |
| Oct 6 | 85°F | 51°F | 100°F 1956 | 35°F 1913 | 0% | |
| Oct 7 | 84°F | 50°F | 98°F 1908 | 36°F 1927 | 0% | |
| Oct 8 | 84°F | 50°F | 102°F 1917 | 37°F 1926 | 0% | |
| Oct 9 | 83°F | 50°F | 100°F 1917 | 37°F 1949 | 0% | |
| Oct 10 | 83°F | 49°F | 100°F 1991 | 35°F 1913 | 0% | |
| Oct 11 | 82°F | 49°F | 103°F 2024 | 35°F 1915 | 0% | |
| Oct 12 | 82°F | 49°F | 96°F 1917 | 33°F 1920 | 0% | |
| Oct 13 | 81°F | 48°F | 95°F 1917 | 33°F 1920 | 0% | |
| Oct 14 | 81°F | 48°F | 101°F 1991 | 34°F 1985 | 0% | |
| Oct 15 | 80°F | 48°F | 100°F 1991 | 35°F 1913 | 0% | |
| Oct 16 | 80°F | 47°F | 94°F 1961 | 35°F 1965 | 0% | |
| Oct 17 | 79°F | 47°F | 93°F 1961 | 30°F 1908 | 0% | |
| Oct 18 | 79°F | 47°F | 92°F 1911 | 32°F 1906 | 0% | |
| Oct 19 | 78°F | 46°F | 97°F 2020 | 33°F 1949 | 0% | |
| Oct 20 | 78°F | 46°F | 92°F 1913 | 31°F 1912 | 0% | |
| Oct 21 | 77°F | 46°F | 94°F 1913 | 28°F 1908 | 0% | |
| Oct 22 | 77°F | 46°F | 94°F 1929 | 32°F 1908 | 0% | |
| Oct 23 | 76°F | 45°F | 95°F 1929 | 31°F 1923 | 0% | |
| Oct 24 | 76°F | 45°F | 94°F 1910 | 31°F 1956 | 0% | |
| Oct 25 | 75°F | 45°F | 93°F 2017 | 30°F 1996 | 0% | |
| Oct 26 | 75°F | 44°F | 93°F 1906 | 32°F 1939 | 0% | |
| Oct 27 | 74°F | 44°F | 95°F 2003 | 27°F 2010 | 0% | |
| Oct 28 | 73°F | 44°F | 95°F 2003 | 26°F 2013 | 0% | |
| Oct 29 | 73°F | 43°F | 89°F 1939 | 23°F 1971 | 0% | |
| Oct 30 | 72°F | 43°F | 88°F 1949 | 29°F 1972 | 0% | |
| Oct 31 | 72°F | 43°F | 91°F 1966 | 27°F 1919 | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 6:49 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 6:06 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041715 (Chico Univ Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00041715, 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.