Inyo County climate

Inyo County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Stovepipe Wells 1 Sw, 25.8 km from Inyo County

Average highs run from 97°F on October 1 to 82°F on October 31, and lows from 72°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.09 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 Inyo County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
89°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
0.09 in
Record high
99°FOct 2, 1978
Record low
22°FOct 30, 1971
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
14.5
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 42 min
Cloud cover
30%
Humidity
27%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
5.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 197°F72°F98°F 197832°F 18943%
Oct 296°F72°F99°F 197835°F 19713%
Oct 396°F71°F98°F 198026°F 19163%
Oct 495°F71°F96°F 198732°F 19163%
Oct 595°F70°F97°F 198735°F 19133%
Oct 694°F70°F98°F 198732°F 19134%
Oct 794°F69°F94°F 198026°F 19164%
Oct 893°F69°F97°F 199631°F 19164%
Oct 993°F68°F97°F 199630°F 19274%
Oct 1092°F68°F94°F 199632°F 19124%
Oct 1191°F67°F93°F 195129°F 19244%
Oct 1291°F67°F93°F 201528°F 19284%
Oct 1390°F66°F92°F 195028°F 20084%
Oct 1490°F66°F93°F 201530°F 18994%
Oct 1590°F65°F95°F 199130°F 19664%
Oct 1689°F65°F92°F 199131°F 19844%
Oct 1789°F64°F93°F 198828°F 19714%
Oct 1888°F64°F96°F 198831°F 19714%
Oct 1988°F63°F93°F 198828°F 19204%
Oct 2087°F63°F96°F 198831°F 19203%
Oct 2187°F62°F91°F 198828°F 19083%
Oct 2286°F62°F92°F 200325°F 19083%
Oct 2386°F61°F92°F 198830°F 19083%
Oct 2485°F61°F93°F 195928°F 19163%
Oct 2585°F60°F90°F 198824°F 19193%
Oct 2684°F60°F90°F 201728°F 19393%
Oct 2784°F59°F89°F 201731°F 19893%
Oct 2883°F59°F89°F 200323°F 19703%
Oct 2983°F59°F92°F 200323°F 19713%
Oct 3082°F58°F86°F 200322°F 19713%
Oct 3182°F58°F83°F 194923°F 19353%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Inyo County, in percent.012341102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 6:33 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 5:54 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00053139 (Stovepipe Wells 1 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00044232, 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.