Lancaster Weather in October
Average highs run from 86°F on October 1 to 74°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.34 in over about 2 wet days.
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
- 46°F
- Precipitation
- 0.34 in
- Record high
- 104°FOct 2, 2024
- Record low
- 18°FOct 31, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 46%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 4.9
- Daylight
- 11 h 49 min to 10 h 47 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 86°F | 51°F | 103°F 2024 | 36°F 2009 | 3% |
| Oct 2 | 85°F | 51°F | 104°F 2024 | 32°F 2019 | 3% |
| Oct 3 | 85°F | 51°F | 104°F 2024 | 36°F 2019 | 3% |
| Oct 4 | 85°F | 50°F | 101°F 2024 | 36°F 2017 | 3% |
| Oct 5 | 84°F | 50°F | 101°F 2024 | 36°F 2013 | 4% |
| Oct 6 | 84°F | 50°F | 101°F 2024 | 32°F 2009 | 4% |
| Oct 7 | 84°F | 49°F | 100°F 2024 | 36°F 2007 | 4% |
| Oct 8 | 83°F | 49°F | 97°F 1996 | 35°F 1975 | 4% |
| Oct 9 | 83°F | 48°F | 98°F 1980 | 35°F 1990 | 4% |
| Oct 10 | 82°F | 48°F | 95°F 1991 | 36°F 1990 | 4% |
| Oct 11 | 82°F | 48°F | 95°F 2015 | 29°F 2019 | 4% |
| Oct 12 | 82°F | 47°F | 94°F 2015 | 27°F 2008 | 4% |
| Oct 13 | 81°F | 47°F | 96°F 2020 | 30°F 2019 | 5% |
| Oct 14 | 81°F | 47°F | 95°F 2011 | 32°F 1986 | 5% |
| Oct 15 | 80°F | 46°F | 93°F 1991 | 31°F 1985 | 5% |
| Oct 16 | 80°F | 46°F | 92°F 1991 | 30°F 2018 | 5% |
| Oct 17 | 80°F | 45°F | 95°F 2020 | 31°F 1994 | 5% |
| Oct 18 | 79°F | 45°F | 94°F 1988 | 31°F 1998 | 5% |
| Oct 19 | 79°F | 45°F | 95°F 2020 | 30°F 2021 | 5% |
| Oct 20 | 79°F | 44°F | 95°F 2003 | 33°F 2021 | 5% |
| Oct 21 | 78°F | 44°F | 93°F 2003 | 34°F 1990 | 5% |
| Oct 22 | 78°F | 44°F | 95°F 2003 | 25°F 1996 | 5% |
| Oct 23 | 77°F | 43°F | 91°F 2017 | 30°F 1984 | 5% |
| Oct 24 | 77°F | 43°F | 90°F 2017 | 26°F 1975 | 5% |
| Oct 25 | 77°F | 43°F | 89°F 1988 | 26°F 1975 | 6% |
| Oct 26 | 76°F | 42°F | 90°F 2017 | 29°F 2006 | 6% |
| Oct 27 | 76°F | 42°F | 89°F 2017 | 27°F 2006 | 6% |
| Oct 28 | 75°F | 41°F | 90°F 2003 | 27°F 2011 | 6% |
| Oct 29 | 75°F | 41°F | 89°F 2008 | 28°F 2009 | 6% |
| Oct 30 | 75°F | 41°F | 84°F 2012 | 24°F 1989 | 6% |
| Oct 31 | 74°F | 40°F | 84°F 2011 | 18°F 2019 | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 6:36 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 5:59 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003159 (Lancaster Wm J Fox Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003159, 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.