Merced climate

Merced Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Merced, 3.2 km from Merced

Average highs run from 85°F on October 1 to 72°F on October 31, and lows from 53°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.73 in over about 3 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 Merced, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
0.73 in
Record high
102°FOct 2, 2010
Record low
28°FOct 14, 1905
Chance of a freeze
6%
Days of 90°F or more
4.5
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 39 min
Cloud cover
26%
Humidity
44%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
5.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 185°F53°F100°F 201036°F 19035%
Oct 285°F53°F102°F 201037°F 19035%
Oct 384°F52°F102°F 190538°F 19165%
Oct 484°F52°F101°F 190537°F 19695%
Oct 583°F52°F98°F 190538°F 19695%
Oct 683°F52°F98°F 193337°F 19416%
Oct 783°F51°F96°F 195337°F 19416%
Oct 882°F51°F98°F 190639°F 19416%
Oct 982°F51°F98°F 195133°F 19056%
Oct 1081°F50°F100°F 199133°F 19056%
Oct 1181°F50°F99°F 199133°F 19056%
Oct 1281°F50°F95°F 190135°F 19057%
Oct 1380°F50°F96°F 190136°F 19697%
Oct 1480°F49°F99°F 197828°F 19057%
Oct 1579°F49°F98°F 196136°F 19287%
Oct 1679°F49°F95°F 190332°F 19038%
Oct 1778°F48°F96°F 190330°F 19058%
Oct 1878°F48°F98°F 190334°F 19058%
Oct 1977°F48°F94°F 190330°F 19498%
Oct 2077°F48°F98°F 199830°F 19499%
Oct 2177°F47°F95°F 200329°F 19969%
Oct 2276°F47°F95°F 190130°F 19499%
Oct 2376°F47°F91°F 193734°F 190610%
Oct 2475°F47°F90°F 192732°F 190310%
Oct 2575°F46°F92°F 195932°F 190310%
Oct 2674°F46°F88°F 191331°F 193911%
Oct 2774°F46°F89°F 200329°F 190611%
Oct 2873°F45°F89°F 200332°F 194611%
Oct 2973°F45°F94°F 190628°F 197112%
Oct 3072°F45°F95°F 190628°F 194612%
Oct 3172°F45°F85°F 199328°F 193512%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Merced, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 6:45 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 6:05 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00045532 (Merced), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00045532, 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.