Modoc County climate

Modoc County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alturas Muni AP, 17.3 km from Modoc County

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 59°F on October 31, and lows from 33°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.89 in over about 5 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 Modoc County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
0.89 in
Record high
91°FOct 1, 2010
Record low
0°FOct 31, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 25 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
7.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 173°F33°F91°F 201018°F 200913%
Oct 273°F33°F89°F 202020°F 201913%
Oct 372°F32°F89°F 202023°F 200213%
Oct 472°F32°F85°F 201423°F 200913%
Oct 571°F32°F85°F 201418°F 201314%
Oct 671°F32°F88°F 201420°F 200714%
Oct 770°F31°F86°F 201420°F 200914%
Oct 870°F31°F85°F 201518°F 201314%
Oct 969°F31°F86°F 201521°F 200115%
Oct 1069°F31°F80°F 201515°F 201915%
Oct 1168°F30°F81°F 201516°F 201915%
Oct 1268°F30°F84°F 201514°F 201716%
Oct 1367°F30°F86°F 201515°F 200316%
Oct 1467°F30°F88°F 201516°F 202116%
Oct 1566°F29°F86°F 201515°F 201817%
Oct 1666°F29°F82°F 201516°F 201317%
Oct 1765°F29°F79°F 202218°F 199818%
Oct 1865°F29°F82°F 202319°F 200618%
Oct 1964°F28°F83°F 202320°F 201319%
Oct 2064°F28°F79°F 200319°F 202519%
Oct 2163°F28°F86°F 200318°F 201220%
Oct 2263°F28°F78°F 199918°F 200820%
Oct 2362°F28°F78°F 200718°F 200221%
Oct 2462°F28°F77°F 200714°F 200121%
Oct 2561°F27°F76°F 200818°F 200122%
Oct 2661°F27°F78°F 20087°F 202022%
Oct 2760°F27°F79°F 200314°F 202023%
Oct 2860°F27°F79°F 20178°F 201923%
Oct 2959°F27°F76°F 202012°F 200224%
Oct 3059°F27°F73°F 20205°F 201924%
Oct 3159°F27°F71°F 20200°F 200225%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Modoc County, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 6:44 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:59 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094299 (Alturas Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094299, 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.