Murphys climate

Murphys Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Melones Dam Hq, 15 km from Murphys

Average highs run from 86°F on October 1 to 73°F on October 31, and lows from 56°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.51 in over about 4 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 Murphys, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
1.51 in
Record high
100°FOct 1, 1980
Record low
25°FOct 28, 1971
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.7
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 36 min
Cloud cover
31%
Humidity
43%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
5.1 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 186°F56°F100°F 198033°F 19718%0%
Oct 286°F56°F100°F 198033°F 19719%0%
Oct 385°F56°F98°F 195236°F 20199%0%
Oct 485°F56°F99°F 202435°F 19829%0%
Oct 584°F55°F97°F 198033°F 200910%0%
Oct 684°F55°F98°F 198032°F 200710%0%
Oct 784°F55°F98°F 198033°F 200710%0%
Oct 883°F55°F97°F 199635°F 196810%0%
Oct 983°F54°F97°F 199633°F 198511%0%
Oct 1082°F54°F95°F 199632°F 200811%0%
Oct 1182°F54°F99°F 199132°F 200811%0%
Oct 1282°F53°F98°F 199130°F 200812%0%
Oct 1381°F53°F96°F 195030°F 200812%0%
Oct 1481°F53°F96°F 195030°F 198412%0%
Oct 1580°F53°F97°F 196130°F 198413%0%
Oct 1680°F52°F98°F 196132°F 198413%0%
Oct 1779°F52°F96°F 196129°F 198413%0%
Oct 1879°F52°F96°F 195930°F 197114%0%
Oct 1979°F52°F92°F 196131°F 197114%0%
Oct 2078°F51°F95°F 192931°F 199615%0%
Oct 2178°F51°F91°F 202330°F 199615%0%
Oct 2277°F51°F90°F 196431°F 199615%0%
Oct 2377°F51°F88°F 196432°F 191616%0%
Oct 2476°F50°F91°F 196531°F 195616%0%
Oct 2576°F50°F94°F 195927°F 199717%0%
Oct 2675°F50°F90°F 195932°F 193917%0%
Oct 2775°F50°F88°F 196532°F 199618%0%
Oct 2875°F49°F88°F 196825°F 197118%0%
Oct 2974°F49°F86°F 200328°F 197119%0%
Oct 3074°F49°F86°F 193927°F 197119%0%
Oct 3173°F49°F86°F 193929°F 197220%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Murphys, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 6:44 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 6:03 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00046174 (New Melones Dam Hq), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00048353, 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.