Plumas County climate

Plumas County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Quincy, 12 km from Plumas County

Average highs run from 77°F on October 1 to 60°F on October 31, and lows from 36°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.94 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 Plumas County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
1.94 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
90°FOct 1, 2010
Record low
12°FOct 29, 1971
Chance of a freeze
100%
Days of 90°F or more
1.4
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 31 min
Cloud cover
38%
Humidity
49%
Dew point
29°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 177°F36°F90°F 201022°F 197111%0%
Oct 277°F36°F89°F 201024°F 195911%0%
Oct 376°F36°F89°F 198025°F 195911%0%
Oct 476°F36°F88°F 198024°F 197112%0%
Oct 575°F35°F86°F 198020°F 196912%0%
Oct 675°F35°F85°F 198023°F 196912%0%
Oct 774°F35°F85°F 196523°F 195913%0%
Oct 874°F34°F84°F 199625°F 198213%0%
Oct 973°F34°F86°F 199620°F 196113%0%
Oct 1073°F34°F83°F 199121°F 196113%0%
Oct 1172°F34°F84°F 199124°F 199814%0%
Oct 1272°F33°F85°F 199222°F 198114%0%
Oct 1371°F33°F83°F 199124°F 202114%0%
Oct 1470°F33°F84°F 199122°F 196015%0%
Oct 1570°F33°F87°F 201516°F 196615%0%
Oct 1669°F32°F84°F 201522°F 196516%0%
Oct 1769°F32°F86°F 197420°F 196616%0%
Oct 1868°F32°F84°F 197419°F 196616%0%
Oct 1968°F32°F80°F 198820°F 196617%0%
Oct 2067°F32°F79°F 202221°F 198017%0%
Oct 2166°F31°F80°F 198821°F 197117%0%
Oct 2266°F31°F80°F 200314°F 196118%1%
Oct 2365°F31°F86°F 195920°F 196118%1%
Oct 2465°F31°F85°F 195920°F 196119%1%
Oct 2564°F31°F82°F 195923°F 197119%1%
Oct 2663°F30°F81°F 201723°F 197120%1%
Oct 2763°F30°F76°F 200321°F 198420%1%
Oct 2862°F30°F78°F 200318°F 197120%1%
Oct 2962°F30°F80°F 200312°F 197121%1%
Oct 3061°F30°F80°F 200317°F 202321%1%
Oct 3160°F30°F82°F 196217°F 197121%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Plumas County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 6:45 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 6:02 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00047195 (Quincy), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00041700, 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.