Shasta climate

Shasta Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Whiskeytown Rsvr, 3.4 km from Shasta

Average highs run from 86°F on October 1 to 69°F on October 31, and lows from 57°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.81 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 Shasta, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
2.81 in
Record high
106°FOct 1, 2020
Record low
30°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.4
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 28 min
Cloud cover
34%
Humidity
46%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
4.7 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°F57°F106°F 202045°F 201611%0%
Oct 285°F57°F103°F 199141°F 201911%0%
Oct 385°F57°F103°F 199144°F 200511%0%
Oct 484°F56°F102°F 198741°F 198912%0%
Oct 584°F56°F101°F 198742°F 200712%0%
Oct 683°F56°F103°F 198743°F 201312%0%
Oct 783°F55°F102°F 202441°F 199713%0%
Oct 882°F55°F100°F 202243°F 199413%0%
Oct 982°F55°F101°F 199142°F 199013%0%
Oct 1081°F54°F102°F 199141°F 199814%0%
Oct 1181°F54°F105°F 199137°F 199814%0%
Oct 1280°F54°F101°F 199138°F 201914%0%
Oct 1379°F53°F101°F 199140°F 198615%0%
Oct 1479°F53°F103°F 199140°F 201915%0%
Oct 1578°F53°F94°F 199142°F 198615%0%
Oct 1678°F52°F98°F 198839°F 201316%0%
Oct 1777°F52°F99°F 198839°F 199616%0%
Oct 1877°F52°F95°F 198839°F 199417%0%
Oct 1976°F51°F99°F 202237°F 199617%0%
Oct 2075°F51°F96°F 198840°F 199617%0%
Oct 2175°F51°F91°F 198839°F 199618%0%
Oct 2274°F51°F92°F 198841°F 199618%0%
Oct 2374°F50°F92°F 201737°F 199119%0%
Oct 2473°F50°F96°F 198836°F 199520%0%
Oct 2573°F50°F95°F 201736°F 199620%0%
Oct 2672°F49°F96°F 200335°F 199721%0%
Oct 2771°F49°F98°F 200334°F 202321%0%
Oct 2871°F49°F97°F 200336°F 201122%0%
Oct 2970°F48°F86°F 201736°F 200623%0%
Oct 3070°F48°F85°F 201533°F 198923%0%
Oct 3169°F48°F86°F 202030°F 201924%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shasta, 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 7:07 AM, sunset 6:52 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 6:07 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049621 (Whiskeytown Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024257, 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.