Alamosa climate

Alamosa Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alamosa 1E, 1.2 km from Alamosa

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 58°F on October 31, and lows from 32°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.59 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 Alamosa, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
0.59 in
Snowfall
2.0 in
Record high
81°FOct 7, 1979
Record low
-9°FOct 31, 1991
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 39 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
53%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
7.8 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 170°F32°F80°F 198017°F 196517%1%
Oct 270°F31°F80°F 202412°F 200917%1%
Oct 369°F31°F79°F 202416°F 196116%1%
Oct 469°F30°F79°F 202417°F 198616%1%
Oct 569°F30°F79°F 202417°F 198616%1%
Oct 668°F29°F79°F 202413°F 196916%1%
Oct 768°F29°F81°F 197910°F 195515%1%
Oct 867°F29°F77°F 197911°F 199215%2%
Oct 967°F28°F77°F 195015°F 197515%2%
Oct 1067°F28°F77°F 199115°F 198215%2%
Oct 1166°F27°F78°F 19508°F 201914%2%
Oct 1266°F27°F79°F 19503°F 196914%2%
Oct 1365°F26°F77°F 20150°F 196914%2%
Oct 1465°F26°F80°F 202013°F 195114%2%
Oct 1565°F26°F78°F 20168°F 201813%3%
Oct 1664°F25°F77°F 19919°F 196713%3%
Oct 1764°F25°F76°F 20168°F 199913%3%
Oct 1863°F24°F75°F 20037°F 196813%3%
Oct 1963°F24°F76°F 20035°F 197613%3%
Oct 2063°F24°F75°F 20039°F 197613%3%
Oct 2162°F23°F76°F 20033°F 199613%3%
Oct 2262°F23°F76°F 2003-7°F 199612%4%
Oct 2361°F22°F74°F 20034°F 200812%4%
Oct 2461°F22°F72°F 20244°F 198012%4%
Oct 2561°F21°F75°F 19590°F 197512%4%
Oct 2660°F21°F72°F 19796°F 199712%4%
Oct 2760°F21°F69°F 19521°F 202012%4%
Oct 2859°F20°F75°F 19505°F 197012%4%
Oct 2959°F20°F76°F 19504°F 199312%5%
Oct 3058°F19°F73°F 1950-2°F 196711%5%
Oct 3158°F19°F69°F 1950-9°F 199111%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alamosa, 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 (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 6:46 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 6:06 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00050128 (Alamosa 1E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023061, 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.