Basalt climate

Basalt Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Aspen Pitkin CO AP, 21.5 km from Basalt

Average highs run from 66°F on October 1 to 53°F on October 31, and lows from 34°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.33 in over about 9 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 Basalt, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
1.33 in
Snowfall
10.2 in
Record high
80°FOct 1, 2015
Record low
-5°FOct 27, 2020
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 33 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
4.9 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 166°F34°F80°F 201522°F 200928%7%
Oct 266°F34°F75°F 202418°F 200927%7%
Oct 366°F34°F75°F 202524°F 201927%7%
Oct 465°F33°F78°F 202424°F 201327%8%
Oct 565°F33°F75°F 201722°F 199827%8%
Oct 664°F32°F76°F 202019°F 201327%9%
Oct 764°F32°F78°F 202019°F 200727%9%
Oct 863°F32°F76°F 202019°F 201227%9%
Oct 963°F31°F75°F 202022°F 200927%10%
Oct 1062°F31°F74°F 202013°F 201927%10%
Oct 1162°F31°F72°F 19999°F 201927%11%
Oct 1262°F30°F72°F 201514°F 201927%11%
Oct 1361°F30°F73°F 201514°F 200827%12%
Oct 1461°F30°F73°F 201519°F 200327%12%
Oct 1560°F29°F73°F 201116°F 201727%12%
Oct 1660°F29°F73°F 201513°F 201827%13%
Oct 1759°F29°F71°F 200310°F 199927%13%
Oct 1859°F28°F74°F 200320°F 199827%14%
Oct 1958°F28°F74°F 200317°F 199927%14%
Oct 2058°F28°F72°F 200319°F 199928%15%
Oct 2158°F27°F76°F 200316°F 200728%15%
Oct 2257°F27°F76°F 200312°F 200728%16%
Oct 2357°F27°F70°F 200310°F 200828%16%
Oct 2456°F26°F69°F 201415°F 200128%17%
Oct 2556°F26°F74°F 202113°F 201928%17%
Oct 2655°F26°F67°F 19992°F 202028%18%
Oct 2755°F25°F71°F 2016-5°F 202028%18%
Oct 2854°F25°F68°F 20165°F 201028%19%
Oct 2954°F25°F68°F 20189°F 201928%20%
Oct 3053°F25°F68°F 2001-2°F 201928%20%
Oct 3153°F24°F65°F 2014-5°F 201928%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Basalt, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 6:50 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 6:08 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093073 (Aspen Pitkin CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093073, 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.