Chaffee County Weather in October
Average highs run from 69°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 34°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.80 in over about 6 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 62°F
- Average low
- 29°F
- Precipitation
- 0.80 in
- Snowfall
- 3.1 in
- Record high
- 86°FOct 17, 1950
- Record low
- -6°FOct 27, 2020
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 46 min to 10 h 34 min
- Cloud cover
- 43%
- Humidity
- 55%
- Dew point
- 20°F
- Wind
- 8.9 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 69°F | 34°F | 83°F 2010 | 20°F 1926 | 21% | 2% |
| Oct 2 | 68°F | 34°F | 85°F 2010 | 17°F 1959 | 21% | 2% |
| Oct 3 | 68°F | 33°F | 80°F 1950 | 22°F 1924 | 21% | 2% |
| Oct 4 | 67°F | 33°F | 79°F 1972 | 19°F 1959 | 21% | 3% |
| Oct 5 | 67°F | 33°F | 82°F 1949 | 15°F 1906 | 20% | 3% |
| Oct 6 | 67°F | 32°F | 80°F 1949 | 15°F 1995 | 20% | 3% |
| Oct 7 | 66°F | 32°F | 80°F 1934 | 16°F 2000 | 20% | 3% |
| Oct 8 | 66°F | 31°F | 82°F 1934 | 18°F 1970 | 20% | 4% |
| Oct 9 | 65°F | 31°F | 80°F 1948 | 19°F 1970 | 20% | 4% |
| Oct 10 | 65°F | 31°F | 80°F 1950 | 15°F 1905 | 19% | 4% |
| Oct 11 | 64°F | 30°F | 79°F 1935 | 15°F 1905 | 19% | 4% |
| Oct 12 | 64°F | 30°F | 81°F 1950 | 8°F 1969 | 19% | 4% |
| Oct 13 | 64°F | 30°F | 81°F 1950 | 11°F 1923 | 19% | 5% |
| Oct 14 | 63°F | 29°F | 82°F 1950 | 8°F 1969 | 19% | 5% |
| Oct 15 | 63°F | 29°F | 80°F 1950 | 8°F 2018 | 18% | 5% |
| Oct 16 | 62°F | 29°F | 84°F 1950 | 13°F 1925 | 18% | 5% |
| Oct 17 | 62°F | 28°F | 86°F 1950 | 9°F 1999 | 18% | 6% |
| Oct 18 | 61°F | 28°F | 84°F 1950 | 13°F 1968 | 18% | 6% |
| Oct 19 | 61°F | 28°F | 86°F 1950 | 5°F 1911 | 18% | 6% |
| Oct 20 | 61°F | 28°F | 84°F 1950 | 12°F 1949 | 18% | 6% |
| Oct 21 | 60°F | 27°F | 82°F 1950 | 1°F 1911 | 18% | 7% |
| Oct 22 | 60°F | 27°F | 84°F 1950 | 5°F 1911 | 18% | 7% |
| Oct 23 | 59°F | 27°F | 79°F 2003 | 10°F 1943 | 18% | 7% |
| Oct 24 | 59°F | 26°F | 75°F 2003 | 3°F 1932 | 18% | 8% |
| Oct 25 | 59°F | 26°F | 74°F 2014 | 9°F 1997 | 18% | 8% |
| Oct 26 | 58°F | 26°F | 74°F 2007 | 3°F 1918 | 18% | 8% |
| Oct 27 | 58°F | 26°F | 72°F 1949 | -6°F 2020 | 18% | 8% |
| Oct 28 | 57°F | 25°F | 76°F 1949 | -4°F 2020 | 18% | 9% |
| Oct 29 | 57°F | 25°F | 76°F 1949 | -2°F 1917 | 18% | 9% |
| Oct 30 | 57°F | 25°F | 74°F 1949 | -6°F 2019 | 18% | 9% |
| Oct 31 | 56°F | 24°F | 74°F 1916 | -4°F 2019 | 18% | 9% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 6:47 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 6:05 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051071 (Buena Vista 2S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00051071, 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.