El Paso County climate

El Paso County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colorado Springs Muni AP, 14.3 km from El Paso County

Average highs run from 71°F on October 1 to 59°F on October 31, and lows from 43°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.77 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 El Paso County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
0.77 in
Snowfall
2.5 in
Record high
91°FOct 12, 2015
Record low
-8°FOct 30, 2023
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 35 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
9.4 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 171°F43°F89°F 201933°F 202018%2%
Oct 271°F42°F84°F 201032°F 201217%2%
Oct 370°F42°F84°F 201831°F 201017%2%
Oct 470°F42°F87°F 201827°F 201417%2%
Oct 569°F41°F88°F 202422°F 201317%3%
Oct 669°F41°F87°F 202423°F 201317%3%
Oct 768°F40°F80°F 202026°F 201916%3%
Oct 868°F40°F83°F 202023°F 201216%3%
Oct 968°F39°F84°F 202029°F 201016%3%
Oct 1067°F39°F83°F 202021°F 201916%4%
Oct 1167°F38°F88°F 20158°F 201916%4%
Oct 1266°F38°F91°F 201515°F 201916%4%
Oct 1366°F38°F82°F 202421°F 201916%4%
Oct 1465°F37°F86°F 201521°F 202315%5%
Oct 1565°F37°F87°F 201523°F 201815%5%
Oct 1665°F36°F86°F 201621°F 202115%5%
Oct 1764°F36°F84°F 201623°F 202015%6%
Oct 1864°F36°F86°F 201622°F 201215%6%
Oct 1963°F35°F80°F 202320°F 202515%6%
Oct 2063°F35°F82°F 201522°F 202115%6%
Oct 2163°F35°F82°F 202319°F 201915%7%
Oct 2262°F34°F79°F 201216°F 201915%7%
Oct 2362°F34°F81°F 201622°F 202015%7%
Oct 2462°F33°F77°F 201214°F 202016%8%
Oct 2561°F33°F80°F 201416°F 202216%8%
Oct 2661°F33°F79°F 20145°F 202016%8%
Oct 2760°F32°F78°F 2014-6°F 202016%9%
Oct 2860°F32°F78°F 20169°F 201016%9%
Oct 2960°F32°F82°F 20169°F 201016%9%
Oct 3059°F31°F79°F 2016-8°F 202316%10%
Oct 3159°F31°F74°F 2016-5°F 201916%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at El Paso County, 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 6:54 AM, sunset 6:41 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:59 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093037 (Colorado Springs Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00052668, 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.