Florence climate

Florence Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Canon City, 12.1 km from Florence

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31, and lows from 42°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.87 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 Florence, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
0.87 in
Snowfall
3.3 in
Record high
95°FOct 1, 1913
Record low
-3°FOct 27, 2020
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 36 min
Cloud cover
43%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
8.1 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 174°F42°F95°F 191325°F 198519%1%
Oct 274°F42°F86°F 198026°F 189419%1%
Oct 374°F41°F89°F 202428°F 200918%1%
Oct 473°F41°F88°F 192228°F 199918%1%
Oct 573°F40°F89°F 191825°F 199118%1%
Oct 672°F40°F89°F 190527°F 189818%1%
Oct 772°F39°F88°F 192226°F 190018%1%
Oct 872°F39°F91°F 197921°F 199218%2%
Oct 971°F39°F86°F 190325°F 199018%2%
Oct 1071°F38°F89°F 191024°F 200918%2%
Oct 1170°F38°F86°F 191015°F 201917%2%
Oct 1270°F37°F88°F 192615°F 196917%2%
Oct 1370°F37°F87°F 195021°F 196917%2%
Oct 1469°F37°F86°F 195020°F 196917%3%
Oct 1569°F36°F86°F 192616°F 201817%3%
Oct 1669°F36°F84°F 192617°F 201817%3%
Oct 1768°F36°F88°F 199123°F 189717%3%
Oct 1868°F35°F86°F 199124°F 191717%3%
Oct 1967°F35°F87°F 200321°F 202017%4%
Oct 2067°F34°F90°F 200311°F 190517%4%
Oct 2167°F34°F85°F 191520°F 191117%4%
Oct 2266°F34°F86°F 200319°F 190617%4%
Oct 2366°F34°F87°F 200316°F 190617%4%
Oct 2466°F33°F87°F 200316°F 202017%5%
Oct 2565°F33°F83°F 199916°F 202017%5%
Oct 2665°F33°F82°F 19227°F 202017%5%
Oct 2765°F32°F88°F 1945-3°F 202017%5%
Oct 2864°F32°F84°F 201611°F 202017%6%
Oct 2964°F32°F85°F 19682°F 191717%6%
Oct 3064°F31°F81°F 20038°F 191716%6%
Oct 3163°F31°F82°F 2008-3°F 201916%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Florence, 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 6:56 AM, sunset 6:43 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 6:02 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051294 (Canon City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00051294, 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.