Fort Carson Weather in October
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 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
- 76°FOct 3, 2014
- Record low
- -10°FOct 30, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 11 h 47 min to 10 h 35 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 71°F | 43°F | 72°F 1978 | 7°F 1985 | 18% | 2% |
| Oct 2 | 71°F | 42°F | 74°F 2000 | 10°F 1961 | 17% | 2% |
| Oct 3 | 70°F | 42°F | 76°F 2014 | 17°F 1985 | 17% | 2% |
| Oct 4 | 70°F | 42°F | 76°F 2014 | 14°F 1985 | 17% | 2% |
| Oct 5 | 69°F | 41°F | 70°F 1987 | 8°F 1969 | 17% | 3% |
| Oct 6 | 69°F | 41°F | 70°F 1975 | 11°F 1969 | 17% | 3% |
| Oct 7 | 68°F | 40°F | 70°F 2013 | 10°F 1992 | 16% | 3% |
| Oct 8 | 68°F | 40°F | 72°F 1979 | 6°F 2011 | 16% | 3% |
| Oct 9 | 68°F | 39°F | 70°F 1962 | 3°F 1990 | 16% | 3% |
| Oct 10 | 67°F | 39°F | 71°F 1962 | 4°F 1977 | 16% | 4% |
| Oct 11 | 67°F | 38°F | 71°F 2015 | 4°F 1977 | 16% | 4% |
| Oct 12 | 66°F | 38°F | 73°F 2015 | 7°F 1969 | 16% | 4% |
| Oct 13 | 66°F | 38°F | 71°F 1962 | 0°F 1969 | 16% | 4% |
| Oct 14 | 65°F | 37°F | 72°F 1962 | 10°F 1985 | 15% | 5% |
| Oct 15 | 65°F | 37°F | 69°F 2016 | 4°F 1984 | 15% | 5% |
| Oct 16 | 65°F | 36°F | 69°F 2016 | 0°F 1999 | 15% | 5% |
| Oct 17 | 64°F | 36°F | 72°F 1991 | 5°F 1984 | 15% | 6% |
| Oct 18 | 64°F | 36°F | 76°F 1991 | 7°F 1968 | 15% | 6% |
| Oct 19 | 63°F | 35°F | 68°F 1988 | 0°F 1984 | 15% | 6% |
| Oct 20 | 63°F | 35°F | 67°F 1992 | -1°F 1984 | 15% | 6% |
| Oct 21 | 63°F | 35°F | 73°F 1991 | 0°F 1990 | 15% | 7% |
| Oct 22 | 62°F | 34°F | 66°F 2003 | 2°F 1996 | 15% | 7% |
| Oct 23 | 62°F | 34°F | 69°F 2003 | 8°F 1995 | 15% | 7% |
| Oct 24 | 62°F | 33°F | 68°F 1988 | -7°F 1997 | 16% | 8% |
| Oct 25 | 61°F | 33°F | 67°F 2014 | -9°F 1997 | 16% | 8% |
| Oct 26 | 61°F | 33°F | 69°F 1988 | -6°F 2020 | 16% | 8% |
| Oct 27 | 60°F | 32°F | 68°F 1988 | -6°F 2020 | 16% | 9% |
| Oct 28 | 60°F | 32°F | 64°F 1968 | 1°F 2010 | 16% | 9% |
| Oct 29 | 60°F | 32°F | 67°F 1968 | -2°F 1991 | 16% | 9% |
| Oct 30 | 59°F | 31°F | 65°F 2010 | -10°F 2019 | 16% | 10% |
| Oct 31 | 59°F | 31°F | 64°F 2010 | -9°F 2019 | 16% | 10% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 6:42 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
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 USC00057309, 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.