Fruita Weather in October
Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 62°F on October 31, and lows from 42°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.18 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
- 69°F
- Average low
- 36°F
- Precipitation
- 1.18 in
- Snowfall
- 0.6 in
- Record high
- 89°FOct 1, 2024
- Record low
- 6°FOct 31, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 96%
- Daylight
- 11 h 46 min to 10 h 33 min
- Cloud cover
- 44%
- Humidity
- 48%
- Dew point
- 27°F
- Wind
- 7.2 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 | 76°F | 42°F | 89°F 2024 | 27°F 2009 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 76°F | 42°F | 89°F 2024 | 29°F 2009 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 75°F | 41°F | 87°F 2024 | 31°F 2013 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 75°F | 41°F | 87°F 2024 | 31°F 2013 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 74°F | 40°F | 87°F 2024 | 32°F 1969 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 74°F | 40°F | 85°F 1956 | 27°F 2009 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 73°F | 40°F | 84°F 1934 | 30°F 2012 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 73°F | 39°F | 85°F 1980 | 30°F 1992 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 72°F | 39°F | 85°F 2024 | 30°F 1905 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 10 | 72°F | 38°F | 85°F 1910 | 27°F 2017 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 11 | 71°F | 38°F | 85°F 1963 | 19°F 2019 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 12 | 71°F | 37°F | 83°F 1975 | 21°F 2019 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 13 | 70°F | 37°F | 84°F 2024 | 24°F 2008 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 14 | 70°F | 37°F | 84°F 2024 | 26°F 2008 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 15 | 69°F | 36°F | 82°F 2016 | 27°F 2018 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 16 | 69°F | 36°F | 81°F 2016 | 27°F 2017 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 17 | 68°F | 36°F | 81°F 1977 | 24°F 1996 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 18 | 68°F | 35°F | 82°F 1977 | 25°F 1917 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 19 | 67°F | 35°F | 82°F 1921 | 23°F 1976 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 20 | 67°F | 34°F | 79°F 2003 | 25°F 1905 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 21 | 66°F | 34°F | 80°F 2003 | 22°F 1905 | 16% | 2% |
| Oct 22 | 66°F | 34°F | 79°F 2003 | 20°F 1996 | 16% | 2% |
| Oct 23 | 65°F | 33°F | 78°F 1954 | 23°F 2008 | 16% | 2% |
| Oct 24 | 65°F | 33°F | 77°F 1992 | 18°F 1975 | 16% | 2% |
| Oct 25 | 64°F | 33°F | 77°F 2014 | 21°F 2020 | 16% | 2% |
| Oct 26 | 64°F | 32°F | 76°F 1977 | 16°F 2020 | 16% | 2% |
| Oct 27 | 63°F | 32°F | 74°F 1950 | 11°F 2020 | 16% | 2% |
| Oct 28 | 63°F | 32°F | 74°F 1943 | 22°F 2020 | 16% | 3% |
| Oct 29 | 63°F | 31°F | 79°F 1964 | 16°F 1917 | 16% | 3% |
| Oct 30 | 62°F | 31°F | 78°F 1950 | 7°F 2019 | 16% | 3% |
| Oct 31 | 62°F | 31°F | 76°F 1950 | 6°F 2019 | 16% | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 6:57 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 6:15 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00053146 (Fruita), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023066, 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.