Golden Weather in October
Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 59°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.32 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
- 64°F
- Average low
- 39°F
- Precipitation
- 1.32 in
- Snowfall
- 3.9 in
- Record high
- 93°FOct 3, 2024
- Record low
- 4°FOct 31, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 93%
- Daylight
- 11 h 46 min to 10 h 31 min
- Cloud cover
- 51%
- Humidity
- 47%
- Dew point
- 27°F
- Wind
- 7.6 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 | 70°F | 45°F | 89°F 2023 | 22°F 1985 | 19% | 2% |
| Oct 2 | 69°F | 44°F | 89°F 2005 | 32°F 1999 | 19% | 2% |
| Oct 3 | 69°F | 44°F | 93°F 2024 | 32°F 1999 | 18% | 2% |
| Oct 4 | 69°F | 44°F | 91°F 2025 | 30°F 1985 | 18% | 2% |
| Oct 5 | 68°F | 43°F | 89°F 2018 | 26°F 1985 | 18% | 2% |
| Oct 6 | 68°F | 43°F | 90°F 2024 | 26°F 1995 | 18% | 2% |
| Oct 7 | 67°F | 42°F | 86°F 2007 | 25°F 2012 | 18% | 3% |
| Oct 8 | 67°F | 42°F | 87°F 2003 | 27°F 1985 | 18% | 3% |
| Oct 9 | 66°F | 42°F | 86°F 2005 | 24°F 1990 | 18% | 3% |
| Oct 10 | 66°F | 41°F | 89°F 2003 | 22°F 2019 | 18% | 3% |
| Oct 11 | 66°F | 41°F | 90°F 1996 | 15°F 2019 | 18% | 3% |
| Oct 12 | 65°F | 41°F | 89°F 2015 | 16°F 2019 | 17% | 3% |
| Oct 13 | 65°F | 40°F | 84°F 1992 | 29°F 1995 | 17% | 4% |
| Oct 14 | 65°F | 40°F | 83°F 1999 | 28°F 1995 | 17% | 4% |
| Oct 15 | 64°F | 39°F | 87°F 2024 | 21°F 2018 | 17% | 4% |
| Oct 16 | 64°F | 39°F | 89°F 1991 | 22°F 2018 | 17% | 4% |
| Oct 17 | 63°F | 39°F | 88°F 2016 | 18°F 1999 | 17% | 4% |
| Oct 18 | 63°F | 39°F | 90°F 2003 | 24°F 1996 | 17% | 5% |
| Oct 19 | 63°F | 38°F | 89°F 2003 | 19°F 1984 | 17% | 5% |
| Oct 20 | 62°F | 38°F | 91°F 2003 | 24°F 1995 | 17% | 5% |
| Oct 21 | 62°F | 38°F | 90°F 2023 | 25°F 1987 | 17% | 5% |
| Oct 22 | 62°F | 37°F | 89°F 2003 | 25°F 1984 | 17% | 6% |
| Oct 23 | 61°F | 37°F | 89°F 2003 | 22°F 2020 | 17% | 6% |
| Oct 24 | 61°F | 37°F | 90°F 2003 | 19°F 1997 | 17% | 6% |
| Oct 25 | 61°F | 37°F | 83°F 2014 | 14°F 2020 | 17% | 7% |
| Oct 26 | 60°F | 36°F | 87°F 2017 | 7°F 2020 | 17% | 7% |
| Oct 27 | 60°F | 36°F | 80°F 1999 | 7°F 2020 | 16% | 7% |
| Oct 28 | 60°F | 36°F | 83°F 2016 | 13°F 1991 | 16% | 7% |
| Oct 29 | 59°F | 36°F | 84°F 2016 | 10°F 1991 | 16% | 7% |
| Oct 30 | 59°F | 35°F | 85°F 2003 | 5°F 1991 | 16% | 8% |
| Oct 31 | 59°F | 35°F | 81°F 2007 | 4°F 2019 | 16% | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:43 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00056816 (Ralston Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055984, 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.