Larimer County climate

Larimer County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Buckhorn Mtn 1 E, 14.9 km from Larimer County

Average highs run from 64°F on October 1 to 52°F on October 31, and lows from 41°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.50 in over about 7 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 Larimer County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
1.50 in
Snowfall
14.1 in
Record high
90°FOct 3, 2024
Record low
-8°FOct 27, 2020
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 28 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
7.8 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 164°F41°F88°F 200535°F 202024%6%
Oct 263°F40°F88°F 200526°F 200924%7%
Oct 363°F40°F90°F 202425°F 200924%7%
Oct 462°F40°F87°F 201826°F 200924%7%
Oct 562°F39°F88°F 199329°F 199123%8%
Oct 661°F39°F89°F 202425°F 199523%8%
Oct 761°F38°F85°F 200723°F 201223%8%
Oct 860°F38°F85°F 200621°F 199223%9%
Oct 960°F38°F85°F 202024°F 199023%9%
Oct 1059°F37°F86°F 202515°F 200922%10%
Oct 1159°F37°F89°F 199614°F 201922%10%
Oct 1259°F37°F87°F 201514°F 201922%10%
Oct 1358°F36°F85°F 198922°F 201922%10%
Oct 1458°F36°F82°F 201521°F 201821%11%
Oct 1557°F36°F84°F 202411°F 201821%11%
Oct 1657°F35°F89°F 199110°F 201821%11%
Oct 1757°F35°F84°F 199116°F 199921%12%
Oct 1856°F35°F84°F 202322°F 199621%12%
Oct 1956°F34°F84°F 200921°F 198921%12%
Oct 2055°F34°F81°F 202224°F 199521%13%
Oct 2155°F34°F85°F 202321°F 199020%13%
Oct 2255°F34°F79°F 199218°F 199620%13%
Oct 2354°F33°F82°F 201621°F 200720%14%
Oct 2454°F33°F78°F 202319°F 202020%14%
Oct 2554°F33°F81°F 201414°F 202020%14%
Oct 2654°F33°F84°F 20175°F 202020%15%
Oct 2753°F33°F79°F 2014-8°F 202020%15%
Oct 2853°F32°F82°F 2016-7°F 202020%15%
Oct 2953°F32°F78°F 201610°F 199120%15%
Oct 3052°F32°F80°F 20164°F 199320%16%
Oct 3152°F32°F76°F 2007-1°F 201920%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Larimer County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 6:44 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:31 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 USC00051060 (Buckhorn Mtn 1 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055236, 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.