Leadville climate

Leadville Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Leadville Lake CO AP, 3.2 km from Leadville

Average highs run from 56°F on October 1 to 44°F on October 31, and lows from 28°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.90 in over about 8 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 Leadville, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
0.90 in
Snowfall
13.8 in
Record high
72°FOct 21, 2003
Record low
-13°FOct 30, 2023
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 33 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
5.6 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 156°F28°F71°F 202410°F 197525%5%
Oct 256°F28°F69°F 202415°F 195925%6%
Oct 355°F28°F69°F 202415°F 195925%6%
Oct 455°F27°F71°F 195817°F 201325%6%
Oct 555°F27°F71°F 199713°F 196925%7%
Oct 654°F27°F70°F 202410°F 199525%7%
Oct 754°F26°F71°F 202012°F 201625%7%
Oct 853°F26°F69°F 19809°F 195925%8%
Oct 953°F26°F70°F 200310°F 197025%8%
Oct 1053°F26°F68°F 19539°F 198225%8%
Oct 1152°F25°F71°F 19505°F 197725%9%
Oct 1252°F25°F67°F 19502°F 196925%9%
Oct 1351°F25°F68°F 19895°F 198625%10%
Oct 1451°F24°F67°F 19508°F 199725%10%
Oct 1550°F24°F65°F 19580°F 201825%11%
Oct 1650°F24°F68°F 19611°F 201825%11%
Oct 1750°F24°F66°F 1974-1°F 199925%12%
Oct 1849°F23°F71°F 19585°F 199625%12%
Oct 1949°F23°F68°F 20033°F 198426%13%
Oct 2048°F23°F68°F 20039°F 197626%13%
Oct 2148°F22°F72°F 20033°F 199026%14%
Oct 2247°F22°F70°F 2003-1°F 199626%14%
Oct 2347°F22°F67°F 20037°F 200827%15%
Oct 2447°F21°F65°F 20076°F 199527%15%
Oct 2546°F21°F64°F 19682°F 202027%16%
Oct 2646°F20°F66°F 1977-3°F 202027%16%
Oct 2745°F20°F67°F 2024-9°F 202027%17%
Oct 2845°F20°F62°F 19681°F 197628%17%
Oct 2944°F19°F65°F 1968-3°F 200928%18%
Oct 3044°F19°F64°F 1962-13°F 202328%18%
Oct 3144°F19°F60°F 1965-4°F 201928%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Leadville, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 6:47 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 6:05 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093009 (Leadville Lake CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093009, 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.