Mesa County climate

Mesa County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Junction 6ESE, 2.7 km from Mesa County

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 60°F on October 31, and lows from 48°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.92 in over about 6 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 Mesa County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
0.92 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
89°FOct 1, 2024
Record low
6°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
82%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 34 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 174°F48°F89°F 202427°F 200919%0%
Oct 274°F47°F89°F 202429°F 200919%0%
Oct 373°F47°F87°F 202431°F 201319%0%
Oct 473°F46°F87°F 202431°F 201319%0%
Oct 572°F46°F87°F 202432°F 196919%0%
Oct 672°F46°F85°F 195627°F 200919%0%
Oct 771°F45°F84°F 193430°F 201218%0%
Oct 871°F45°F85°F 198030°F 199218%0%
Oct 970°F44°F85°F 202430°F 190518%0%
Oct 1070°F44°F85°F 191027°F 201718%1%
Oct 1169°F43°F85°F 196319°F 201918%1%
Oct 1269°F43°F83°F 197521°F 201918%1%
Oct 1369°F42°F84°F 202424°F 200817%1%
Oct 1468°F42°F84°F 202426°F 200817%1%
Oct 1568°F42°F82°F 201627°F 201817%1%
Oct 1667°F41°F81°F 201627°F 201717%1%
Oct 1767°F41°F81°F 197724°F 199617%1%
Oct 1866°F40°F82°F 197725°F 191717%1%
Oct 1966°F40°F82°F 192123°F 197617%1%
Oct 2065°F40°F79°F 200325°F 190517%1%
Oct 2165°F39°F80°F 200322°F 190517%1%
Oct 2264°F39°F79°F 200320°F 199617%1%
Oct 2364°F39°F78°F 195423°F 200817%1%
Oct 2463°F38°F77°F 199218°F 197517%1%
Oct 2563°F38°F77°F 201421°F 202017%1%
Oct 2662°F37°F76°F 197716°F 202017%2%
Oct 2762°F37°F74°F 195011°F 202017%2%
Oct 2861°F37°F74°F 194322°F 202017%2%
Oct 2961°F36°F79°F 196416°F 191717%2%
Oct 3061°F36°F78°F 19507°F 201917%2%
Oct 3160°F36°F76°F 19506°F 201917%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mesa County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 6:56 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 6:14 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00053489 (Grand Junction 6ESE), 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.