Ouray County Weather in October
Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 58°F on October 31, and lows from 31°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.36 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
- 26°F
- Precipitation
- 1.36 in
- Snowfall
- 4.4 in
- Record high
- 83°FOct 1, 1980
- Record low
- -3°FOct 31, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 47 min to 10 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 46%
- Humidity
- 54%
- Dew point
- 23°F
- Wind
- 6.3 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 | 31°F | 83°F 1980 | 14°F 1927 | 21% | 2% |
| Oct 2 | 70°F | 30°F | 80°F 1980 | 15°F 1927 | 21% | 2% |
| Oct 3 | 69°F | 30°F | 80°F 1980 | 17°F 1961 | 21% | 2% |
| Oct 4 | 69°F | 30°F | 79°F 1980 | 18°F 1919 | 21% | 2% |
| Oct 5 | 68°F | 29°F | 77°F 1975 | 3°F 1969 | 20% | 2% |
| Oct 6 | 68°F | 29°F | 82°F 1979 | 7°F 1969 | 20% | 2% |
| Oct 7 | 68°F | 28°F | 82°F 1980 | 14°F 1969 | 20% | 3% |
| Oct 8 | 67°F | 28°F | 81°F 1980 | 12°F 1970 | 19% | 3% |
| Oct 9 | 67°F | 28°F | 79°F 1991 | 14°F 1970 | 19% | 3% |
| Oct 10 | 66°F | 27°F | 80°F 1991 | 12°F 1913 | 19% | 3% |
| Oct 11 | 66°F | 27°F | 82°F 1991 | 3°F 1946 | 19% | 3% |
| Oct 12 | 66°F | 27°F | 77°F 1989 | 8°F 2019 | 19% | 3% |
| Oct 13 | 65°F | 27°F | 79°F 1911 | 7°F 1997 | 18% | 4% |
| Oct 14 | 65°F | 26°F | 74°F 1989 | 12°F 1912 | 18% | 4% |
| Oct 15 | 64°F | 26°F | 81°F 1991 | 12°F 2017 | 18% | 4% |
| Oct 16 | 64°F | 26°F | 81°F 1991 | 13°F 2018 | 18% | 4% |
| Oct 17 | 63°F | 25°F | 77°F 1991 | 8°F 1968 | 18% | 4% |
| Oct 18 | 63°F | 25°F | 76°F 1974 | 7°F 1917 | 18% | 5% |
| Oct 19 | 63°F | 25°F | 73°F 1991 | 7°F 1971 | 18% | 5% |
| Oct 20 | 62°F | 24°F | 74°F 1921 | 3°F 1949 | 18% | 5% |
| Oct 21 | 62°F | 24°F | 73°F 2023 | 0°F 1920 | 18% | 5% |
| Oct 22 | 61°F | 24°F | 73°F 2003 | 1°F 2007 | 18% | 6% |
| Oct 23 | 61°F | 24°F | 72°F 2003 | 1°F 2007 | 18% | 6% |
| Oct 24 | 61°F | 23°F | 72°F 1989 | 2°F 1920 | 18% | 6% |
| Oct 25 | 60°F | 23°F | 70°F 1941 | 1°F 1932 | 18% | 6% |
| Oct 26 | 60°F | 23°F | 70°F 1977 | 4°F 1975 | 18% | 7% |
| Oct 27 | 59°F | 23°F | 72°F 1985 | -2°F 2020 | 18% | 7% |
| Oct 28 | 59°F | 22°F | 71°F 1968 | -2°F 2020 | 18% | 7% |
| Oct 29 | 59°F | 22°F | 73°F 1964 | -2°F 2020 | 18% | 7% |
| Oct 30 | 58°F | 22°F | 74°F 1914 | 0°F 1956 | 18% | 8% |
| Oct 31 | 58°F | 21°F | 67°F 1965 | -3°F 2019 | 18% | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 6:54 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 6:13 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057020 (Ridgway), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00058204, 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.