Routt County climate

Routt County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Steamboat Springs, 14.2 km from Routt County

Average highs run from 67°F on October 1 to 51°F on October 31, and lows from 31°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.22 in over about 9 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 Routt County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
2.22 in
Snowfall
6.9 in
Record high
89°FOct 10, 1910
Record low
-16°FOct 27, 1919
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 29 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
5.4 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 167°F31°F81°F 197613°F 198530%4%
Oct 267°F30°F81°F 201514°F 197730%5%
Oct 366°F30°F80°F 190915°F 191930%5%
Oct 466°F30°F80°F 201014°F 191930%5%
Oct 565°F29°F81°F 202412°F 191930%6%
Oct 665°F29°F81°F 191814°F 191030%6%
Oct 764°F29°F80°F 198011°F 195530%6%
Oct 864°F28°F84°F 191010°F 199229%7%
Oct 963°F28°F84°F 19087°F 190929%7%
Oct 1063°F28°F89°F 191014°F 191929%7%
Oct 1162°F28°F80°F 19106°F 194929%8%
Oct 1261°F27°F79°F 19967°F 201929%8%
Oct 1361°F27°F78°F 199612°F 196929%9%
Oct 1460°F27°F78°F 19969°F 201829%9%
Oct 1560°F26°F77°F 19585°F 195229%10%
Oct 1659°F26°F77°F 202412°F 196729%10%
Oct 1759°F26°F78°F 19915°F 199929%11%
Oct 1858°F25°F77°F 20038°F 189729%11%
Oct 1958°F25°F76°F 19588°F 196429%12%
Oct 2057°F25°F76°F 18977°F 197630%13%
Oct 2157°F25°F76°F 20238°F 190830%13%
Oct 2256°F24°F75°F 2023-9°F 190830%14%
Oct 2356°F24°F78°F 2003-15°F 190830%14%
Oct 2455°F24°F74°F 19332°F 192030%15%
Oct 2555°F24°F73°F 2016-4°F 197531%16%
Oct 2654°F23°F76°F 20212°F 202031%16%
Oct 2754°F23°F74°F 1894-16°F 191931%17%
Oct 2853°F23°F76°F 1894-9°F 202031%18%
Oct 2952°F22°F75°F 19500°F 199131%18%
Oct 3052°F22°F72°F 19330°F 201931%19%
Oct 3151°F22°F70°F 1894-10°F 201932%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Routt County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 6:50 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 6:06 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057936 (Steamboat Springs), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057936, 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.