Telluride climate

Telluride Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Telluride 4WNW, 5.5 km from Telluride

Average highs run from 63°F on October 1 to 52°F on October 31, and lows from 29°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.56 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 Telluride, 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
23°F
Precipitation
1.56 in
Snowfall
5.3 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 163°F29°F83°F 198014°F 192730%3%
Oct 263°F28°F80°F 198015°F 192730%3%
Oct 362°F28°F80°F 198017°F 196130%4%
Oct 462°F28°F79°F 198018°F 191929%4%
Oct 562°F27°F77°F 19753°F 196929%4%
Oct 661°F27°F82°F 19797°F 196929%4%
Oct 761°F27°F82°F 198014°F 196928%4%
Oct 860°F26°F81°F 198012°F 197028%5%
Oct 960°F26°F79°F 199114°F 197028%5%
Oct 1060°F25°F80°F 199112°F 191327%5%
Oct 1159°F25°F82°F 19913°F 194627%5%
Oct 1259°F25°F77°F 19898°F 201927%6%
Oct 1359°F24°F79°F 19117°F 199726%6%
Oct 1458°F24°F74°F 198912°F 191226%6%
Oct 1558°F24°F81°F 199112°F 201726%7%
Oct 1657°F23°F81°F 199113°F 201826%7%
Oct 1757°F23°F77°F 19918°F 196825%7%
Oct 1857°F23°F76°F 19747°F 191725%8%
Oct 1956°F22°F73°F 19917°F 197125%8%
Oct 2056°F22°F74°F 19213°F 194925%9%
Oct 2156°F22°F73°F 20230°F 192025%9%
Oct 2255°F21°F73°F 20031°F 200725%10%
Oct 2355°F21°F72°F 20031°F 200725%10%
Oct 2454°F21°F72°F 19892°F 192025%10%
Oct 2554°F20°F70°F 19411°F 193225%11%
Oct 2654°F20°F70°F 19774°F 197525%11%
Oct 2753°F20°F72°F 1985-2°F 202025%12%
Oct 2853°F19°F71°F 1968-2°F 202025%12%
Oct 2953°F19°F73°F 1964-2°F 202025%13%
Oct 3052°F19°F74°F 19140°F 195625%13%
Oct 3152°F18°F67°F 1965-3°F 201925%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Telluride, 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 7:07 AM, sunset 6:54 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 6:13 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00058204 (Telluride 4WNW), 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.