Middletown climate

Middletown Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wilmington New Castle CO AP, 26.7 km from Middletown

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 62°F on October 31, and lows from 53°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.68 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 Middletown, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
3.68 in
Record high
98°FOct 2, 2019
Record low
24°FOct 24, 1969
Chance of a freeze
42%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 32 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
8.7 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 173°F53°F86°F 201937°F 199231%0%
Oct 272°F53°F98°F 201934°F 199731%0%
Oct 372°F53°F86°F 200232°F 197431%0%
Oct 472°F52°F87°F 201330°F 197431%0%
Oct 571°F52°F91°F 195133°F 196531%0%
Oct 671°F51°F88°F 199730°F 196531%0%
Oct 770°F51°F90°F 200736°F 199931%0%
Oct 870°F50°F88°F 200733°F 200130%0%
Oct 970°F50°F87°F 200731°F 200130%0%
Oct 1069°F50°F85°F 194934°F 197930%0%
Oct 1169°F49°F87°F 195429°F 196430%0%
Oct 1268°F49°F87°F 195430°F 196430%0%
Oct 1368°F48°F87°F 195433°F 198830%0%
Oct 1468°F48°F87°F 197530°F 198830%0%
Oct 1567°F48°F87°F 197533°F 200630%0%
Oct 1667°F47°F84°F 198934°F 197830%0%
Oct 1767°F47°F81°F 196334°F 198229%0%
Oct 1866°F46°F83°F 201628°F 198229%0%
Oct 1966°F46°F87°F 201628°F 197629%0%
Oct 2065°F46°F82°F 196927°F 197429%0%
Oct 2165°F45°F84°F 198425°F 197429%0%
Oct 2265°F45°F83°F 202430°F 197429%0%
Oct 2364°F45°F81°F 197828°F 196929%0%
Oct 2464°F44°F82°F 200124°F 196928%0%
Oct 2564°F44°F79°F 200130°F 196228%0%
Oct 2663°F44°F77°F 197330°F 195228%0%
Oct 2763°F43°F79°F 196329°F 195028%0%
Oct 2863°F43°F83°F 202324°F 197628%0%
Oct 2962°F43°F77°F 197127°F 196528%0%
Oct 3062°F42°F78°F 201626°F 198328%0%
Oct 3162°F42°F84°F 193327°F 197528%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Middletown, 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 (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 6:45 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 6:02 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013781 (Wilmington New Castle CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013781, 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.