Alachua Weather in October
Average highs run from 86°F on October 1 to 78°F on October 31, and lows from 66°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.68 in over about 7 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
- 82°F
- Average low
- 61°F
- Precipitation
- 2.68 in
- Record high
- 93°FOct 11, 2009
- Record low
- 32°FOct 29, 2008
- Chance of a freeze
- 1%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.8
- Daylight
- 11 h 52 min to 11 h 01 min
- Cloud cover
- 47%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 63°F
- Wind
- 4.9 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 86°F | 66°F | 92°F 2019 | 50°F 2001 | 30% |
| Oct 2 | 86°F | 66°F | 92°F 1965 | 46°F 2001 | 30% |
| Oct 3 | 85°F | 66°F | 92°F 1962 | 48°F 1984 | 29% |
| Oct 4 | 85°F | 65°F | 91°F 2013 | 46°F 2011 | 29% |
| Oct 5 | 85°F | 65°F | 91°F 2002 | 47°F 1987 | 29% |
| Oct 6 | 85°F | 65°F | 92°F 2002 | 49°F 2010 | 28% |
| Oct 7 | 84°F | 64°F | 92°F 2017 | 45°F 2010 | 28% |
| Oct 8 | 84°F | 64°F | 91°F 2009 | 47°F 1987 | 27% |
| Oct 9 | 84°F | 63°F | 92°F 2009 | 42°F 2000 | 27% |
| Oct 10 | 84°F | 63°F | 91°F 2017 | 46°F 2023 | 26% |
| Oct 11 | 84°F | 63°F | 93°F 2009 | 47°F 2000 | 25% |
| Oct 12 | 83°F | 62°F | 91°F 2009 | 49°F 2000 | 25% |
| Oct 13 | 83°F | 62°F | 90°F 1997 | 47°F 1988 | 24% |
| Oct 14 | 83°F | 62°F | 90°F 2021 | 44°F 1988 | 24% |
| Oct 15 | 82°F | 61°F | 93°F 2018 | 42°F 2006 | 24% |
| Oct 16 | 82°F | 61°F | 92°F 2018 | 43°F 1961 | 23% |
| Oct 17 | 82°F | 60°F | 93°F 2018 | 43°F 2001 | 23% |
| Oct 18 | 82°F | 60°F | 91°F 2018 | 42°F 2001 | 22% |
| Oct 19 | 81°F | 60°F | 89°F 2013 | 38°F 2022 | 22% |
| Oct 20 | 81°F | 59°F | 91°F 2006 | 37°F 2022 | 22% |
| Oct 21 | 81°F | 59°F | 89°F 2005 | 33°F 1989 | 21% |
| Oct 22 | 81°F | 58°F | 90°F 2006 | 38°F 1989 | 21% |
| Oct 23 | 80°F | 58°F | 88°F 2007 | 41°F 2016 | 21% |
| Oct 24 | 80°F | 58°F | 89°F 2001 | 34°F 2006 | 21% |
| Oct 25 | 80°F | 57°F | 89°F 2001 | 39°F 1999 | 20% |
| Oct 26 | 80°F | 57°F | 92°F 2010 | 38°F 1962 | 20% |
| Oct 27 | 79°F | 56°F | 92°F 2010 | 34°F 1962 | 20% |
| Oct 28 | 79°F | 56°F | 91°F 2010 | 34°F 2008 | 20% |
| Oct 29 | 79°F | 56°F | 89°F 2009 | 32°F 2008 | 19% |
| Oct 30 | 78°F | 55°F | 89°F 2019 | 36°F 2008 | 19% |
| Oct 31 | 78°F | 55°F | 89°F 2019 | 35°F 1963 | 19% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 7:15 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 6:44 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00012816 (Gainesville Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012816, 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.