Sarasota County Weather in October
Average highs run from 89°F on October 1 to 84°F on October 31, and lows from 70°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.19 in over about 8 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
- 87°F
- Average low
- 66°F
- Precipitation
- 3.19 in
- Record high
- 97°FOct 8, 2009
- Record low
- 36°FOct 27, 2001
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 10.1
- Daylight
- 11 h 54 min to 11 h 08 min
- Cloud cover
- 47%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 70°F
- Wind
- 11.0 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 | 89°F | 70°F | 94°F 1995 | 62°F 1974 | 40% |
| Oct 2 | 89°F | 70°F | 94°F 1999 | 58°F 1984 | 39% |
| Oct 3 | 89°F | 70°F | 93°F 2002 | 55°F 1974 | 38% |
| Oct 4 | 89°F | 70°F | 93°F 2009 | 57°F 1974 | 38% |
| Oct 5 | 88°F | 69°F | 95°F 1998 | 54°F 1974 | 37% |
| Oct 6 | 88°F | 69°F | 94°F 2009 | 60°F 1974 | 36% |
| Oct 7 | 88°F | 69°F | 94°F 2009 | 59°F 1964 | 35% |
| Oct 8 | 88°F | 69°F | 97°F 2009 | 55°F 1987 | 34% |
| Oct 9 | 88°F | 68°F | 94°F 2009 | 54°F 2000 | 33% |
| Oct 10 | 88°F | 68°F | 94°F 2017 | 51°F 2000 | 32% |
| Oct 11 | 88°F | 68°F | 95°F 1995 | 57°F 1996 | 31% |
| Oct 12 | 87°F | 68°F | 95°F 2009 | 59°F 1976 | 31% |
| Oct 13 | 87°F | 67°F | 94°F 2002 | 57°F 1976 | 30% |
| Oct 14 | 87°F | 67°F | 93°F 2009 | 50°F 1977 | 29% |
| Oct 15 | 87°F | 67°F | 92°F 2009 | 50°F 1977 | 28% |
| Oct 16 | 87°F | 66°F | 93°F 2018 | 50°F 1977 | 27% |
| Oct 17 | 86°F | 66°F | 93°F 2018 | 51°F 1977 | 27% |
| Oct 18 | 86°F | 66°F | 92°F 1985 | 48°F 1977 | 26% |
| Oct 19 | 86°F | 65°F | 92°F 1999 | 48°F 1977 | 25% |
| Oct 20 | 86°F | 65°F | 91°F 1969 | 50°F 1996 | 25% |
| Oct 21 | 86°F | 65°F | 93°F 1998 | 48°F 1964 | 24% |
| Oct 22 | 86°F | 64°F | 91°F 2017 | 45°F 1976 | 24% |
| Oct 23 | 85°F | 64°F | 90°F 1979 | 48°F 1976 | 23% |
| Oct 24 | 85°F | 64°F | 92°F 2010 | 49°F 2006 | 23% |
| Oct 25 | 85°F | 63°F | 92°F 2019 | 47°F 2006 | 22% |
| Oct 26 | 85°F | 63°F | 92°F 2003 | 47°F 1968 | 22% |
| Oct 27 | 84°F | 63°F | 94°F 2002 | 36°F 2001 | 21% |
| Oct 28 | 84°F | 62°F | 92°F 2019 | 41°F 2001 | 21% |
| Oct 29 | 84°F | 62°F | 93°F 2019 | 42°F 2008 | 21% |
| Oct 30 | 84°F | 62°F | 93°F 2009 | 45°F 1968 | 20% |
| Oct 31 | 84°F | 61°F | 93°F 2009 | 46°F 2017 | 20% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 7:16 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 6:47 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00086065 (Myakka Rvr SP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00089176, 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.