Burke County climate

Burke County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waynesboro 2 S, 1.3 km from Burke County

Average highs run from 82°F on October 1 to 72°F on October 31, and lows from 59°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.49 in over about 6 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 Burke County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
3.49 in
Record high
101°FOct 4, 2019
Record low
23°FOct 29, 1976
Chance of a freeze
18%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
11 h 50 min to 10 h 52 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
7.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 182°F59°F99°F 201936°F 196719%
Oct 282°F58°F95°F 195437°F 199319%
Oct 381°F58°F96°F 201937°F 198119%
Oct 481°F57°F101°F 201932°F 197419%
Oct 581°F57°F101°F 201932°F 197419%
Oct 680°F56°F98°F 195436°F 199119%
Oct 780°F56°F94°F 191136°F 198719%
Oct 880°F56°F92°F 194135°F 197819%
Oct 980°F55°F92°F 201431°F 200019%
Oct 1079°F55°F92°F 200733°F 197819%
Oct 1179°F54°F91°F 200734°F 200019%
Oct 1279°F54°F92°F 201435°F 200019%
Oct 1378°F53°F94°F 201432°F 197719%
Oct 1478°F53°F92°F 201430°F 198819%
Oct 1578°F52°F90°F 191529°F 198819%
Oct 1677°F52°F90°F 191930°F 197818%
Oct 1777°F51°F92°F 191930°F 197818%
Oct 1877°F51°F88°F 194733°F 197318%
Oct 1976°F51°F89°F 200731°F 202218%
Oct 2076°F50°F90°F 191031°F 202218%
Oct 2176°F50°F92°F 194332°F 202218%
Oct 2275°F49°F88°F 191028°F 198718%
Oct 2375°F49°F88°F 191932°F 197418%
Oct 2475°F48°F89°F 200732°F 197418%
Oct 2574°F48°F89°F 191926°F 196519%
Oct 2674°F47°F90°F 191927°F 196519%
Oct 2774°F47°F92°F 191928°F 196519%
Oct 2873°F47°F91°F 201427°F 196119%
Oct 2973°F46°F89°F 201423°F 197619%
Oct 3073°F46°F85°F 194525°F 191019%
Oct 3172°F45°F87°F 201626°F 191019%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Burke County, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 7:12 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 6:37 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00099194 (Waynesboro 2 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00099194, 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.