Canton climate

Canton Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Allatoona Dam 2, 23.4 km from Canton

Average highs run from 78°F on October 1 to 67°F on October 31, and lows from 56°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.42 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 Canton, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.42 in
Record high
97°FOct 6, 1941
Record low
23°FOct 29, 1976
Chance of a freeze
35%
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 49 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
5.8 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 178°F56°F90°F 201931°F 198426%0%
Oct 278°F55°F90°F 195434°F 196626%0%
Oct 377°F55°F90°F 195426°F 197426%0%
Oct 477°F54°F93°F 195435°F 197726%0%
Oct 577°F54°F94°F 195434°F 196826%0%
Oct 676°F53°F97°F 194134°F 198026%0%
Oct 776°F53°F87°F 200735°F 196426%0%
Oct 876°F53°F95°F 194133°F 197826%0%
Oct 975°F52°F90°F 194130°F 200026%0%
Oct 1075°F52°F86°F 194330°F 200026%0%
Oct 1175°F51°F85°F 195435°F 200026%0%
Oct 1274°F51°F85°F 195434°F 200026%0%
Oct 1374°F50°F86°F 195429°F 198826%0%
Oct 1473°F50°F86°F 194029°F 197926%0%
Oct 1573°F50°F89°F 195030°F 197826%0%
Oct 1673°F49°F85°F 194132°F 195526%0%
Oct 1772°F49°F84°F 194228°F 195426%0%
Oct 1872°F48°F81°F 194229°F 194326%0%
Oct 1972°F48°F88°F 194128°F 202226%0%
Oct 2071°F47°F87°F 194328°F 198126%0%
Oct 2171°F47°F87°F 194125°F 195226%0%
Oct 2271°F47°F91°F 194127°F 198726%0%
Oct 2370°F46°F91°F 194128°F 197426%0%
Oct 2470°F46°F83°F 194129°F 196226%0%
Oct 2569°F45°F85°F 194026°F 196526%0%
Oct 2669°F45°F87°F 194026°F 196227%0%
Oct 2769°F44°F88°F 194024°F 196127%0%
Oct 2868°F44°F85°F 194027°F 195727%0%
Oct 2968°F44°F80°F 194823°F 197627%0%
Oct 3068°F43°F85°F 195026°F 195227%0%
Oct 3167°F43°F83°F 194626°F 195427%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Canton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 7:22 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:57 AM, sunset 6:46 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00090181 (Allatoona Dam 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00094648, 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.