Oglethorpe climate

Oglethorpe Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Americus, 34.1 km from Oglethorpe

Average highs run from 83°F on October 1 to 73°F on October 31, and lows from 60°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.71 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 Oglethorpe, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
2.71 in
Record high
98°FOct 5, 1927
Record low
28°FOct 25, 1909
Chance of a freeze
10%
Daylight
11 h 51 min to 10 h 54 min
Cloud cover
43%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
6.3 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 183°F60°F96°F 193342°F 192421%0%
Oct 282°F59°F95°F 193340°F 192021%0%
Oct 382°F59°F95°F 192739°F 198421%0%
Oct 482°F58°F97°F 192738°F 198721%0%
Oct 582°F58°F98°F 192739°F 198720%0%
Oct 681°F58°F95°F 192839°F 198720%0%
Oct 781°F57°F95°F 192541°F 193220%0%
Oct 881°F57°F96°F 192736°F 199120%0%
Oct 980°F56°F92°F 199035°F 199120%0%
Oct 1080°F56°F90°F 191637°F 200020%0%
Oct 1180°F55°F90°F 192036°F 200020%0%
Oct 1279°F55°F90°F 191236°F 190620%0%
Oct 1379°F55°F91°F 192637°F 197720%0%
Oct 1479°F54°F92°F 192633°F 197720%0%
Oct 1578°F54°F92°F 193533°F 198820%0%
Oct 1678°F53°F90°F 191634°F 197820%0%
Oct 1778°F53°F90°F 192533°F 197720%0%
Oct 1877°F52°F90°F 192631°F 194320%0%
Oct 1977°F52°F92°F 192634°F 197720%0%
Oct 2077°F51°F90°F 192634°F 198920%0%
Oct 2176°F51°F90°F 192731°F 198920%0%
Oct 2276°F50°F90°F 193432°F 198920%0%
Oct 2376°F50°F92°F 192732°F 193720%0%
Oct 2475°F50°F92°F 192730°F 193720%0%
Oct 2575°F49°F93°F 192728°F 190920%0%
Oct 2675°F49°F93°F 193131°F 198220%0%
Oct 2774°F48°F90°F 191930°F 189821%0%
Oct 2874°F48°F90°F 198429°F 195721%0%
Oct 2974°F47°F90°F 192731°F 191021%0%
Oct 3073°F47°F90°F 193529°F 191021%0%
Oct 3173°F47°F88°F 193529°F 191022%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oglethorpe, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 7:21 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 6:47 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00090253 (Americus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00090253, 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.