Washington County climate

Washington County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sandersville, 0.9 km from Washington County

Average highs run from 81°F on October 1 to 72°F on October 31, and lows from 59°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.07 in over about 7 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 Washington County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
3.07 in
Record high
99°FOct 6, 1954
Record low
24°FOct 30, 1952
Chance of a freeze
10%
Daylight
11 h 51 min to 10 h 53 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
4.7 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 181°F59°F95°F 192637°F 196724%0%
Oct 281°F59°F95°F 192737°F 198424%0%
Oct 381°F59°F93°F 192636°F 198424%0%
Oct 480°F58°F94°F 191134°F 197424%0%
Oct 580°F58°F94°F 193133°F 197424%0%
Oct 680°F57°F99°F 195437°F 197424%0%
Oct 779°F57°F98°F 195438°F 193224%0%
Oct 879°F56°F97°F 192734°F 199124%0%
Oct 979°F56°F90°F 193834°F 199124%0%
Oct 1078°F56°F91°F 193933°F 200024%0%
Oct 1178°F55°F90°F 192034°F 190624%0%
Oct 1278°F55°F91°F 201433°F 190623%0%
Oct 1377°F54°F91°F 192636°F 190623%0%
Oct 1477°F54°F91°F 198433°F 198823%0%
Oct 1577°F53°F91°F 198433°F 198723%0%
Oct 1676°F53°F91°F 198432°F 197823%0%
Oct 1776°F52°F91°F 192532°F 197823%0%
Oct 1876°F52°F92°F 198430°F 194323%0%
Oct 1975°F52°F93°F 198431°F 197723%0%
Oct 2075°F51°F91°F 201632°F 194823%0%
Oct 2175°F51°F92°F 194330°F 198922%0%
Oct 2274°F50°F91°F 194128°F 197422%0%
Oct 2374°F50°F93°F 192728°F 197422%0%
Oct 2474°F49°F91°F 193928°F 198722%0%
Oct 2573°F49°F89°F 198430°F 191722%0%
Oct 2673°F49°F87°F 193130°F 196222%0%
Oct 2773°F48°F90°F 193928°F 196222%0%
Oct 2872°F48°F89°F 191929°F 195722%0%
Oct 2972°F47°F92°F 198426°F 197622%0%
Oct 3072°F47°F88°F 201624°F 195222%0%
Oct 3172°F47°F90°F 201624°F 195222%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington County, 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 7:25 AM, sunset 7:16 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 6:41 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00097777 (Sandersville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00095874, 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.