Pontiac climate

Pontiac Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pontiac, 0.6 km from Pontiac

Average highs run from 72°F on October 1 to 58°F on October 31, and lows from 49°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.24 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 Pontiac, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.24 in
Record high
94°FOct 2, 1922
Record low
9°FOct 30, 1925
Chance of a freeze
77%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 28 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
10.7 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 172°F49°F90°F 192233°F 190826%0%
Oct 272°F49°F94°F 192226°F 197426%0%
Oct 371°F49°F94°F 192228°F 200326%0%
Oct 471°F48°F91°F 192229°F 193526%0%
Oct 571°F48°F90°F 192230°F 198026%0%
Oct 670°F47°F91°F 196326°F 193526%0%
Oct 770°F47°F90°F 196330°F 195226%0%
Oct 869°F47°F89°F 193925°F 198726%0%
Oct 969°F46°F89°F 200726°F 198726%0%
Oct 1068°F46°F88°F 193826°F 196426%0%
Oct 1168°F46°F88°F 192824°F 190626%0%
Oct 1267°F45°F87°F 196226°F 198726%
Oct 1367°F45°F86°F 197523°F 190927%
Oct 1466°F44°F85°F 192024°F 190927%
Oct 1566°F44°F88°F 196327°F 193727%
Oct 1665°F44°F87°F 196330°F 190927%
Oct 1765°F43°F87°F 193829°F 194327%
Oct 1864°F43°F86°F 201621°F 194827%
Oct 1964°F43°F85°F 195322°F 197227%
Oct 2063°F42°F84°F 192021°F 193028%
Oct 2163°F42°F86°F 200322°F 195228%
Oct 2263°F42°F86°F 196322°F 198828%
Oct 2362°F41°F85°F 196325°F 191728%
Oct 2462°F41°F83°F 196319°F 198128%
Oct 2561°F41°F81°F 192719°F 198128%
Oct 2661°F40°F84°F 196320°F 194229%
Oct 2760°F40°F85°F 192722°F 191429%
Oct 2860°F40°F83°F 192216°F 192529%
Oct 2959°F39°F82°F 192215°F 192529%
Oct 3059°F39°F85°F 19509°F 192529%
Oct 3158°F38°F84°F 195012°F 192529%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pontiac, 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 (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 6:36 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:52 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00116910 (Pontiac), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116910, 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.