Sterling climate

Sterling Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dixon 1W, 16 km from Sterling

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 48°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.96 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 Sterling, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
2.96 in
Record high
95°FOct 1, 1897
Record low
7°FOct 28, 1925
Chance of a freeze
91%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 24 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
10.5 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 170°F48°F95°F 189729°F 193924%0%
Oct 269°F47°F90°F 197125°F 200324%0%
Oct 369°F47°F92°F 189725°F 200324%0%
Oct 468°F46°F91°F 189724°F 193524%0%
Oct 568°F46°F89°F 192225°F 198024%0%
Oct 667°F46°F93°F 196320°F 195224%0%
Oct 767°F45°F88°F 193926°F 201224%0%
Oct 867°F45°F87°F 194924°F 195224%0%
Oct 966°F44°F85°F 191624°F 189524%0%
Oct 1066°F44°F89°F 193823°F 192524%0%
Oct 1165°F44°F88°F 192024°F 190624%
Oct 1265°F43°F84°F 192025°F 198724%
Oct 1364°F43°F89°F 189923°F 190924%
Oct 1464°F43°F89°F 189719°F 193724%
Oct 1563°F42°F89°F 189718°F 193724%
Oct 1663°F42°F87°F 193825°F 189324%
Oct 1762°F42°F87°F 191026°F 193923%
Oct 1862°F41°F87°F 192419°F 194823%
Oct 1962°F41°F85°F 195320°F 197223%
Oct 2061°F41°F85°F 195320°F 199223%
Oct 2161°F40°F87°F 194721°F 195223%
Oct 2260°F40°F85°F 194722°F 192523%
Oct 2360°F40°F88°F 190219°F 189523%
Oct 2459°F39°F82°F 190218°F 198123%
Oct 2559°F39°F81°F 202322°F 198123%
Oct 2658°F39°F83°F 193917°F 196223%
Oct 2758°F38°F84°F 192718°F 194223%
Oct 2857°F38°F80°F 19277°F 192523%
Oct 2957°F37°F83°F 19378°F 192523%
Oct 3056°F37°F82°F 19509°F 192523%
Oct 3156°F37°F83°F 195013°F 192523%

Chance of rain

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

October 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 6:40 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:54 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00112348 (Dixon 1W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00112348, 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.