Princeton climate

Princeton Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Princeton 1 W, 2.1 km from Princeton

Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 62°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.41 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 Princeton, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.41 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
95°FOct 1, 2019
Record low
21°FOct 31, 2023
Chance of a freeze
73%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 36 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
9.4 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 176°F51°F95°F 201936°F 199322%0%
Oct 275°F50°F95°F 201934°F 200322%0%
Oct 375°F50°F90°F 201832°F 200323%0%
Oct 475°F49°F92°F 201833°F 200423%0%
Oct 574°F49°F90°F 199730°F 202023%0%
Oct 674°F49°F92°F 201835°F 202023%0%
Oct 773°F48°F91°F 200733°F 199123%0%
Oct 873°F48°F93°F 200732°F 200023%0%
Oct 973°F47°F93°F 200730°F 202223%0%
Oct 1072°F47°F90°F 201829°F 200024%0%
Oct 1172°F47°F89°F 201032°F 200024%0%
Oct 1271°F46°F91°F 196334°F 200024%0%
Oct 1371°F46°F85°F 199532°F 200624%0%
Oct 1470°F46°F86°F 201732°F 200624%0%
Oct 1570°F45°F86°F 199231°F 200624%0%
Oct 1670°F45°F87°F 196327°F 202024%0%
Oct 1769°F44°F85°F 196329°F 199124%0%
Oct 1869°F44°F86°F 201625°F 201525%0%
Oct 1968°F44°F85°F 200726°F 199225%0%
Oct 2068°F43°F82°F 200325°F 202225%0%
Oct 2167°F43°F89°F 196330°F 199125%0%
Oct 2267°F42°F87°F 196329°F 199725%0%
Oct 2366°F42°F87°F 196330°F 201325%0%
Oct 2466°F42°F87°F 196330°F 200625%0%
Oct 2565°F41°F82°F 196329°F 199926%0%
Oct 2665°F41°F83°F 196329°F 199926%0%
Oct 2764°F40°F85°F 196328°F 200126%0%
Oct 2864°F40°F83°F 196326°F 200826%0%
Oct 2963°F40°F83°F 199926°F 200826%0%
Oct 3063°F39°F80°F 202429°F 200826%0%
Oct 3162°F39°F80°F 201621°F 202326%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Princeton, 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 6:46 AM, sunset 6:33 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:16 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 USC00127125 (Princeton 1 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114957, 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.