Riverton climate

Riverton Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbus, 16.6 km from Riverton

Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 64°F on October 31, and lows from 53°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.77 in over about 9 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 Riverton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
3.77 in
Record high
94°FOct 1, 1953
Record low
18°FOct 31, 1993
Chance of a freeze
52%
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 40 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
9.8 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°F53°F94°F 195332°F 198525%0%
Oct 276°F53°F93°F 195337°F 197526%0%
Oct 375°F53°F92°F 200632°F 198726%0%
Oct 475°F52°F92°F 202434°F 196826%0%
Oct 575°F52°F91°F 196335°F 198826%0%
Oct 674°F52°F90°F 196333°F 201226%0%
Oct 774°F51°F93°F 196326°F 195227%0%
Oct 874°F51°F93°F 197925°F 200027%0%
Oct 973°F50°F92°F 196324°F 200027%0%
Oct 1073°F50°F92°F 196330°F 200027%0%
Oct 1172°F50°F91°F 202033°F 198727%0%
Oct 1272°F49°F93°F 202431°F 201927%0%
Oct 1372°F49°F88°F 195235°F 197727%0%
Oct 1471°F48°F90°F 196332°F 200227%0%
Oct 1571°F48°F88°F 195032°F 198627%0%
Oct 1670°F48°F88°F 199529°F 202428%
Oct 1770°F47°F88°F 196426°F 197628%
Oct 1870°F47°F90°F 200525°F 202228%
Oct 1969°F46°F93°F 200521°F 202228%
Oct 2069°F46°F89°F 197924°F 198928%
Oct 2168°F46°F89°F 197827°F 198728%
Oct 2268°F45°F87°F 202427°F 198228%
Oct 2368°F45°F86°F 202228°F 198128%
Oct 2467°F44°F90°F 202424°F 199928%
Oct 2567°F44°F83°F 198927°F 200529%
Oct 2666°F44°F87°F 195024°F 195729%
Oct 2766°F43°F85°F 197724°F 195729%
Oct 2866°F43°F89°F 202425°F 201229%
Oct 2965°F42°F87°F 195025°F 198029%
Oct 3065°F42°F86°F 195023°F 199329%
Oct 3164°F42°F83°F 195018°F 199329%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Riverton, 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 7:14 AM, sunset 7:02 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 6:22 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00141740 (Columbus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013987, 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.