Breathitt County climate

Breathitt County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Quicksand, 2.5 km from Breathitt County

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31, and lows from 49°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.30 in.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Breathitt County, 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
42°F
Precipitation
3.30 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
97°FOct 1, 2019
Record low
26°FOct 22, 1987
Chance of a freeze
77%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 39 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
4.5 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 174°F49°F97°F 201940°F 19920%
Oct 274°F48°F95°F 201938°F 20030%
Oct 374°F48°F95°F 201933°F 20030%
Oct 473°F47°F87°F 201831°F 19870%
Oct 573°F47°F88°F 201936°F 19880%
Oct 672°F46°F87°F 201837°F 19880%
Oct 772°F46°F88°F 200733°F 20010%
Oct 872°F45°F89°F 200730°F 20000%
Oct 971°F45°F84°F 199731°F 19890%
Oct 1071°F44°F84°F 201032°F 20000%
Oct 1171°F44°F85°F 201034°F 19930%
Oct 1270°F43°F84°F 198531°F 20060%
Oct 1370°F43°F84°F 198529°F 20060%
Oct 1469°F42°F82°F 201728°F 19880%
Oct 1569°F42°F83°F 198933°F 19860%
Oct 1669°F42°F82°F 198436°F 20240%
Oct 1768°F41°F82°F 201633°F 19910%
Oct 1868°F41°F87°F 201631°F 20151%
Oct 1968°F40°F87°F 201628°F 19921%
Oct 2067°F40°F84°F 201631°F 19921%
Oct 2167°F39°F83°F 200733°F 20061%
Oct 2266°F39°F82°F 202026°F 19871%
Oct 2366°F39°F82°F 202029°F 19971%
Oct 2466°F38°F85°F 199126°F 19811%
Oct 2565°F38°F85°F 199128°F 20061%
Oct 2665°F37°F86°F 199129°F 20131%
Oct 2765°F37°F83°F 199131°F 19901%
Oct 2864°F37°F81°F 202331°F 19971%
Oct 2964°F36°F82°F 201630°F 20082%
Oct 3063°F36°F82°F 200929°F 20172%
Oct 3163°F36°F80°F 202431°F 19932%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Breathitt County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.511.521102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 7:16 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:57 AM, sunset 6:36 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00156624 (Quicksand), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003889, 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.