Pine Knot climate

Pine Knot Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Stearns 2S, 4.4 km from Pine Knot

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 64°F on October 31, and lows from 48°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.27 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 Pine Knot, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
3.27 in
Record high
92°FOct 1, 2019
Record low
17°FOct 26, 1962
Chance of a freeze
84%
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 42 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
4.0 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 175°F48°F92°F 201931°F 196725%0%
Oct 274°F48°F92°F 201930°F 198425%0%
Oct 374°F47°F91°F 201924°F 197425%0%
Oct 473°F47°F92°F 201925°F 197425%0%
Oct 573°F46°F85°F 197325°F 197425%0%
Oct 673°F46°F88°F 201921°F 201025%0%
Oct 772°F45°F87°F 201925°F 200025%0%
Oct 872°F45°F89°F 200724°F 200025%0%
Oct 972°F44°F82°F 201826°F 200025%0%
Oct 1071°F44°F84°F 201724°F 200025%0%
Oct 1171°F43°F84°F 198027°F 196425%0%
Oct 1271°F43°F89°F 197328°F 198825%0%
Oct 1370°F43°F85°F 196927°F 198025%0%
Oct 1470°F42°F86°F 197425°F 197925%0%
Oct 1570°F42°F85°F 197526°F 200625%0%
Oct 1669°F41°F82°F 196324°F 198825%0%
Oct 1769°F41°F81°F 196224°F 197725%0%
Oct 1869°F40°F81°F 196323°F 197625%0%
Oct 1968°F40°F85°F 201623°F 197625%0%
Oct 2068°F40°F88°F 201623°F 202225%0%
Oct 2168°F39°F82°F 196320°F 197425%0%
Oct 2267°F39°F82°F 196320°F 197425%0%
Oct 2367°F39°F81°F 196323°F 197425%0%
Oct 2467°F38°F82°F 196323°F 196225%0%
Oct 2566°F38°F83°F 197522°F 196525%0%
Oct 2666°F37°F82°F 196317°F 196225%0%
Oct 2766°F37°F81°F 196318°F 196225%0%
Oct 2865°F37°F80°F 196319°F 197625%0%
Oct 2965°F36°F80°F 197118°F 197625%0%
Oct 3064°F36°F82°F 197118°F 197625%0%
Oct 3164°F36°F80°F 197122°F 196325%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pine Knot, 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 (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 7:21 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 6:42 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00157677 (Stearns 2S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00406829, 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.