Van Lear climate

Van Lear Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Paintsville 1E, 5.8 km from Van Lear

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 65°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.19 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 Van Lear, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
3.19 in
Record high
95°FOct 1, 2019
Record low
21°FOct 23, 1997
Chance of a freeze
77%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 38 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
70%
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°F50°F95°F 201933°F 197425%0%
Oct 274°F49°F93°F 201929°F 200326%0%
Oct 374°F49°F94°F 201925°F 197426%0%
Oct 474°F49°F95°F 201925°F 197426%0%
Oct 573°F48°F87°F 199833°F 198026%0%
Oct 673°F48°F87°F 199832°F 198026%0%
Oct 773°F47°F90°F 201829°F 200026%0%
Oct 872°F47°F90°F 201833°F 198726%0%
Oct 972°F46°F89°F 201832°F 197426%0%
Oct 1072°F46°F85°F 198032°F 197226%0%
Oct 1172°F45°F84°F 201030°F 198826%0%
Oct 1271°F45°F88°F 198529°F 200626%0%
Oct 1371°F44°F88°F 199728°F 198826%0%
Oct 1471°F44°F86°F 198929°F 198826%0%
Oct 1570°F44°F86°F 198930°F 200626%0%
Oct 1670°F43°F84°F 202129°F 200426%0%
Oct 1770°F43°F84°F 199830°F 197326%0%
Oct 1869°F42°F83°F 198530°F 199227%0%
Oct 1969°F42°F85°F 201624°F 199227%0%
Oct 2069°F41°F86°F 201625°F 197227%0%
Oct 2168°F41°F85°F 201622°F 197427%0%
Oct 2268°F40°F90°F 199622°F 197427%0%
Oct 2368°F40°F84°F 202021°F 199727%0%
Oct 2467°F40°F86°F 199125°F 198127%0%
Oct 2567°F39°F88°F 199125°F 198227%0%
Oct 2667°F39°F86°F 199124°F 198827%0%
Oct 2766°F38°F85°F 201021°F 199727%0%
Oct 2866°F38°F83°F 198928°F 198727%0%
Oct 2965°F37°F82°F 198928°F 200027%0%
Oct 3065°F37°F81°F 199925°F 200827%0%
Oct 3165°F37°F84°F 198725°F 198027%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Van Lear, 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 7:27 AM, sunset 7:14 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 6:33 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00156136 (Paintsville 1E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00156136, 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.