Folsom climate

Folsom Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Covington 4 Nnw, 13.5 km from Folsom

Average highs run from 84°F on October 1 to 75°F on October 31, and lows from 63°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.52 in over about 6 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 Folsom, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
4.52 in
Record high
95°FOct 2, 1998
Record low
30°FOct 20, 1989
Chance of a freeze
8%
Days of 90°F or more
1.7
Daylight
11 h 52 min to 10 h 58 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
61°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 184°F63°F94°F 199741°F 198422%0%
Oct 283°F62°F95°F 199839°F 198422%0%
Oct 383°F62°F95°F 200442°F 198422%0%
Oct 483°F62°F93°F 198641°F 198722%0%
Oct 583°F61°F94°F 198640°F 201022%0%
Oct 682°F61°F95°F 198641°F 201022%0%
Oct 782°F60°F91°F 198641°F 201021%0%
Oct 882°F60°F93°F 200938°F 199121%0%
Oct 982°F60°F91°F 199739°F 199121%0%
Oct 1081°F59°F92°F 198244°F 198721%0%
Oct 1181°F59°F93°F 198236°F 200021%0%
Oct 1281°F58°F91°F 199739°F 200021%0%
Oct 1381°F58°F92°F 199137°F 198721%0%
Oct 1480°F58°F89°F 199139°F 198721%0%
Oct 1580°F57°F87°F 198539°F 198721%0%
Oct 1680°F57°F90°F 200942°F 198721%0%
Oct 1779°F56°F90°F 200538°F 200121%0%
Oct 1879°F56°F88°F 199338°F 200121%0%
Oct 1979°F56°F90°F 200738°F 198121%0%
Oct 2078°F55°F89°F 199330°F 198921%0%
Oct 2178°F55°F90°F 200430°F 198921%0%
Oct 2278°F54°F89°F 200434°F 198721%0%
Oct 2377°F54°F88°F 200337°F 198721%0%
Oct 2477°F54°F87°F 200336°F 199921%0%
Oct 2577°F53°F87°F 200136°F 199921%0%
Oct 2676°F53°F87°F 201035°F 198222%0%
Oct 2776°F52°F88°F 201036°F 198222%0%
Oct 2876°F52°F89°F 201032°F 200822%0%
Oct 2975°F52°F87°F 198432°F 200822%0%
Oct 3075°F51°F88°F 198431°F 201122%0%
Oct 3175°F51°F88°F 200434°F 201222%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Folsom, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 6:46 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 6:13 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00162151 (Covington 4 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00164030, 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.