Gray Weather in October
Average highs run from 86°F on October 1 to 77°F on October 31, and lows from 67°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.72 in over about 8 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 82°F
- Average low
- 61°F
- Precipitation
- 4.72 in
- Record high
- 97°FOct 2, 1998
- Record low
- 30°FOct 30, 1910
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.0
- Daylight
- 11 h 52 min to 11 h 01 min
- Cloud cover
- 41%
- Humidity
- 77%
- Dew point
- 64°F
- Wind
- 10.7 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 86°F | 67°F | 93°F 1911 | 45°F 1920 | 31% |
| Oct 2 | 86°F | 66°F | 97°F 1998 | 45°F 1917 | 31% |
| Oct 3 | 86°F | 66°F | 94°F 1911 | 42°F 1917 | 30% |
| Oct 4 | 85°F | 65°F | 93°F 1896 | 47°F 1916 | 30% |
| Oct 5 | 85°F | 65°F | 93°F 1911 | 46°F 1948 | 30% |
| Oct 6 | 85°F | 65°F | 96°F 1914 | 40°F 1932 | 29% |
| Oct 7 | 85°F | 64°F | 94°F 1911 | 42°F 1932 | 29% |
| Oct 8 | 84°F | 64°F | 92°F 1916 | 38°F 1952 | 29% |
| Oct 9 | 84°F | 64°F | 94°F 1962 | 40°F 1952 | 29% |
| Oct 10 | 84°F | 63°F | 94°F 1916 | 37°F 1922 | 28% |
| Oct 11 | 83°F | 63°F | 92°F 1931 | 40°F 1906 | 28% |
| Oct 12 | 83°F | 62°F | 92°F 1910 | 40°F 1906 | 28% |
| Oct 13 | 83°F | 62°F | 92°F 1920 | 40°F 1987 | 28% |
| Oct 14 | 83°F | 62°F | 92°F 1920 | 40°F 1907 | 27% |
| Oct 15 | 82°F | 61°F | 92°F 1916 | 40°F 1901 | 27% |
| Oct 16 | 82°F | 61°F | 91°F 1947 | 40°F 1901 | 27% |
| Oct 17 | 82°F | 60°F | 90°F 1920 | 35°F 1943 | 27% |
| Oct 18 | 81°F | 60°F | 92°F 1920 | 40°F 1943 | 26% |
| Oct 19 | 81°F | 60°F | 93°F 1921 | 36°F 1948 | 26% |
| Oct 20 | 81°F | 59°F | 90°F 1910 | 32°F 1989 | 26% |
| Oct 21 | 80°F | 59°F | 91°F 2004 | 34°F 1989 | 26% |
| Oct 22 | 80°F | 59°F | 91°F 2004 | 39°F 1923 | 26% |
| Oct 23 | 80°F | 58°F | 91°F 2004 | 36°F 1923 | 26% |
| Oct 24 | 79°F | 58°F | 90°F 1941 | 34°F 1923 | 26% |
| Oct 25 | 79°F | 58°F | 91°F 2004 | 32°F 1903 | 26% |
| Oct 26 | 79°F | 57°F | 93°F 1921 | 33°F 1903 | 26% |
| Oct 27 | 78°F | 57°F | 93°F 1921 | 34°F 1943 | 26% |
| Oct 28 | 78°F | 57°F | 90°F 1921 | 34°F 1957 | 26% |
| Oct 29 | 78°F | 56°F | 90°F 1935 | 32°F 1910 | 26% |
| Oct 30 | 77°F | 56°F | 88°F 1940 | 30°F 1910 | 26% |
| Oct 31 | 77°F | 56°F | 89°F 2004 | 30°F 1917 | 26% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:49 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 6:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00169013 (Thibodaux 4 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00164407, 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.