Eliot climate

Eliot Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Durham, 12.2 km from Eliot

Average highs run from 67°F on October 1 to 55°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.72 in over about 10 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 Eliot, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
4.72 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
87°FOct 29, 2015
Record low
17°FOct 28, 1976
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 19 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
4.9 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 167°F45°F81°F 198827°F 198933%0%
Oct 266°F44°F86°F 198232°F 199233%0%
Oct 366°F44°F79°F 198330°F 197833%0%
Oct 466°F43°F83°F 200129°F 199633%0%
Oct 565°F43°F82°F 200126°F 199633%0%
Oct 665°F43°F83°F 199023°F 198433%0%
Oct 764°F42°F85°F 199020°F 198433%0%
Oct 864°F42°F82°F 202526°F 199933%0%
Oct 963°F41°F83°F 201127°F 200133%0%
Oct 1063°F41°F82°F 201123°F 198934%0%
Oct 1163°F41°F83°F 201822°F 198634%0%
Oct 1262°F40°F79°F 199525°F 198234%0%
Oct 1362°F40°F84°F 199522°F 198134%0%
Oct 1461°F40°F80°F 200022°F 199334%0%
Oct 1561°F39°F76°F 199024°F 198034%0%
Oct 1661°F39°F73°F 201725°F 197834%0%
Oct 1760°F39°F75°F 199921°F 197834%0%
Oct 1860°F38°F79°F 199818°F 197834%0%
Oct 1959°F38°F76°F 201622°F 197434%0%
Oct 2059°F38°F77°F 201626°F 200334%0%
Oct 2159°F37°F82°F 197922°F 198834%0%
Oct 2258°F37°F86°F 197923°F 198334%0%
Oct 2358°F37°F80°F 197921°F 198234%0%
Oct 2457°F36°F78°F 200121°F 197734%0%
Oct 2557°F36°F77°F 200118°F 198234%0%
Oct 2657°F36°F76°F 199125°F 198334%0%
Oct 2756°F35°F77°F 198521°F 198735%1%
Oct 2856°F35°F79°F 201017°F 197635%1%
Oct 2955°F35°F87°F 201522°F 201335%1%
Oct 3055°F35°F75°F 198920°F 198335%1%
Oct 3155°F34°F73°F 200919°F 198335%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Eliot, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 6:24 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 5:36 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00272174 (Durham), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00273626, 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.