Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rangeley, 15.6 km from Franklin County

Average highs run from 61°F on October 1 to 47°F on October 31, and lows from 38°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.61 in over about 14 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 Franklin County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
4.61 in
Snowfall
2.3 in
Record high
80°FOct 6, 2025
Record low
13°FOct 31, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 42 min to 10 h 12 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
5.4 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 161°F38°F76°F 202027°F 200143%1%
Oct 260°F38°F76°F 200229°F 202543%1%
Oct 360°F37°F76°F 200226°F 202243%2%
Oct 459°F37°F76°F 202325°F 202243%2%
Oct 559°F37°F79°F 202323°F 199944%2%
Oct 658°F36°F80°F 202523°F 200444%2%
Oct 758°F36°F79°F 202524°F 199844%2%
Oct 857°F36°F80°F 202524°F 199944%3%
Oct 957°F35°F73°F 201119°F 200045%3%
Oct 1056°F35°F74°F 201124°F 200245%3%
Oct 1156°F35°F75°F 201825°F 202245%3%
Oct 1256°F34°F75°F 200324°F 202245%4%
Oct 1355°F34°F73°F 202126°F 201245%4%
Oct 1455°F34°F72°F 202125°F 200645%4%
Oct 1554°F33°F72°F 201421°F 200246%4%
Oct 1654°F33°F75°F 201420°F 200246%5%
Oct 1753°F33°F68°F 201417°F 200946%5%
Oct 1853°F33°F61°F 201417°F 200946%6%
Oct 1952°F32°F71°F 199817°F 201546%6%
Oct 2052°F32°F68°F 201719°F 200846%6%
Oct 2151°F32°F67°F 201221°F 200846%7%
Oct 2251°F31°F68°F 202422°F 199746%7%
Oct 2350°F31°F74°F 200718°F 200846%8%
Oct 2450°F31°F71°F 202416°F 200846%8%
Oct 2550°F30°F67°F 200118°F 199746%9%
Oct 2649°F30°F70°F 202216°F 199746%9%
Oct 2749°F30°F71°F 201218°F 199746%10%
Oct 2848°F30°F70°F 201217°F 202446%11%
Oct 2948°F29°F66°F 202316°F 200546%11%
Oct 3047°F29°F64°F 201516°F 200546%12%
Oct 3147°F29°F62°F 201213°F 200246%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Franklin County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 6:22 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:31 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00177037 (Rangeley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00177039, 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.