Smithfield Weather in October
Average highs run from 65°F on October 1 to 50°F on October 31, and lows from 41°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.64 in over about 11 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
- 57°F
- Average low
- 36°F
- Precipitation
- 5.64 in
- Snowfall
- 0.4 in
- Record high
- 85°FOct 7, 2025
- Record low
- 10°FOct 27, 1990
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 43 min to 10 h 13 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 41°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 65°F | 41°F | 84°F 2023 | 29°F 1993 | 33% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 64°F | 41°F | 84°F 1968 | 29°F 1992 | 33% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 64°F | 40°F | 80°F 1968 | 31°F 1958 | 33% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 63°F | 40°F | 84°F 1983 | 22°F 1989 | 34% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 63°F | 40°F | 81°F 2001 | 27°F 1990 | 34% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 62°F | 39°F | 81°F 1990 | 24°F 1964 | 34% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 62°F | 39°F | 85°F 2025 | 22°F 1984 | 34% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 61°F | 39°F | 84°F 1990 | 26°F 1964 | 34% | 1% |
| Oct 9 | 60°F | 38°F | 81°F 1970 | 28°F 1975 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 10 | 60°F | 38°F | 84°F 2011 | 23°F 1963 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 11 | 59°F | 38°F | 82°F 2018 | 21°F 1986 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 12 | 59°F | 37°F | 78°F 1984 | 24°F 1993 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 13 | 58°F | 37°F | 77°F 1995 | 24°F 1981 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 14 | 58°F | 37°F | 80°F 1995 | 23°F 1958 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 15 | 57°F | 36°F | 78°F 1963 | 20°F 1980 | 36% | 1% |
| Oct 16 | 57°F | 36°F | 84°F 1968 | 21°F 1980 | 36% | 1% |
| Oct 17 | 56°F | 36°F | 83°F 1968 | 20°F 1980 | 36% | 1% |
| Oct 18 | 56°F | 35°F | 82°F 1968 | 18°F 1981 | 36% | 1% |
| Oct 19 | 55°F | 35°F | 82°F 1963 | 21°F 1974 | 36% | 2% |
| Oct 20 | 55°F | 35°F | 79°F 1963 | 19°F 1978 | 36% | 2% |
| Oct 21 | 54°F | 34°F | 75°F 1965 | 17°F 1972 | 36% | 2% |
| Oct 22 | 54°F | 34°F | 83°F 1979 | 19°F 1959 | 36% | 2% |
| Oct 23 | 53°F | 34°F | 82°F 1979 | 22°F 1983 | 36% | 2% |
| Oct 24 | 53°F | 33°F | 80°F 1963 | 21°F 1969 | 36% | 2% |
| Oct 25 | 53°F | 33°F | 81°F 1963 | 21°F 1980 | 36% | 3% |
| Oct 26 | 52°F | 33°F | 80°F 1963 | 20°F 1983 | 36% | 3% |
| Oct 27 | 52°F | 32°F | 77°F 1963 | 10°F 1990 | 36% | 3% |
| Oct 28 | 51°F | 32°F | 79°F 1989 | 19°F 1974 | 36% | 3% |
| Oct 29 | 51°F | 32°F | 80°F 2023 | 21°F 1969 | 36% | 3% |
| Oct 30 | 51°F | 31°F | 74°F 1989 | 17°F 1991 | 36% | 3% |
| Oct 31 | 50°F | 31°F | 71°F 1989 | 20°F 1970 | 36% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 6:20 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:29 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00175736 (New Sharon), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00179151, 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.