Ashton-Sandy Spring climate

Ashton-Sandy Spring Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Beltsville, 14.7 km from Ashton-Sandy Spring

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31, and lows from 53°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.04 in over about 9 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 Ashton-Sandy Spring, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
4.04 in
Record high
93°FOct 3, 1919
Record low
20°FOct 21, 1917
Chance of a freeze
49%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 33 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
8.7 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 173°F53°F87°F 198632°F 191629%0%
Oct 273°F53°F86°F 198630°F 191629%0%
Oct 373°F52°F93°F 191925°F 197429%0%
Oct 472°F52°F93°F 191921°F 197429%0%
Oct 572°F51°F89°F 195931°F 197029%0%
Oct 671°F51°F90°F 195134°F 196529%0%
Oct 771°F51°F86°F 195925°F 191729%0%
Oct 871°F50°F90°F 191631°F 191829%0%
Oct 970°F50°F88°F 191625°F 197829%0%
Oct 1070°F49°F91°F 191924°F 197929%0%
Oct 1170°F49°F93°F 191924°F 197929%0%
Oct 1269°F48°F90°F 195431°F 191629%0%
Oct 1369°F48°F89°F 195425°F 191729%0%
Oct 1468°F47°F87°F 195425°F 191729%0%
Oct 1568°F47°F86°F 192026°F 197929%0%
Oct 1668°F47°F85°F 192033°F 198629%0%
Oct 1767°F46°F84°F 195828°F 197829%0%
Oct 1867°F46°F82°F 196325°F 197729%0%
Oct 1967°F45°F81°F 196325°F 197629%0%
Oct 2066°F45°F81°F 196322°F 197429%
Oct 2166°F45°F85°F 197920°F 191729%
Oct 2266°F44°F84°F 192020°F 197429%
Oct 2365°F44°F81°F 197526°F 191829%
Oct 2465°F44°F81°F 197528°F 191529%
Oct 2565°F43°F81°F 195228°F 191529%
Oct 2664°F43°F81°F 198426°F 191729%
Oct 2764°F42°F84°F 198423°F 197929%
Oct 2864°F42°F85°F 198420°F 197629%
Oct 2963°F42°F81°F 191824°F 198229%
Oct 3063°F41°F80°F 195027°F 191029%
Oct 3163°F41°F82°F 195021°F 191729%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ashton-Sandy Spring, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 6:51 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 6:08 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00180700 (Beltsville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00187705, 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.