Swampscott climate

Swampscott Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Marblehead, 5.5 km from Swampscott

Average highs run from 67°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 48°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.00 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 Swampscott, 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
42°F
Precipitation
5.00 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
84°FOct 2, 2002
Record low
18°FOct 30, 2020
Chance of a freeze
83%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 22 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
5.6 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°F48°F80°F 201039°F 200331%0%
Oct 266°F47°F84°F 200237°F 200931%0%
Oct 366°F47°F81°F 202339°F 200431%0%
Oct 466°F46°F83°F 200737°F 200431%0%
Oct 565°F46°F83°F 200732°F 200431%0%
Oct 665°F46°F84°F 202530°F 200431%0%
Oct 764°F45°F81°F 200531°F 199932%0%
Oct 864°F45°F79°F 201128°F 199932%0%
Oct 964°F45°F83°F 201129°F 200132%0%
Oct 1063°F44°F83°F 201829°F 202532%0%
Oct 1163°F44°F76°F 200133°F 201632%0%
Oct 1263°F44°F76°F 201531°F 200932%0%
Oct 1362°F43°F77°F 202128°F 201233%0%
Oct 1462°F43°F79°F 200031°F 200933%0%
Oct 1562°F43°F81°F 201428°F 200233%0%
Oct 1661°F42°F76°F 202131°F 202433%0%
Oct 1761°F42°F77°F 201628°F 202433%0%
Oct 1860°F42°F74°F 201428°F 201533%0%
Oct 1960°F41°F81°F 201625°F 201533%0%
Oct 2060°F41°F76°F 202428°F 200333%0%
Oct 2159°F41°F82°F 202431°F 200233%0%
Oct 2259°F40°F80°F 200727°F 200233%0%
Oct 2359°F40°F79°F 202429°F 200233%0%
Oct 2458°F40°F76°F 200125°F 200333%0%
Oct 2558°F39°F76°F 200124°F 200333%0%
Oct 2658°F39°F78°F 202325°F 201833%0%
Oct 2757°F39°F78°F 202324°F 201533%0%
Oct 2857°F38°F80°F 202327°F 200134%0%
Oct 2957°F38°F76°F 201525°F 200134%1%
Oct 3056°F38°F66°F 201218°F 202034%1%
Oct 3156°F38°F79°F 202418°F 202034%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Swampscott, 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 6:25 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:38 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00194502 (Marblehead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054733, 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.