Alanson climate

Alanson Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Petoskey Ncmc, 15.8 km from Alanson

Average highs run from 63°F on October 1 to 49°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.35 in over about 18 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 Alanson, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
4.35 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
86°FOct 5, 2025
Record low
20°FOct 29, 2013
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
11 h 42 min to 10 h 11 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
13.2 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 163°F45°F78°F 202428°F 200947%1%
Oct 262°F44°F79°F 201329°F 201147%1%
Oct 362°F44°F81°F 202330°F 201048%1%
Oct 461°F44°F85°F 202327°F 201048%1%
Oct 561°F43°F86°F 202529°F 201949%1%
Oct 661°F43°F80°F 202531°F 201950%1%
Oct 760°F42°F74°F 201133°F 201250%1%
Oct 860°F42°F81°F 201133°F 201551%1%
Oct 959°F42°F81°F 201129°F 202552%2%
Oct 1059°F41°F78°F 201126°F 202252%2%
Oct 1158°F41°F79°F 201127°F 202253%2%
Oct 1258°F40°F82°F 201128°F 201254%2%
Oct 1357°F40°F80°F 201329°F 200954%2%
Oct 1457°F40°F78°F 200824°F 200955%3%
Oct 1556°F39°F68°F 202127°F 200956%3%
Oct 1656°F39°F64°F 201631°F 201056%3%
Oct 1755°F39°F66°F 201627°F 200857%4%
Oct 1855°F38°F75°F 201227°F 201857%4%
Oct 1955°F38°F71°F 201727°F 201858%5%
Oct 2054°F37°F71°F 202130°F 202058%5%
Oct 2154°F37°F76°F 201732°F 201858%5%
Oct 2253°F37°F74°F 201721°F 200859%6%
Oct 2353°F36°F78°F 201724°F 200859%6%
Oct 2452°F36°F75°F 202230°F 201459%7%
Oct 2552°F36°F72°F 202227°F 201860%8%
Oct 2651°F35°F80°F 201227°F 201660%8%
Oct 2751°F35°F64°F 201028°F 201460%9%
Oct 2851°F35°F66°F 202327°F 201160%10%
Oct 2950°F34°F62°F 201620°F 201360%10%
Oct 3050°F34°F75°F 202421°F 201360%11%
Oct 3149°F34°F72°F 202423°F 202060%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alanson, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 7:19 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:17 AM, sunset 6:28 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00206510 (Petoskey Ncmc), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00206510, 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.