Bay County climate

Bay County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Essexville, 14.1 km from Bay County

Average highs run from 67°F on October 1 to 54°F on October 31, and lows from 46°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.97 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 Bay County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
2.97 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
91°FOct 7, 2007
Record low
19°FOct 30, 1925
Chance of a freeze
85%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 18 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
11.4 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 167°F46°F88°F 197124°F 189932%0%
Oct 267°F45°F87°F 197130°F 197432%0%
Oct 366°F45°F87°F 189828°F 195232%0%
Oct 466°F45°F88°F 190029°F 198932%0%
Oct 565°F44°F88°F 190026°F 200432%0%
Oct 665°F44°F89°F 200723°F 195232%0%
Oct 764°F44°F91°F 200725°F 196432%0%
Oct 864°F43°F90°F 200728°F 195232%0%
Oct 963°F43°F85°F 190525°F 198932%0%
Oct 1063°F43°F84°F 194926°F 192532%0%
Oct 1162°F42°F85°F 192822°F 190632%1%
Oct 1262°F42°F83°F 193024°F 190832%1%
Oct 1361°F42°F86°F 193023°F 199332%1%
Oct 1461°F41°F84°F 197527°F 200232%1%
Oct 1561°F41°F85°F 194726°F 194432%1%
Oct 1660°F41°F86°F 193826°F 197732%1%
Oct 1760°F40°F84°F 194722°F 197732%1%
Oct 1859°F40°F83°F 190820°F 194832%1%
Oct 1959°F40°F81°F 191021°F 197232%1%
Oct 2058°F39°F81°F 195320°F 195232%1%
Oct 2158°F39°F85°F 195320°F 195232%2%
Oct 2258°F39°F82°F 197925°F 194432%2%
Oct 2357°F38°F83°F 189922°F 196932%2%
Oct 2457°F38°F81°F 196321°F 198132%2%
Oct 2556°F38°F79°F 201222°F 196032%2%
Oct 2656°F38°F79°F 192720°F 190732%2%
Oct 2755°F37°F79°F 192720°F 193632%3%
Oct 2855°F37°F74°F 194621°F 193331%3%
Oct 2955°F37°F77°F 190120°F 190931%3%
Oct 3054°F36°F78°F 202419°F 192531%3%
Oct 3154°F36°F79°F 193319°F 192531%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bay County, 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 7:33 AM, sunset 7:17 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:10 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 USC00202631 (Essexville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014845, 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.