Bay Harbor climate

Bay Harbor Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Petoskey, 8.3 km from Bay Harbor

Average highs run from 63°F on October 1 to 50°F on October 31, and lows from 46°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.50 in over about 17 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 Harbor, 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
41°F
Precipitation
4.50 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
86°FOct 5, 2025
Record low
20°FOct 29, 2013
Chance of a freeze
81%
Daylight
11 h 41 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°F46°F78°F 202428°F 200948%0%
Oct 262°F46°F79°F 201329°F 201148%1%
Oct 362°F46°F81°F 202330°F 201049%1%
Oct 461°F45°F85°F 202327°F 201049%1%
Oct 561°F45°F86°F 202529°F 201950%1%
Oct 661°F45°F80°F 202531°F 201950%1%
Oct 760°F44°F74°F 201133°F 201250%1%
Oct 860°F44°F81°F 201133°F 201551%1%
Oct 959°F44°F81°F 201129°F 202551%1%
Oct 1059°F43°F78°F 201126°F 202251%1%
Oct 1158°F43°F79°F 201127°F 202251%1%
Oct 1258°F43°F82°F 201128°F 201252%1%
Oct 1357°F42°F80°F 201329°F 200952%1%
Oct 1457°F42°F78°F 200824°F 200953%1%
Oct 1556°F42°F68°F 202127°F 200953%2%
Oct 1656°F41°F64°F 201631°F 201053%2%
Oct 1755°F41°F66°F 201627°F 200854%2%
Oct 1855°F41°F75°F 201227°F 201854%2%
Oct 1955°F40°F71°F 201727°F 201854%2%
Oct 2054°F40°F71°F 202130°F 202054%2%
Oct 2154°F40°F76°F 201732°F 201855%3%
Oct 2253°F39°F74°F 201721°F 200855%3%
Oct 2353°F39°F78°F 201724°F 200855%3%
Oct 2452°F39°F75°F 202230°F 201455%3%
Oct 2552°F38°F72°F 202227°F 201855%4%
Oct 2652°F38°F80°F 201227°F 201655%4%
Oct 2751°F38°F64°F 201028°F 201455%4%
Oct 2851°F37°F66°F 202327°F 201155%5%
Oct 2950°F37°F62°F 201620°F 201356%5%
Oct 3050°F37°F75°F 202421°F 201356%6%
Oct 3150°F36°F72°F 202423°F 202056%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bay Harbor, 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 7:39 AM, sunset 7:20 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:18 AM, sunset 6:29 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00206507 (Petoskey), 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.