Elk Rapids Weather in October
Average highs run from 65°F on October 1 to 52°F on October 31, and lows from 46°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.98 in.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 58°F
- Average low
- 41°F
- Precipitation
- 3.98 in
- Snowfall
- 0.3 in
- Record high
- 88°FOct 8, 2007
- Record low
- 15°FOct 31, 1992
- Chance of a freeze
- 77%
- Daylight
- 11 h 42 min to 10 h 12 min
- Cloud cover
- 73%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 43°F
- Wind
- 14.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 65°F | 46°F | 86°F 1971 | 27°F 1960 | 0% | |
| Oct 2 | 64°F | 46°F | 86°F 1971 | 24°F 1990 | 0% | |
| Oct 3 | 64°F | 45°F | 84°F 1971 | 26°F 1981 | 1% | |
| Oct 4 | 63°F | 45°F | 87°F 2005 | 25°F 1929 | 1% | |
| Oct 5 | 63°F | 45°F | 87°F 2005 | 20°F 1965 | 1% | |
| Oct 6 | 62°F | 44°F | 84°F 2005 | 26°F 1966 | 1% | |
| Oct 7 | 62°F | 44°F | 87°F 2007 | 23°F 2001 | 1% | |
| Oct 8 | 61°F | 44°F | 88°F 2007 | 23°F 1926 | 1% | |
| Oct 9 | 61°F | 43°F | 88°F 2007 | 21°F 1929 | 1% | |
| Oct 10 | 60°F | 43°F | 87°F 1930 | 23°F 1929 | 1% | |
| Oct 11 | 60°F | 43°F | 82°F 1928 | 22°F 1964 | 1% | |
| Oct 12 | 59°F | 43°F | 84°F 1938 | 24°F 1986 | 1% | |
| Oct 13 | 59°F | 42°F | 83°F 1995 | 24°F 1974 | 1% | |
| Oct 14 | 58°F | 42°F | 82°F 1995 | 24°F 2009 | 1% | |
| Oct 15 | 58°F | 42°F | 83°F 1968 | 23°F 1944 | 2% | |
| Oct 16 | 58°F | 41°F | 82°F 1938 | 22°F 1940 | 2% | |
| Oct 17 | 57°F | 41°F | 84°F 1947 | 23°F 2009 | 2% | |
| Oct 18 | 57°F | 41°F | 83°F 1947 | 24°F 1966 | 2% | |
| Oct 19 | 56°F | 40°F | 80°F 1947 | 21°F 1991 | 2% | |
| Oct 20 | 56°F | 40°F | 80°F 1953 | 24°F 1944 | 3% | |
| Oct 21 | 56°F | 40°F | 81°F 1953 | 22°F 1959 | 3% | |
| Oct 22 | 55°F | 39°F | 80°F 1947 | 18°F 2008 | 3% | |
| Oct 23 | 55°F | 39°F | 79°F 2017 | 20°F 2008 | 4% | |
| Oct 24 | 54°F | 39°F | 76°F 1975 | 24°F 1939 | 4% | |
| Oct 25 | 54°F | 39°F | 82°F 2012 | 18°F 1930 | 5% | |
| Oct 26 | 54°F | 38°F | 80°F 2012 | 20°F 1990 | 5% | |
| Oct 27 | 53°F | 38°F | 77°F 1927 | 21°F 1936 | 5% | |
| Oct 28 | 53°F | 38°F | 77°F 1989 | 20°F 1990 | 6% | |
| Oct 29 | 53°F | 37°F | 75°F 1989 | 17°F 1965 | 6% | |
| Oct 30 | 52°F | 37°F | 73°F 1956 | 19°F 1966 | 7% | |
| Oct 31 | 52°F | 37°F | 72°F 1950 | 15°F 1992 | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 7:22 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 8:19 AM, sunset 6:31 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00206158 (Old Mission 3SSW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00202381, 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.