Ithaca climate

Ithaca Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alma, 11.1 km from Ithaca

Average highs run from 67°F on October 1 to 53°F on October 31, and lows from 44°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.24 in over about 12 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 Ithaca, 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
39°F
Precipitation
3.24 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
90°FOct 8, 2007
Record low
12°FOct 26, 1887
Chance of a freeze
91%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 19 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
10.3 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°F44°F87°F 197121°F 189937%0%
Oct 266°F44°F87°F 197129°F 197438%0%
Oct 366°F43°F87°F 189127°F 197438%0%
Oct 466°F43°F86°F 190028°F 188838%0%
Oct 565°F43°F88°F 202525°F 196538%0%
Oct 665°F43°F86°F 190026°F 191738%0%
Oct 764°F42°F88°F 200724°F 196438%0%
Oct 864°F42°F90°F 200723°F 188938%0%
Oct 963°F42°F90°F 200723°F 188838%0%
Oct 1063°F41°F86°F 193824°F 198938%0%
Oct 1162°F41°F85°F 192821°F 190638%0%
Oct 1262°F41°F85°F 192021°F 190838%0%
Oct 1361°F40°F85°F 192023°F 189138%1%
Oct 1461°F40°F83°F 189722°F 199338%1%
Oct 1561°F40°F86°F 189722°F 189438%1%
Oct 1660°F39°F86°F 193825°F 188938%1%
Oct 1760°F39°F85°F 194722°F 197738%1%
Oct 1859°F39°F82°F 190818°F 189638%1%
Oct 1959°F39°F83°F 192021°F 197238%1%
Oct 2058°F38°F82°F 195320°F 189538%1%
Oct 2158°F38°F84°F 195314°F 189538%1%
Oct 2257°F38°F85°F 192023°F 189638%1%
Oct 2357°F37°F83°F 192019°F 188938%1%
Oct 2456°F37°F78°F 189915°F 188938%1%
Oct 2556°F37°F81°F 196319°F 188738%1%
Oct 2655°F36°F79°F 192712°F 188738%2%
Oct 2755°F36°F77°F 192720°F 192538%2%
Oct 2855°F36°F76°F 198919°F 189138%2%
Oct 2954°F35°F76°F 198918°F 190538%2%
Oct 3054°F35°F77°F 202415°F 188738%2%
Oct 3153°F35°F79°F 193315°F 190638%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ithaca, 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 7:36 AM, sunset 7:19 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:12 AM, sunset 6:31 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00200146 (Alma), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00200146, 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.