Sault Ste. Marie climate

Sault Ste. Marie Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, 2 km from Sault Ste. Marie

Average highs run from 61°F on October 1 to 47°F on October 31, and lows from 44°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.38 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 Sault Ste. Marie, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
4.38 in
Snowfall
1.7 in
Record high
83°FOct 2, 2023
Record low
16°FOct 24, 1981
Chance of a freeze
95%
Daylight
11 h 41 min to 10 h 06 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
8.3 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 161°F44°F80°F 195028°F 194750%3%
Oct 261°F43°F83°F 202325°F 197450%3%
Oct 360°F43°F83°F 202323°F 197450%3%
Oct 460°F43°F82°F 202525°F 198051%4%
Oct 559°F42°F81°F 200524°F 196551%4%
Oct 659°F42°F78°F 194624°F 196451%4%
Oct 758°F42°F75°F 201126°F 196451%4%
Oct 858°F41°F78°F 201125°F 197952%5%
Oct 957°F41°F80°F 201122°F 198052%5%
Oct 1057°F41°F76°F 193825°F 197952%5%
Oct 1156°F40°F78°F 193822°F 193652%6%
Oct 1256°F40°F81°F 193822°F 193652%6%
Oct 1355°F40°F78°F 200823°F 198053%7%
Oct 1455°F39°F75°F 194720°F 198053%7%
Oct 1554°F39°F80°F 196821°F 198053%8%
Oct 1654°F39°F80°F 196823°F 198053%8%
Oct 1754°F38°F77°F 194722°F 197453%9%
Oct 1853°F38°F76°F 194717°F 197454%9%
Oct 1953°F38°F75°F 202121°F 199254%10%
Oct 2052°F37°F73°F 202420°F 197454%10%
Oct 2152°F37°F76°F 202421°F 194054%11%
Oct 2251°F37°F76°F 194720°F 196954%11%
Oct 2351°F36°F77°F 196320°F 196954%12%
Oct 2450°F36°F79°F 196316°F 198154%13%
Oct 2550°F36°F73°F 201220°F 193354%13%
Oct 2650°F35°F75°F 198918°F 193654%14%
Oct 2749°F35°F72°F 198919°F 193654%15%
Oct 2849°F35°F63°F 195516°F 193354%16%
Oct 2948°F34°F69°F 198919°F 198054%17%
Oct 3048°F34°F73°F 202416°F 197554%18%
Oct 3147°F34°F68°F 195620°F 194954%18%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sault Ste. Marie, 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 7:36 AM, sunset 7:17 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:18 AM, sunset 6:24 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014847 (Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014847, 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.