Shelby climate

Shelby Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pontiac Wwtp, 18.6 km from Shelby

Average highs run from 68°F on October 1 to 54°F on October 31, and lows from 48°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.90 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 Shelby, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
2.90 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
90°FOct 8, 2007
Record low
17°FOct 29, 1965
Chance of a freeze
81%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 21 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
11.2 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 168°F48°F89°F 189724°F 189936%0%
Oct 267°F47°F83°F 197132°F 190836%0%
Oct 367°F47°F84°F 192229°F 190836%0%
Oct 466°F47°F89°F 199727°F 190136%0%
Oct 566°F46°F89°F 190027°F 196536%0%
Oct 665°F46°F88°F 196324°F 201136%0%
Oct 765°F46°F89°F 196326°F 190137%0%
Oct 864°F45°F90°F 200727°F 190137%0%
Oct 964°F45°F86°F 194921°F 191737%0%
Oct 1063°F44°F83°F 190026°F 196437%0%
Oct 1163°F44°F80°F 193422°F 191737%0%
Oct 1262°F44°F83°F 199525°F 190637%0%
Oct 1362°F43°F83°F 199727°F 192137%0%
Oct 1461°F43°F85°F 189725°F 190937%0%
Oct 1561°F43°F87°F 189724°F 201337%0%
Oct 1660°F42°F82°F 189723°F 190938%0%
Oct 1760°F42°F81°F 196325°F 190138%0%
Oct 1860°F42°F87°F 190826°F 189638%1%
Oct 1959°F41°F85°F 195323°F 190138%1%
Oct 2059°F41°F82°F 192022°F 190738%1%
Oct 2158°F41°F83°F 192023°F 190737%1%
Oct 2258°F40°F85°F 192025°F 193037%1%
Oct 2357°F40°F80°F 189920°F 190737%1%
Oct 2457°F39°F77°F 189920°F 190737%1%
Oct 2556°F39°F80°F 196322°F 189637%1%
Oct 2656°F39°F79°F 196322°F 190737%1%
Oct 2756°F38°F80°F 190122°F 201137%1%
Oct 2855°F38°F80°F 190121°F 196537%1%
Oct 2955°F38°F78°F 190117°F 196537%2%
Oct 3054°F37°F82°F 190117°F 201336%2%
Oct 3154°F37°F80°F 190120°F 198836%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shelby, 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 7:29 AM, sunset 7:13 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 6:26 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00206658 (Pontiac Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014804, 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.