Vanderbilt Weather in October
Average highs run from 61°F on October 1 to 47°F on October 31, and lows from 40°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.08 in over about 14 wet days.
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
- 54°F
- Average low
- 35°F
- Precipitation
- 4.08 in
- Snowfall
- 2.5 in
- Record high
- 86°FOct 7, 2007
- Record low
- 18°FOct 29, 2000
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 42 min to 10 h 12 min
- Cloud cover
- 73%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 40°F
- Wind
- 7.2 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 61°F | 40°F | 84°F 2002 | 25°F 2009 | 41% | 2% |
| Oct 2 | 61°F | 40°F | 84°F 2023 | 25°F 2003 | 41% | 2% |
| Oct 3 | 60°F | 40°F | 85°F 2023 | 25°F 1999 | 42% | 2% |
| Oct 4 | 60°F | 39°F | 85°F 2025 | 23°F 2010 | 42% | 2% |
| Oct 5 | 59°F | 39°F | 82°F 2005 | 28°F 2020 | 42% | 3% |
| Oct 6 | 59°F | 38°F | 80°F 2007 | 24°F 1999 | 43% | 3% |
| Oct 7 | 58°F | 38°F | 86°F 2007 | 23°F 1999 | 43% | 3% |
| Oct 8 | 58°F | 38°F | 85°F 2007 | 27°F 2001 | 43% | 3% |
| Oct 9 | 57°F | 37°F | 80°F 2018 | 25°F 2025 | 43% | 4% |
| Oct 10 | 57°F | 37°F | 77°F 2011 | 26°F 2022 | 43% | 4% |
| Oct 11 | 56°F | 37°F | 80°F 2024 | 25°F 2004 | 44% | 4% |
| Oct 12 | 56°F | 36°F | 78°F 2008 | 26°F 2006 | 44% | 5% |
| Oct 13 | 55°F | 36°F | 80°F 2008 | 27°F 2009 | 44% | 5% |
| Oct 14 | 55°F | 35°F | 68°F 2000 | 23°F 1999 | 45% | 5% |
| Oct 15 | 54°F | 35°F | 65°F 2021 | 30°F 2006 | 45% | 6% |
| Oct 16 | 54°F | 35°F | 72°F 2016 | 27°F 2010 | 45% | 6% |
| Oct 17 | 53°F | 34°F | 72°F 1998 | 22°F 2009 | 45% | 7% |
| Oct 18 | 53°F | 34°F | 72°F 2007 | 23°F 2009 | 45% | 7% |
| Oct 19 | 52°F | 34°F | 73°F 2021 | 24°F 2020 | 45% | 8% |
| Oct 20 | 52°F | 33°F | 78°F 2024 | 26°F 2005 | 46% | 8% |
| Oct 21 | 52°F | 33°F | 81°F 2024 | 23°F 2005 | 46% | 9% |
| Oct 22 | 51°F | 33°F | 75°F 2024 | 23°F 2008 | 46% | 9% |
| Oct 23 | 51°F | 32°F | 74°F 2022 | 25°F 2014 | 46% | 10% |
| Oct 24 | 50°F | 32°F | 73°F 2022 | 26°F 2018 | 46% | 10% |
| Oct 25 | 50°F | 32°F | 76°F 2012 | 23°F 2002 | 46% | 11% |
| Oct 26 | 49°F | 31°F | 66°F 1998 | 20°F 2006 | 46% | 12% |
| Oct 27 | 49°F | 31°F | 69°F 1998 | 27°F 2001 | 46% | 12% |
| Oct 28 | 48°F | 31°F | 61°F 2024 | 20°F 2005 | 46% | 13% |
| Oct 29 | 48°F | 30°F | 77°F 2024 | 18°F 2000 | 46% | 14% |
| Oct 30 | 47°F | 30°F | 75°F 2024 | 22°F 2000 | 46% | 14% |
| Oct 31 | 47°F | 30°F | 66°F 2022 | 22°F 2020 | 46% | 15% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 7:19 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 8:16 AM, sunset 6:28 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00203096 (Gaylord), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004854, 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.