Princeton climate

Princeton Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Princeton, 0.4 km from Princeton

Average highs run from 72°F on October 1 to 58°F on October 31, and lows from 48°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.29 in over about 8 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 Princeton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
3.29 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
90°FOct 1, 2023
Record low
19°FOct 19, 2022
Chance of a freeze
94%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 29 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
10.7 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 172°F48°F90°F 202334°F 200424%0%
Oct 271°F47°F87°F 202329°F 200424%0%
Oct 371°F47°F87°F 200634°F 199924%0%
Oct 471°F47°F84°F 200533°F 201424%0%
Oct 570°F46°F89°F 202433°F 201225%0%
Oct 670°F46°F85°F 200727°F 201225%0%
Oct 769°F45°F83°F 201125°F 200024%0%
Oct 869°F45°F84°F 201024°F 200024%0%
Oct 968°F45°F84°F 202027°F 200024%0%
Oct 1068°F44°F81°F 202027°F 200924%0%
Oct 1168°F44°F84°F 202430°F 200624%0%
Oct 1267°F44°F81°F 199928°F 201924%0%
Oct 1367°F43°F77°F 200028°F 200624%0%
Oct 1466°F43°F82°F 200527°F 200624%0%
Oct 1566°F42°F85°F 199930°F 201824%0%
Oct 1665°F42°F82°F 201627°F 200224%0%
Oct 1765°F42°F86°F 201627°F 202224%0%
Oct 1864°F41°F80°F 200522°F 202224%1%
Oct 1964°F41°F84°F 200319°F 202224%1%
Oct 2064°F40°F83°F 200328°F 200224%1%
Oct 2163°F40°F84°F 202228°F 201824%1%
Oct 2263°F40°F83°F 202227°F 200625%1%
Oct 2362°F39°F83°F 202224°F 200625%1%
Oct 2462°F39°F79°F 201225°F 200625%1%
Oct 2561°F39°F78°F 201129°F 201324%1%
Oct 2661°F38°F75°F 201425°F 202024%1%
Oct 2760°F38°F80°F 199921°F 200124%1%
Oct 2860°F37°F80°F 201623°F 200824%1%
Oct 2959°F37°F81°F 202425°F 202324%1%
Oct 3059°F37°F74°F 202421°F 202324%1%
Oct 3158°F36°F71°F 199920°F 202324%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Princeton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 6:56 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 6:12 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00236866 (Princeton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094991, 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.