Clinton climate

Clinton Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Potomac, 16.6 km from Clinton

Average highs run from 64°F on October 1 to 47°F on October 31, and lows from 28°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.46 in over about 7 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 Clinton, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
1.46 in
Snowfall
1.9 in
Record high
85°FOct 3, 1963
Record low
-7°FOct 25, 2020
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 40 min to 10 h 04 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
4.3 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 164°F28°F83°F 199221°F 197119%1%
Oct 264°F28°F84°F 199223°F 200220%1%
Oct 363°F27°F85°F 196323°F 195320%1%
Oct 462°F27°F85°F 198020°F 196420%1%
Oct 562°F27°F84°F 202122°F 196420%1%
Oct 661°F26°F80°F 202018°F 197420%1%
Oct 761°F26°F80°F 201423°F 198520%2%
Oct 860°F26°F80°F 198018°F 198521%2%
Oct 960°F25°F78°F 198812°F 198521%2%
Oct 1059°F25°F82°F 201510°F 200921%2%
Oct 1158°F25°F78°F 199111°F 200921%2%
Oct 1258°F24°F76°F 20228°F 200922%2%
Oct 1357°F24°F76°F 198819°F 202122%2%
Oct 1457°F24°F73°F 199119°F 196922%3%
Oct 1556°F24°F81°F 199117°F 196922%3%
Oct 1655°F23°F75°F 199120°F 198723%3%
Oct 1755°F23°F75°F 200317°F 194823%3%
Oct 1854°F23°F75°F 197317°F 194823%3%
Oct 1954°F22°F74°F 201715°F 196923%3%
Oct 2053°F22°F77°F 202418°F 197623%4%
Oct 2152°F22°F80°F 200318°F 198423%4%
Oct 2252°F22°F72°F 200319°F 198123%4%
Oct 2351°F21°F68°F 195220°F 195324%4%
Oct 2451°F21°F68°F 200711°F 202024%5%
Oct 2550°F21°F73°F 1955-7°F 202024%5%
Oct 2650°F21°F65°F 1994-5°F 202024%5%
Oct 2749°F20°F69°F 198314°F 202025%5%
Oct 2849°F20°F65°F 19534°F 197125%6%
Oct 2948°F20°F67°F 20210°F 197125%6%
Oct 3047°F20°F67°F 19991°F 201925%6%
Oct 3147°F20°F66°F 19671°F 200225%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clinton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 7:14 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:16 AM, sunset 6:20 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00246685 (Potomac), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024153, 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.