Frenchtown climate

Frenchtown Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Missoula 6 Nw WFO, 14.6 km from Frenchtown

Average highs run from 65°F on October 1 to 48°F on October 31, and lows from 40°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.23 in over about 10 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 Frenchtown, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
1.23 in
Snowfall
1.3 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 165°F40°F83°F 199221°F 197129%1%
Oct 264°F40°F84°F 199223°F 200229%1%
Oct 364°F39°F85°F 196323°F 195329%1%
Oct 463°F39°F85°F 198020°F 196429%1%
Oct 563°F38°F84°F 202122°F 196430%1%
Oct 662°F38°F80°F 202018°F 197430%1%
Oct 761°F38°F80°F 201423°F 198530%1%
Oct 861°F37°F80°F 198018°F 198531%2%
Oct 960°F37°F78°F 198812°F 198531%2%
Oct 1060°F36°F82°F 201510°F 200931%2%
Oct 1159°F36°F78°F 199111°F 200932%2%
Oct 1259°F36°F76°F 20228°F 200932%2%
Oct 1358°F35°F76°F 198819°F 202133%3%
Oct 1457°F35°F73°F 199119°F 196933%3%
Oct 1557°F34°F81°F 199117°F 196933%3%
Oct 1656°F34°F75°F 199120°F 198734%3%
Oct 1756°F34°F75°F 200317°F 194834%4%
Oct 1855°F33°F75°F 197317°F 194834%4%
Oct 1955°F33°F74°F 201715°F 196935%4%
Oct 2054°F33°F77°F 202418°F 197635%5%
Oct 2153°F32°F80°F 200318°F 198435%5%
Oct 2253°F32°F72°F 200319°F 198136%5%
Oct 2352°F32°F68°F 195220°F 195336%6%
Oct 2452°F31°F68°F 200711°F 202036%6%
Oct 2551°F31°F73°F 1955-7°F 202037%7%
Oct 2651°F31°F65°F 1994-5°F 202037%7%
Oct 2750°F30°F69°F 198314°F 202037%7%
Oct 2850°F30°F65°F 19534°F 197137%8%
Oct 2949°F30°F67°F 20210°F 197137%8%
Oct 3049°F29°F67°F 19991°F 201938%9%
Oct 3148°F29°F66°F 19671°F 200238%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Frenchtown, 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 (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 7:16 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:18 AM, sunset 6:22 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00245740 (Missoula 6 Nw WFO), 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.