Hays Weather in October
Average highs run from 61°F on October 1 to 48°F on October 31, and lows from 38°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.29 in.
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
- 33°F
- Precipitation
- 1.29 in
- Record high
- 90°FOct 1, 2011
- Record low
- 1°FOct 23, 2020
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 40 min to 10 h 00 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 62%
- Dew point
- 31°F
- Wind
- 11.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 61°F | 38°F | 90°F 2011 | 21°F 2004 | |
| Oct 2 | 60°F | 38°F | 90°F 2011 | 25°F 2002 | |
| Oct 3 | 60°F | 37°F | 85°F 2011 | 16°F 1999 | |
| Oct 4 | 59°F | 37°F | 85°F 2011 | 24°F 2017 | |
| Oct 5 | 59°F | 37°F | 86°F 2021 | 12°F 2000 | |
| Oct 6 | 58°F | 36°F | 86°F 2021 | 13°F 2000 | |
| Oct 7 | 58°F | 36°F | 82°F 2003 | 16°F 2000 | |
| Oct 8 | 57°F | 36°F | 80°F 2003 | 21°F 1997 | |
| Oct 9 | 57°F | 35°F | 85°F 2004 | 17°F 2009 | |
| Oct 10 | 56°F | 35°F | 84°F 2004 | 21°F 2009 | |
| Oct 11 | 56°F | 34°F | 83°F 2015 | 15°F 2019 | |
| Oct 12 | 55°F | 34°F | 76°F 1996 | 19°F 2006 | |
| Oct 13 | 55°F | 34°F | 72°F 2005 | 18°F 2008 | |
| Oct 14 | 54°F | 33°F | 75°F 2010 | 19°F 2019 | |
| Oct 15 | 54°F | 33°F | 76°F 2010 | 23°F 1997 | |
| Oct 16 | 53°F | 33°F | 80°F 1997 | 23°F 1997 | |
| Oct 17 | 53°F | 32°F | 82°F 2003 | 24°F 2020 | |
| Oct 18 | 53°F | 32°F | 83°F 2003 | 20°F 2020 | |
| Oct 19 | 52°F | 32°F | 83°F 2003 | 17°F 2020 | |
| Oct 20 | 52°F | 31°F | 80°F 2017 | 24°F 2021 | |
| Oct 21 | 51°F | 31°F | 84°F 2003 | 21°F 1996 | |
| Oct 22 | 51°F | 31°F | 83°F 2003 | 11°F 2002 | |
| Oct 23 | 50°F | 30°F | 71°F 2007 | 1°F 2020 | |
| Oct 24 | 50°F | 30°F | 83°F 2007 | 16°F 2002 | |
| Oct 25 | 50°F | 30°F | 75°F 2017 | 12°F 2020 | |
| Oct 26 | 49°F | 29°F | 74°F 2019 | 3°F 2020 | |
| Oct 27 | 49°F | 29°F | 77°F 2001 | 4°F 2023 | |
| Oct 28 | 49°F | 29°F | 75°F 2001 | 5°F 2019 | |
| Oct 29 | 48°F | 28°F | 73°F 2021 | 11°F 2002 | |
| Oct 30 | 48°F | 28°F | 69°F 2007 | 2°F 2002 | |
| Oct 31 | 48°F | 28°F | 74°F 1999 | 2°F 2002 |
Chance of rain
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 6:54 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:58 AM, sunset 5:58 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00249900 (Zortman), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00245334, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.