Elko climate

Elko Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elko Rgnl AP, 2.2 km from Elko

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 58°F on October 31, and lows from 35°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.74 in over about 5 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 Elko, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
0.74 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
92°FOct 1, 2010
Record low
0°FOct 12, 1891
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 27 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
46%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
7.6 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 173°F35°F92°F 201010°F 189815%1%
Oct 272°F34°F89°F 20109°F 189115%1%
Oct 372°F34°F88°F 19174°F 189115%1%
Oct 471°F34°F88°F 19808°F 189815%1%
Oct 571°F33°F88°F 197910°F 189815%1%
Oct 670°F33°F87°F 191712°F 189115%1%
Oct 770°F32°F88°F 191710°F 199215%1%
Oct 869°F32°F89°F 191714°F 189115%1%
Oct 969°F32°F88°F 191715°F 189115%1%
Oct 1068°F31°F87°F 201514°F 201915%1%
Oct 1168°F31°F84°F 191710°F 189315%1%
Oct 1267°F30°F86°F 19180°F 189115%2%
Oct 1367°F30°F84°F 19502°F 189116%2%
Oct 1466°F30°F85°F 20156°F 189116%2%
Oct 1566°F29°F83°F 191710°F 189716%2%
Oct 1666°F29°F85°F 19269°F 189816%2%
Oct 1765°F29°F83°F 19587°F 199616%2%
Oct 1865°F28°F82°F 192110°F 191016%3%
Oct 1964°F28°F82°F 19218°F 191616%3%
Oct 2064°F28°F82°F 19218°F 189817%3%
Oct 2163°F28°F83°F 18931°F 199617%3%
Oct 2263°F27°F83°F 20038°F 199617%3%
Oct 2362°F27°F80°F 18938°F 189517%4%
Oct 2462°F27°F80°F 19599°F 193517%4%
Oct 2561°F27°F80°F 19775°F 189518%4%
Oct 2661°F26°F78°F 19262°F 202018%4%
Oct 2760°F26°F79°F 19909°F 195418%5%
Oct 2860°F26°F77°F 19687°F 189518%5%
Oct 2959°F26°F78°F 18937°F 201918%5%
Oct 3059°F26°F74°F 19621°F 189119%6%
Oct 3158°F25°F80°F 18933°F 189519%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elko, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 6:25 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 5:40 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024121 (Elko Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024121, 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.