Reno climate

Reno Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Reno WFO, 4.5 km from Reno

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 62°F on October 31, and lows from 48°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.61 in over about 4 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 Reno, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
0.61 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
93°FOct 1, 2010
Record low
8°FOct 29, 1971
Chance of a freeze
62%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 32 min
Cloud cover
35%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
6.0 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 175°F48°F93°F 201021°F 19509%1%
Oct 275°F48°F92°F 202422°F 19719%1%
Oct 374°F47°F91°F 202420°F 19739%1%
Oct 474°F47°F89°F 198720°F 19739%1%
Oct 573°F46°F89°F 197920°F 196910%1%
Oct 673°F46°F88°F 194218°F 196910%1%
Oct 772°F46°F87°F 196422°F 193710%1%
Oct 872°F45°F91°F 196521°F 196810%1%
Oct 971°F45°F92°F 201519°F 196110%1%
Oct 1071°F45°F88°F 201516°F 197310%1%
Oct 1170°F44°F86°F 199121°F 197310%1%
Oct 1270°F44°F87°F 201519°F 196910%1%
Oct 1370°F44°F89°F 201522°F 194210%1%
Oct 1469°F43°F87°F 201518°F 196010%1%
Oct 1569°F43°F89°F 199121°F 196810%1%
Oct 1668°F43°F85°F 199118°F 196511%1%
Oct 1768°F42°F87°F 197320°F 193811%1%
Oct 1867°F42°F86°F 198819°F 194611%1%
Oct 1967°F42°F85°F 202319°F 196611%1%
Oct 2066°F41°F85°F 200318°F 199611%1%
Oct 2166°F41°F84°F 200318°F 199611%1%
Oct 2266°F41°F83°F 200314°F 196111%1%
Oct 2365°F40°F83°F 193716°F 196112%1%
Oct 2465°F40°F89°F 195918°F 194512%2%
Oct 2564°F40°F83°F 195918°F 197112%2%
Oct 2664°F39°F82°F 193716°F 193912%2%
Oct 2763°F39°F84°F 193716°F 196012%2%
Oct 2863°F39°F82°F 193714°F 194813%2%
Oct 2962°F38°F80°F 20178°F 197113%2%
Oct 3062°F38°F78°F 196513°F 197213%2%
Oct 3162°F38°F77°F 201513°F 194613%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Reno, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 6:41 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:59 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00266791 (Reno WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023185, 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.