Sun Valley climate

Sun Valley Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Reno WFO, 3.5 km from Sun Valley

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 Sun Valley, 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
92°FOct 1, 2010
Record low
9°FOct 30, 2019
Chance of a freeze
62%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 31 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°F92°F 201029°F 20199%1%
Oct 275°F48°F87°F 201226°F 20199%1%
Oct 374°F47°F92°F 202429°F 20029%1%
Oct 474°F47°F89°F 202427°F 20099%1%
Oct 573°F46°F87°F 202021°F 200910%1%
Oct 673°F46°F84°F 198526°F 200710%1%
Oct 772°F46°F84°F 199626°F 200710%1%
Oct 872°F45°F86°F 199628°F 199010%1%
Oct 971°F45°F88°F 199614°F 198510%1%
Oct 1071°F45°F83°F 199616°F 198510%1%
Oct 1170°F44°F84°F 202428°F 198610%1%
Oct 1270°F44°F84°F 199224°F 200810%1%
Oct 1370°F44°F87°F 201520°F 200810%1%
Oct 1469°F43°F84°F 201523°F 198510%1%
Oct 1569°F43°F83°F 199125°F 201310%1%
Oct 1668°F43°F81°F 200125°F 201311%1%
Oct 1768°F42°F81°F 200324°F 199411%1%
Oct 1867°F42°F83°F 198827°F 199811%1%
Oct 1967°F42°F79°F 200324°F 202111%1%
Oct 2066°F41°F83°F 200319°F 199611%1%
Oct 2166°F41°F82°F 200319°F 199611%1%
Oct 2266°F41°F81°F 200321°F 199611%1%
Oct 2365°F40°F77°F 200925°F 200012%1%
Oct 2465°F40°F82°F 200723°F 202212%2%
Oct 2564°F40°F77°F 200721°F 198912%2%
Oct 2664°F39°F77°F 198820°F 202012%2%
Oct 2763°F39°F76°F 199020°F 198912%2%
Oct 2863°F39°F78°F 200315°F 201913%2%
Oct 2962°F38°F73°F 200818°F 198913%2%
Oct 3062°F38°F80°F 20179°F 201913%2%
Oct 3162°F38°F76°F 201211°F 201913%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sun Valley, 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 6:55 AM, sunset 6:41 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:58 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 USC00267820, 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.