Gallup climate

Gallup Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gallup Sand & Gravel, 3.6 km from Gallup

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 62°F on October 31, and lows from 40°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.06 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 Gallup, 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
34°F
Precipitation
1.06 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
88°FOct 1, 2024
Record low
1°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 45 min
Cloud cover
34%
Humidity
46%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
9.2 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°F40°F88°F 202425°F 199320%0%
Oct 273°F40°F87°F 202419°F 200919%0%
Oct 373°F39°F87°F 202424°F 199119%0%
Oct 472°F39°F88°F 202422°F 199519%0%
Oct 572°F38°F86°F 202416°F 199519%0%
Oct 671°F38°F85°F 197913°F 199819%0%
Oct 771°F37°F84°F 202019°F 199819%0%
Oct 871°F37°F85°F 202413°F 199218%0%
Oct 970°F37°F83°F 199616°F 198218%0%
Oct 1070°F36°F84°F 199618°F 201918%0%
Oct 1169°F36°F84°F 202412°F 201918%0%
Oct 1269°F35°F83°F 202416°F 198217%0%
Oct 1369°F35°F83°F 199812°F 199717%0%
Oct 1468°F35°F83°F 202018°F 199517%1%
Oct 1568°F34°F81°F 201518°F 200817%1%
Oct 1668°F34°F81°F 199118°F 197517%1%
Oct 1767°F33°F81°F 202314°F 199917%1%
Oct 1867°F33°F83°F 202315°F 199916%1%
Oct 1966°F33°F83°F 202313°F 197616%1%
Oct 2066°F32°F84°F 202312°F 197616%1%
Oct 2166°F32°F81°F 200316°F 199916%1%
Oct 2265°F32°F81°F 20037°F 199616%1%
Oct 2365°F31°F80°F 20037°F 199515%1%
Oct 2465°F31°F77°F 20249°F 199715%1%
Oct 2564°F31°F78°F 202410°F 199715%1%
Oct 2664°F30°F79°F 202413°F 199715%1%
Oct 2763°F30°F79°F 202413°F 201215%2%
Oct 2863°F30°F76°F 201610°F 200915%2%
Oct 2963°F29°F76°F 201610°F 200914%2%
Oct 3062°F29°F74°F 20016°F 199314%2%
Oct 3162°F29°F74°F 20141°F 201914%2%

Chance of rain

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

October 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 6:59 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 6:21 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00293428 (Gallup Sand & Gravel), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023081, 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.