McKinley County climate

McKinley County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mcgaffey 5 Se, 31.8 km from McKinley County

Average highs run from 72°F on October 1 to 61°F on October 31, and lows from 36°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.43 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 McKinley County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
1.43 in
Snowfall
2.5 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 172°F36°F88°F 202425°F 199314%0%
Oct 272°F35°F87°F 202419°F 200914%0%
Oct 372°F35°F87°F 202424°F 199113%0%
Oct 471°F34°F88°F 202422°F 199513%1%
Oct 571°F34°F86°F 202416°F 199513%1%
Oct 671°F33°F85°F 197913°F 199813%1%
Oct 770°F33°F84°F 202019°F 199812%1%
Oct 870°F33°F85°F 202413°F 199212%1%
Oct 970°F32°F83°F 199616°F 198212%1%
Oct 1069°F32°F84°F 199618°F 201912%1%
Oct 1169°F31°F84°F 202412°F 201912%1%
Oct 1268°F31°F83°F 202416°F 198212%1%
Oct 1368°F31°F83°F 199812°F 199712%1%
Oct 1468°F30°F83°F 202018°F 199512%1%
Oct 1567°F30°F81°F 201518°F 200812%1%
Oct 1667°F29°F81°F 199118°F 197512%1%
Oct 1767°F29°F81°F 202314°F 199912%1%
Oct 1866°F29°F83°F 202315°F 199912%1%
Oct 1966°F28°F83°F 202313°F 197612%1%
Oct 2065°F28°F84°F 202312°F 197612%2%
Oct 2165°F28°F81°F 200316°F 199913%2%
Oct 2265°F28°F81°F 20037°F 199613%2%
Oct 2364°F27°F80°F 20037°F 199513%2%
Oct 2464°F27°F77°F 20249°F 199713%2%
Oct 2563°F27°F78°F 202410°F 199713%2%
Oct 2663°F26°F79°F 202413°F 199713%2%
Oct 2763°F26°F79°F 202413°F 201213%2%
Oct 2862°F26°F76°F 201610°F 200913%2%
Oct 2962°F25°F76°F 201610°F 200913%2%
Oct 3061°F25°F74°F 20016°F 199313%2%
Oct 3161°F25°F74°F 20141°F 201913%2%

Chance of rain

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

October 1
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 6:57 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 6:19 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00295560 (Mcgaffey 5 Se), 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.