Mescalero Weather in October
Average highs run from 64°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 38°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.13 in over about 6 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 60°F
- Average low
- 34°F
- Precipitation
- 2.13 in
- Snowfall
- 3.2 in
- Record high
- 94°FOct 2, 1920
- Record low
- 8°FOct 30, 1993
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 10 h 51 min
- Cloud cover
- 34%
- Humidity
- 42%
- Dew point
- 35°F
- Wind
- 7.2 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 64°F | 38°F | 85°F 2003 | 30°F 1924 | 25% | 1% |
| Oct 2 | 64°F | 38°F | 94°F 1920 | 30°F 2009 | 25% | 1% |
| Oct 3 | 64°F | 38°F | 83°F 2000 | 32°F 1924 | 24% | 1% |
| Oct 4 | 63°F | 37°F | 86°F 1920 | 30°F 1941 | 24% | 1% |
| Oct 5 | 63°F | 37°F | 86°F 1920 | 27°F 1939 | 23% | 1% |
| Oct 6 | 63°F | 37°F | 90°F 1920 | 28°F 1995 | 23% | 1% |
| Oct 7 | 63°F | 36°F | 91°F 1920 | 30°F 1932 | 23% | 1% |
| Oct 8 | 62°F | 36°F | 92°F 1920 | 21°F 1976 | 22% | 2% |
| Oct 9 | 62°F | 36°F | 90°F 1920 | 27°F 2000 | 22% | 2% |
| Oct 10 | 62°F | 36°F | 81°F 2007 | 23°F 1982 | 22% | 2% |
| Oct 11 | 62°F | 35°F | 92°F 1920 | 29°F 1939 | 22% | 2% |
| Oct 12 | 61°F | 35°F | 86°F 1920 | 24°F 1977 | 21% | 2% |
| Oct 13 | 61°F | 35°F | 82°F 1989 | 25°F 1939 | 21% | 2% |
| Oct 14 | 61°F | 35°F | 80°F 1998 | 23°F 1939 | 21% | 3% |
| Oct 15 | 61°F | 34°F | 81°F 2011 | 27°F 1986 | 21% | 3% |
| Oct 16 | 60°F | 34°F | 86°F 1920 | 22°F 1920 | 21% | 3% |
| Oct 17 | 60°F | 34°F | 80°F 2011 | 22°F 1939 | 20% | 3% |
| Oct 18 | 60°F | 34°F | 80°F 1920 | 24°F 1940 | 20% | 3% |
| Oct 19 | 59°F | 33°F | 82°F 2003 | 18°F 1976 | 20% | 4% |
| Oct 20 | 59°F | 33°F | 83°F 2003 | 19°F 1938 | 20% | 4% |
| Oct 21 | 59°F | 33°F | 84°F 2003 | 24°F 1939 | 20% | 4% |
| Oct 22 | 59°F | 32°F | 78°F 2003 | 15°F 1996 | 20% | 4% |
| Oct 23 | 58°F | 32°F | 81°F 2012 | 19°F 1920 | 20% | 4% |
| Oct 24 | 58°F | 32°F | 80°F 1938 | 12°F 1929 | 19% | 5% |
| Oct 25 | 58°F | 32°F | 79°F 1938 | 20°F 1929 | 19% | 5% |
| Oct 26 | 57°F | 31°F | 85°F 1979 | 23°F 1981 | 19% | 5% |
| Oct 27 | 57°F | 31°F | 73°F 1981 | 18°F 2012 | 19% | 5% |
| Oct 28 | 57°F | 31°F | 75°F 1987 | 16°F 1920 | 18% | 5% |
| Oct 29 | 56°F | 31°F | 79°F 2003 | 10°F 1993 | 18% | 5% |
| Oct 30 | 56°F | 30°F | 79°F 2003 | 8°F 1993 | 18% | 6% |
| Oct 31 | 56°F | 30°F | 78°F 2001 | 10°F 1991 | 18% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:47 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 6:12 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00291931 (Cloudcroft), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00291440, 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.