Peñasco climate

Peñasco Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Taos, 26.1 km from Peñasco

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 61°F on October 31, and lows from 39°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.34 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 Peñasco, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
1.34 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
77°FOct 1, 2010
Record low
-6°FOct 24, 2019
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 42 min
Cloud cover
38%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
27°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 173°F39°F77°F 201023°F 200716%0%
Oct 273°F38°F73°F 201514°F 200916%0%
Oct 372°F38°F72°F 202421°F 200916%0%
Oct 472°F37°F72°F 202418°F 201316%0%
Oct 572°F37°F73°F 202016°F 201316%1%
Oct 671°F36°F74°F 202014°F 201616%1%
Oct 771°F36°F77°F 202018°F 201616%1%
Oct 870°F35°F74°F 202013°F 200716%1%
Oct 970°F35°F72°F 199612°F 201715%1%
Oct 1070°F35°F71°F 20207°F 201715%1%
Oct 1169°F34°F71°F 199612°F 201715%1%
Oct 1269°F34°F72°F 199621°F 201415%1%
Oct 1368°F33°F73°F 201515°F 200315%1%
Oct 1468°F33°F74°F 201518°F 200115%1%
Oct 1568°F32°F73°F 201512°F 202115%1%
Oct 1667°F32°F68°F 201114°F 202115%1%
Oct 1767°F32°F71°F 200314°F 201315%1%
Oct 1866°F31°F75°F 200317°F 201115%1%
Oct 1966°F31°F74°F 200316°F 201114%2%
Oct 2065°F31°F76°F 200312°F 202114%2%
Oct 2165°F30°F74°F 200312°F 202114%2%
Oct 2265°F30°F67°F 20161°F 199614%2%
Oct 2364°F30°F73°F 20038°F 200814%2%
Oct 2464°F29°F72°F 2003-6°F 201914%2%
Oct 2563°F29°F72°F 20141°F 201914%2%
Oct 2663°F29°F68°F 20074°F 200914%2%
Oct 2762°F28°F67°F 20073°F 202214%2%
Oct 2862°F28°F66°F 20075°F 201914%2%
Oct 2962°F28°F69°F 200712°F 201914%2%
Oct 3061°F27°F64°F 20010°F 201914%2%
Oct 3161°F27°F65°F 20083°F 201914%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Peñasco, 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 6:58 AM, sunset 6:46 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 6:07 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00298668 (Taos), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00290407, 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.