Rio Arriba County Weather in October
Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 58°F on October 31, and lows from 33°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.33 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
- 64°F
- Average low
- 28°F
- Precipitation
- 1.33 in
- Snowfall
- 0.7 in
- Record high
- 84°FOct 1, 1980
- Record low
- 6°FOct 30, 1993
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 48 min to 10 h 42 min
- Cloud cover
- 38%
- Humidity
- 53%
- Dew point
- 26°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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 | 70°F | 33°F | 84°F 1980 | 30°F 1927 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 70°F | 33°F | 80°F 1952 | 28°F 1927 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 70°F | 32°F | 81°F 2024 | 30°F 1971 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 69°F | 32°F | 79°F 1952 | 27°F 2002 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 69°F | 32°F | 78°F 1980 | 25°F 1932 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 68°F | 31°F | 79°F 2024 | 28°F 1995 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 68°F | 31°F | 79°F 1928 | 24°F 1976 | 21% | 1% |
| Oct 8 | 67°F | 30°F | 78°F 1979 | 20°F 1976 | 21% | 1% |
| Oct 9 | 67°F | 30°F | 78°F 1950 | 26°F 1990 | 20% | 1% |
| Oct 10 | 67°F | 30°F | 79°F 1950 | 25°F 1982 | 20% | 1% |
| Oct 11 | 66°F | 29°F | 80°F 1950 | 20°F 2019 | 20% | 1% |
| Oct 12 | 66°F | 29°F | 80°F 1950 | 21°F 1986 | 20% | 1% |
| Oct 13 | 65°F | 29°F | 81°F 1950 | 20°F 1986 | 20% | 1% |
| Oct 14 | 65°F | 28°F | 81°F 2020 | 24°F 1928 | 20% | 1% |
| Oct 15 | 64°F | 28°F | 77°F 2016 | 24°F 2018 | 20% | 1% |
| Oct 16 | 64°F | 28°F | 76°F 2016 | 21°F 1984 | 20% | 1% |
| Oct 17 | 64°F | 27°F | 76°F 2016 | 24°F 1948 | 20% | 1% |
| Oct 18 | 63°F | 27°F | 78°F 2003 | 20°F 1968 | 20% | 2% |
| Oct 19 | 63°F | 27°F | 77°F 2003 | 15°F 1976 | 20% | 2% |
| Oct 20 | 62°F | 26°F | 80°F 1918 | 20°F 1976 | 20% | 2% |
| Oct 21 | 62°F | 26°F | 82°F 1918 | 11°F 1996 | 20% | 2% |
| Oct 22 | 62°F | 26°F | 76°F 2003 | 9°F 1996 | 20% | 2% |
| Oct 23 | 61°F | 25°F | 75°F 2003 | 20°F 1936 | 20% | 2% |
| Oct 24 | 61°F | 25°F | 73°F 2014 | 18°F 1975 | 20% | 2% |
| Oct 25 | 60°F | 25°F | 74°F 2014 | 17°F 1935 | 20% | 3% |
| Oct 26 | 60°F | 24°F | 74°F 1959 | 14°F 2020 | 20% | 3% |
| Oct 27 | 59°F | 24°F | 74°F 1952 | 14°F 2020 | 20% | 3% |
| Oct 28 | 59°F | 24°F | 75°F 1952 | 16°F 1970 | 20% | 3% |
| Oct 29 | 59°F | 23°F | 73°F 1934 | 16°F 1991 | 20% | 3% |
| Oct 30 | 58°F | 23°F | 71°F 2016 | 6°F 1993 | 20% | 3% |
| Oct 31 | 58°F | 23°F | 69°F 2016 | 9°F 1991 | 20% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 6:50 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 6:11 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00292837 (El Vado Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00295084, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.