Thoreau Weather in October
Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 65°F on October 31, and lows from 36°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.85 in over about 5 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
- 70°F
- Average low
- 30°F
- Precipitation
- 0.85 in
- Snowfall
- 1.1 in
- Record high
- 90°FOct 1, 2010
- Record low
- 10°FOct 18, 1968
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 48 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 75°F | 36°F | 90°F 2010 | 24°F 1965 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 75°F | 35°F | 89°F 1996 | 24°F 2009 | 18% | 1% |
| Oct 3 | 75°F | 35°F | 87°F 1993 | 25°F 1961 | 18% | 1% |
| Oct 4 | 74°F | 34°F | 86°F 1980 | 26°F 1982 | 18% | 1% |
| Oct 5 | 74°F | 34°F | 85°F 1997 | 21°F 1995 | 17% | 1% |
| Oct 6 | 74°F | 34°F | 87°F 1979 | 24°F 2013 | 17% | 1% |
| Oct 7 | 73°F | 33°F | 87°F 1979 | 15°F 1955 | 17% | 1% |
| Oct 8 | 73°F | 33°F | 84°F 1991 | 19°F 1992 | 17% | 1% |
| Oct 9 | 72°F | 32°F | 84°F 1998 | 21°F 1970 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 10 | 72°F | 32°F | 88°F 1996 | 16°F 1982 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 11 | 72°F | 32°F | 85°F 1979 | 26°F 1976 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 12 | 71°F | 31°F | 86°F 1996 | 22°F 1977 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 13 | 71°F | 31°F | 84°F 2007 | 22°F 1969 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 14 | 71°F | 31°F | 82°F 1999 | 21°F 1982 | 16% | 2% |
| Oct 15 | 70°F | 30°F | 86°F 2016 | 15°F 1966 | 16% | 2% |
| Oct 16 | 70°F | 30°F | 87°F 1991 | 20°F 1967 | 16% | 2% |
| Oct 17 | 70°F | 30°F | 84°F 2011 | 16°F 1980 | 16% | 2% |
| Oct 18 | 69°F | 29°F | 84°F 2003 | 10°F 1968 | 16% | 2% |
| Oct 19 | 69°F | 29°F | 89°F 2003 | 14°F 1976 | 16% | 2% |
| Oct 20 | 69°F | 29°F | 83°F 2003 | 12°F 1976 | 16% | 2% |
| Oct 21 | 68°F | 28°F | 83°F 2003 | 15°F 1996 | 16% | 2% |
| Oct 22 | 68°F | 28°F | 83°F 2003 | 16°F 1958 | 16% | 3% |
| Oct 23 | 68°F | 28°F | 87°F 2003 | 18°F 1990 | 16% | 3% |
| Oct 24 | 67°F | 27°F | 83°F 2016 | 11°F 1997 | 16% | 3% |
| Oct 25 | 67°F | 27°F | 81°F 1959 | 16°F 1956 | 15% | 3% |
| Oct 26 | 67°F | 27°F | 80°F 1979 | 16°F 1956 | 15% | 3% |
| Oct 27 | 66°F | 26°F | 83°F 2007 | 19°F 1953 | 15% | 3% |
| Oct 28 | 66°F | 26°F | 84°F 2007 | 12°F 1970 | 15% | 3% |
| Oct 29 | 65°F | 26°F | 84°F 2010 | 10°F 1970 | 15% | 3% |
| Oct 30 | 65°F | 25°F | 80°F 2008 | 13°F 2009 | 15% | 3% |
| Oct 31 | 65°F | 25°F | 81°F 2008 | 11°F 1989 | 14% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 6:56 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 6:19 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00298834 (Thoreau 12 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00293682, 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.