Paul Smiths climate

Paul Smiths Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Saranac Rgnl AP, 7 km from Paul Smiths

Average highs run from 61°F on October 1 to 48°F on October 31, and lows from 37°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.85 in over about 16 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 Paul Smiths, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
3.85 in
Snowfall
2.6 in
Record high
86°FOct 4, 2023
Record low
7°FOct 31, 2020
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 14 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
5.1 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 161°F37°F77°F 200226°F 202549%2%
Oct 261°F36°F77°F 200523°F 202549%2%
Oct 360°F36°F82°F 202321°F 202249%2%
Oct 460°F36°F86°F 202324°F 202249%2%
Oct 559°F36°F83°F 202323°F 200450%2%
Oct 659°F35°F80°F 202521°F 201150%3%
Oct 758°F35°F75°F 202522°F 200650%3%
Oct 858°F35°F77°F 201122°F 199950%3%
Oct 957°F34°F76°F 201121°F 200051%3%
Oct 1057°F34°F78°F 201819°F 202551%4%
Oct 1156°F34°F76°F 200323°F 202251%4%
Oct 1256°F34°F78°F 202120°F 201251%4%
Oct 1355°F33°F70°F 200116°F 201251%5%
Oct 1455°F33°F76°F 201420°F 200252%5%
Oct 1555°F33°F74°F 201416°F 200252%5%
Oct 1654°F32°F72°F 199919°F 200952%5%
Oct 1754°F32°F67°F 201617°F 200952%6%
Oct 1853°F32°F78°F 201616°F 201552%6%
Oct 1953°F32°F75°F 202510°F 201552%7%
Oct 2052°F31°F68°F 202117°F 200352%7%
Oct 2152°F31°F74°F 200719°F 200252%7%
Oct 2252°F31°F78°F 200719°F 200252%8%
Oct 2351°F30°F74°F 202416°F 200052%8%
Oct 2451°F30°F70°F 202218°F 200852%9%
Oct 2550°F30°F73°F 202214°F 200252%9%
Oct 2650°F29°F73°F 202218°F 199852%10%
Oct 2750°F29°F68°F 200016°F 201552%10%
Oct 2849°F29°F66°F 201715°F 201352%11%
Oct 2949°F28°F60°F 202211°F 201352%11%
Oct 3048°F28°F70°F 202411°F 202052%12%
Oct 3148°F28°F74°F 20247°F 202052%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Paul Smiths, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 6:38 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 5:47 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094740 (Saranac Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094740, 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.