Durham Weather in October
Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 65°F on October 31, and lows from 55°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.35 in over about 7 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
- 48°F
- Precipitation
- 3.35 in
- Record high
- 99°FOct 5, 1951
- Record low
- 20°FOct 27, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 30%
- Daylight
- 11 h 48 min to 10 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 48%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew point
- 51°F
- Wind
- 4.5 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 | 55°F | 92°F 1954 | 36°F 1947 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 74°F | 55°F | 92°F 1951 | 29°F 1947 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 74°F | 54°F | 92°F 1919 | 25°F 1974 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 74°F | 54°F | 95°F 1954 | 31°F 1974 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 73°F | 53°F | 99°F 1951 | 32°F 1974 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 73°F | 53°F | 98°F 1941 | 30°F 1968 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 73°F | 52°F | 93°F 1951 | 35°F 1935 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 72°F | 52°F | 94°F 1941 | 31°F 1935 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 72°F | 51°F | 92°F 1939 | 32°F 1921 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 72°F | 51°F | 90°F 1939 | 33°F 2001 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 71°F | 50°F | 91°F 1997 | 30°F 1925 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 71°F | 50°F | 88°F 1919 | 27°F 1964 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 71°F | 49°F | 92°F 1954 | 30°F 1988 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 70°F | 49°F | 86°F 1940 | 24°F 1988 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 70°F | 48°F | 87°F 1941 | 26°F 1988 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 69°F | 48°F | 85°F 1953 | 27°F 1939 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 69°F | 47°F | 86°F 1925 | 31°F 1939 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 69°F | 47°F | 87°F 1925 | 30°F 1973 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 68°F | 47°F | 87°F 1941 | 27°F 1940 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 20 | 68°F | 46°F | 85°F 1953 | 27°F 1981 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 21 | 68°F | 46°F | 87°F 1926 | 22°F 1952 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 22 | 67°F | 45°F | 87°F 1947 | 21°F 1952 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 23 | 67°F | 45°F | 88°F 1941 | 25°F 1974 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 24 | 67°F | 44°F | 82°F 1921 | 22°F 1969 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 25 | 66°F | 44°F | 85°F 1940 | 26°F 1969 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 26 | 66°F | 43°F | 86°F 1940 | 27°F 1980 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 27 | 66°F | 43°F | 88°F 1939 | 20°F 1962 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 28 | 66°F | 43°F | 84°F 1919 | 26°F 1944 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 29 | 65°F | 42°F | 83°F 1927 | 22°F 1976 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 30 | 65°F | 42°F | 85°F 1950 | 21°F 1952 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 31 | 65°F | 41°F | 85°F 1950 | 26°F 1952 | 25% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 6:59 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 6:21 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00312515 (Durham), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00312515, 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.