Forsyth County climate

Forsyth County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Winston Salem Rynlds AP, 3 km from Forsyth County

Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 65°F on October 31, and lows from 56°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.28 in over about 9 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 Forsyth County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.28 in
Record high
96°FOct 5, 1951
Record low
21°FOct 22, 1913
Chance of a freeze
21%
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 43 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
49°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 176°F56°F90°F 194136°F 192433%0%
Oct 275°F55°F94°F 201936°F 194733%0%
Oct 375°F55°F95°F 201935°F 190833%0%
Oct 475°F54°F93°F 191933°F 190832%0%
Oct 574°F54°F96°F 195137°F 190832%0%
Oct 674°F54°F94°F 195138°F 194332%0%
Oct 774°F53°F92°F 195133°F 193532%0%
Oct 873°F53°F92°F 191929°F 193532%0%
Oct 973°F52°F90°F 193932°F 192132%0%
Oct 1073°F52°F88°F 191230°F 192532%0%
Oct 1172°F51°F89°F 190430°F 190632%0%
Oct 1272°F51°F89°F 191925°F 190631%0%
Oct 1372°F51°F88°F 195428°F 190631%0%
Oct 1471°F50°F88°F 194032°F 193431%0%
Oct 1571°F50°F87°F 193526°F 193730%0%
Oct 1671°F49°F85°F 192025°F 193930%0%
Oct 1770°F49°F87°F 192031°F 190430%0%
Oct 1870°F48°F88°F 193829°F 194329%0%
Oct 1970°F48°F88°F 193828°F 194829%0%
Oct 2069°F48°F85°F 193831°F 195229%0%
Oct 2169°F47°F84°F 194126°F 195229%0%
Oct 2269°F47°F86°F 193521°F 191328%0%
Oct 2368°F46°F88°F 194128°F 190428%0%
Oct 2468°F46°F84°F 200124°F 190428%0%
Oct 2568°F46°F85°F 194027°F 190428%0%
Oct 2667°F45°F87°F 192126°F 193028%0%
Oct 2767°F45°F88°F 193927°F 196228%0%
Oct 2867°F44°F84°F 202327°F 191428%0%
Oct 2966°F44°F84°F 191926°F 190927%0%
Oct 3066°F44°F86°F 191921°F 191027%0%
Oct 3165°F43°F86°F 195025°F 191027%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Forsyth County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 7:04 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 6:26 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093807 (Winston Salem Rynlds AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093807, 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.