Hampstead Weather in October
Average highs run from 79°F on October 1 to 71°F on October 31, and lows from 59°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.60 in over about 8 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
- 75°F
- Average low
- 52°F
- Precipitation
- 4.60 in
- Record high
- 98°FOct 3, 2019
- Record low
- 27°FOct 27, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 20%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.5
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 10 h 48 min
- Cloud cover
- 53%
- Humidity
- 77%
- Dew point
- 59°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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 | 79°F | 59°F | 92°F 1986 | 45°F 1993 | 31% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 78°F | 58°F | 93°F 1986 | 45°F 1984 | 31% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 78°F | 58°F | 98°F 2019 | 39°F 1974 | 31% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 78°F | 57°F | 97°F 2019 | 36°F 1974 | 30% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 78°F | 57°F | 95°F 1954 | 39°F 1974 | 30% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 77°F | 56°F | 94°F 1954 | 46°F 1963 | 30% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 77°F | 56°F | 88°F 1951 | 44°F 1991 | 30% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 77°F | 55°F | 91°F 2007 | 40°F 1988 | 29% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 77°F | 55°F | 91°F 2007 | 41°F 1981 | 29% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 76°F | 54°F | 89°F 2009 | 36°F 2000 | 29% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 76°F | 54°F | 88°F 2014 | 38°F 2000 | 29% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 76°F | 54°F | 89°F 2017 | 41°F 2000 | 29% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 75°F | 53°F | 87°F 1954 | 37°F 1988 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 75°F | 53°F | 87°F 1975 | 33°F 1988 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 75°F | 52°F | 88°F 1985 | 35°F 1988 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 75°F | 52°F | 87°F 1975 | 42°F 1978 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 74°F | 51°F | 90°F 1966 | 37°F 1982 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 74°F | 51°F | 84°F 1993 | 35°F 1970 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 74°F | 51°F | 87°F 1966 | 35°F 1992 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 20 | 74°F | 50°F | 87°F 1969 | 35°F 1972 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 21 | 73°F | 50°F | 85°F 1993 | 34°F 1974 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 22 | 73°F | 49°F | 85°F 2005 | 32°F 1974 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 23 | 73°F | 49°F | 86°F 2007 | 37°F 1974 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 24 | 73°F | 49°F | 87°F 2001 | 35°F 1969 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 25 | 72°F | 48°F | 87°F 2001 | 34°F 2006 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 26 | 72°F | 48°F | 85°F 2024 | 32°F 1962 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 27 | 72°F | 48°F | 85°F 2010 | 27°F 1962 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 28 | 71°F | 47°F | 87°F 1984 | 29°F 1962 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 29 | 71°F | 47°F | 85°F 2023 | 30°F 1976 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 30 | 71°F | 47°F | 87°F 1996 | 30°F 1952 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 31 | 71°F | 46°F | 85°F 1961 | 32°F 2008 | 27% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 6:55 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 6:18 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00319467 (Wilmington 7 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013748, 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.