Hatteras Weather in October
Average highs run from 79°F on October 1 to 70°F on October 31, and lows from 67°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.59 in over about 10 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
- 61°F
- Precipitation
- 5.59 in
- Record high
- 92°FOct 5, 2018
- Record low
- 32°FOct 28, 1979
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Daylight
- 11 h 49 min to 10 h 46 min
- Cloud cover
- 54%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 63°F
- Wind
- 14.8 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 | 67°F | 88°F 1986 | 47°F 1974 | 34% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 79°F | 67°F | 89°F 1986 | 47°F 1987 | 34% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 79°F | 66°F | 87°F 1986 | 44°F 1984 | 34% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 79°F | 66°F | 88°F 1986 | 43°F 1981 | 34% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 78°F | 65°F | 92°F 2018 | 40°F 1965 | 34% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 78°F | 65°F | 86°F 2018 | 35°F 1965 | 33% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 78°F | 65°F | 89°F 2018 | 46°F 1980 | 33% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 78°F | 64°F | 87°F 2018 | 45°F 1980 | 33% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 77°F | 64°F | 89°F 2018 | 44°F 1978 | 33% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 77°F | 64°F | 90°F 2018 | 44°F 1978 | 33% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 77°F | 63°F | 87°F 1990 | 44°F 1963 | 33% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 76°F | 63°F | 85°F 1990 | 44°F 1979 | 33% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 76°F | 62°F | 84°F 1990 | 44°F 1966 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 76°F | 62°F | 84°F 1986 | 39°F 1988 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 75°F | 62°F | 84°F 2018 | 38°F 1988 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 75°F | 61°F | 83°F 1989 | 40°F 1978 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 75°F | 61°F | 83°F 1989 | 41°F 1963 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 75°F | 61°F | 85°F 1990 | 40°F 1977 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 74°F | 60°F | 83°F 1968 | 39°F 1978 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 20 | 74°F | 60°F | 82°F 1993 | 41°F 1992 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 21 | 74°F | 59°F | 84°F 1993 | 40°F 1992 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 22 | 73°F | 59°F | 82°F 1990 | 38°F 1974 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 23 | 73°F | 59°F | 83°F 2007 | 38°F 1974 | 31% | 0% |
| Oct 24 | 73°F | 58°F | 82°F 2007 | 36°F 1964 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 25 | 72°F | 58°F | 80°F 2007 | 33°F 1964 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 26 | 72°F | 58°F | 82°F 2007 | 36°F 1960 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 27 | 72°F | 57°F | 81°F 1984 | 33°F 1962 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 28 | 71°F | 57°F | 84°F 1984 | 32°F 1979 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 29 | 71°F | 57°F | 80°F 1984 | 36°F 1976 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 30 | 71°F | 56°F | 79°F 1971 | 35°F 1976 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 31 | 70°F | 56°F | 80°F 1971 | 39°F 1966 | 32% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 6:47 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 6:09 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093729 (Cape Hatteras AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093729, 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.