Macon County climate

Macon County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Franklin, 4.3 km from Macon County

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 65°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.76 in over about 7 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 Macon County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.76 in
Record high
91°FOct 5, 1954
Record low
15°FOct 30, 1952
Chance of a freeze
79%
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 46 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
4.3 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 174°F51°F88°F 201931°F 199327%0%
Oct 274°F51°F89°F 195430°F 198427%0%
Oct 374°F50°F89°F 201924°F 197427%0%
Oct 474°F50°F90°F 201923°F 197427%0%
Oct 573°F49°F91°F 195425°F 196827%0%
Oct 673°F49°F89°F 195129°F 197427%0%
Oct 773°F49°F85°F 201828°F 196426%0%
Oct 872°F48°F84°F 196228°F 197826%0%
Oct 972°F48°F85°F 195927°F 200026%0%
Oct 1072°F47°F83°F 195425°F 200026%0%
Oct 1171°F47°F85°F 195428°F 200026%0%
Oct 1271°F46°F84°F 196926°F 196426%0%
Oct 1371°F46°F85°F 195424°F 198825%0%
Oct 1471°F45°F83°F 197524°F 198825%0%
Oct 1570°F45°F84°F 195026°F 200625%0%
Oct 1670°F44°F81°F 198429°F 196125%0%
Oct 1770°F44°F81°F 195323°F 195424%0%
Oct 1869°F44°F83°F 198424°F 197824%0%
Oct 1969°F43°F83°F 198422°F 194824%0%
Oct 2069°F43°F83°F 198521°F 198124%0%
Oct 2168°F42°F84°F 201616°F 195224%0%
Oct 2268°F42°F81°F 194717°F 195224%0%
Oct 2368°F41°F82°F 197820°F 197424%0%
Oct 2467°F41°F84°F 196823°F 195224%0%
Oct 2567°F40°F80°F 195221°F 196524%0%
Oct 2667°F40°F82°F 196321°F 201324%0%
Oct 2766°F39°F81°F 196316°F 196224%0%
Oct 2866°F39°F82°F 199121°F 195724%0%
Oct 2966°F39°F80°F 197120°F 195724%0%
Oct 3065°F38°F82°F 195015°F 195224%0%
Oct 3165°F38°F84°F 195017°F 195424%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Macon County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 7:17 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 6:40 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00313228 (Franklin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00313228, 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.