Rockfish climate

Rockfish Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Raeford, 13.9 km from Rockfish

Average highs run from 78°F on October 1 to 68°F on October 31, and lows from 56°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.29 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 Rockfish, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.29 in
Record high
99°FOct 3, 2019
Record low
29°FOct 29, 2001
Chance of a freeze
38%
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 47 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
8.1 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 178°F56°F89°F 199845°F 200129%0%
Oct 278°F55°F97°F 201945°F 201129%0%
Oct 377°F55°F99°F 201941°F 200329%0%
Oct 477°F55°F98°F 201947°F 201129%0%
Oct 577°F54°F96°F 201843°F 201429%0%
Oct 676°F54°F88°F 200043°F 201429%0%
Oct 776°F53°F91°F 201842°F 200129%0%
Oct 876°F53°F91°F 200741°F 200129%0%
Oct 975°F52°F94°F 200738°F 200029%0%
Oct 1075°F52°F90°F 201733°F 200029%0%
Oct 1175°F51°F90°F 201434°F 200029%0%
Oct 1274°F51°F88°F 201038°F 200029%0%
Oct 1374°F50°F85°F 201441°F 200029%0%
Oct 1474°F50°F87°F 200838°F 200629%0%
Oct 1573°F49°F88°F 200838°F 200629%0%
Oct 1673°F49°F89°F 202139°F 200629%0%
Oct 1773°F48°F86°F 201140°F 200128%0%
Oct 1872°F48°F85°F 200738°F 201528%0%
Oct 1972°F47°F88°F 201634°F 201528%0%
Oct 2072°F47°F86°F 200534°F 202228%0%
Oct 2172°F46°F84°F 200537°F 202228%0%
Oct 2271°F46°F84°F 201936°F 201827%0%
Oct 2371°F45°F86°F 200737°F 199827%0%
Oct 2471°F45°F86°F 200135°F 199827%0%
Oct 2570°F45°F83°F 201235°F 199927%0%
Oct 2670°F44°F84°F 202431°F 201327%0%
Oct 2770°F44°F88°F 201038°F 200527%0%
Oct 2869°F43°F85°F 201436°F 200126%0%
Oct 2969°F43°F85°F 202029°F 200126%0%
Oct 3069°F42°F86°F 201632°F 200126%0%
Oct 3168°F42°F86°F 201931°F 200826%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rockfish, 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 7:11 AM, sunset 7:00 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 6:23 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00317056 (Raeford), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093740, 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.