Sunset Beach climate

Sunset Beach Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Longwood, 14.8 km from Sunset Beach

Average highs run from 79°F on October 1 to 70°F on October 31, and lows from 60°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.05 in over about 8 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 Sunset Beach, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
5.05 in
Record high
93°FOct 5, 1951
Record low
25°FOct 30, 1952
Chance of a freeze
16%
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 49 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
8.9 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 179°F60°F87°F 201946°F 200133%0%
Oct 278°F59°F86°F 195246°F 201132%0%
Oct 378°F59°F89°F 201944°F 201132%0%
Oct 478°F59°F91°F 201945°F 195232%0%
Oct 578°F58°F93°F 195145°F 201431%0%
Oct 677°F58°F92°F 195447°F 201031%0%
Oct 777°F57°F89°F 200946°F 200131%0%
Oct 877°F57°F87°F 200742°F 200131%0%
Oct 976°F56°F89°F 200741°F 200030%0%
Oct 1076°F56°F91°F 200935°F 200030%0%
Oct 1176°F55°F84°F 201840°F 200030%0%
Oct 1276°F55°F86°F 201040°F 200030%0%
Oct 1375°F54°F85°F 202042°F 200029%0%
Oct 1475°F54°F84°F 195440°F 195029%0%
Oct 1575°F53°F85°F 200843°F 200629%0%
Oct 1674°F53°F86°F 200840°F 195428%0%
Oct 1774°F53°F85°F 200838°F 195428%0%
Oct 1874°F52°F81°F 200737°F 195428%0%
Oct 1974°F52°F86°F 200737°F 202227%0%
Oct 2073°F51°F85°F 202036°F 202227%0%
Oct 2173°F51°F84°F 202034°F 195427%0%
Oct 2273°F50°F84°F 200534°F 195227%0%
Oct 2372°F50°F83°F 202436°F 195426%0%
Oct 2472°F50°F84°F 200136°F 195226%0%
Oct 2572°F49°F88°F 200135°F 200626%0%
Oct 2672°F49°F84°F 201433°F 201326%0%
Oct 2771°F48°F82°F 195440°F 200126%0%
Oct 2871°F48°F82°F 200032°F 200126%0%
Oct 2971°F48°F81°F 201429°F 195226%0%
Oct 3070°F47°F85°F 195025°F 195226%0%
Oct 3170°F47°F85°F 195032°F 195226%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sunset Beach, 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 7:09 AM, sunset 6:58 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 6:22 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315116 (Longwood), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093718, 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.