Sylva climate

Sylva Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cullowhee, 8.3 km from Sylva

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 65°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.22 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 Sylva, 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
3.22 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
97°FOct 3, 1919
Record low
14°FOct 30, 1952
Chance of a freeze
79%
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 45 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
45°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 175°F51°F88°F 191928°F 192428%0%
Oct 274°F50°F88°F 201927°F 194627%0%
Oct 374°F50°F97°F 191924°F 197427%0%
Oct 474°F49°F89°F 201924°F 197427%0%
Oct 573°F49°F91°F 195427°F 196827%0%
Oct 673°F48°F91°F 194130°F 196427%0%
Oct 773°F48°F87°F 191121°F 193527%0%
Oct 873°F47°F86°F 191124°F 193527%0%
Oct 972°F47°F86°F 194127°F 192127%0%
Oct 1072°F47°F85°F 191325°F 191527%0%
Oct 1172°F46°F85°F 191123°F 192527%0%
Oct 1271°F46°F85°F 193126°F 196427%0%
Oct 1371°F45°F87°F 196023°F 192127%0%
Oct 1471°F45°F86°F 192823°F 192127%0%
Oct 1570°F44°F83°F 193524°F 193927%0%
Oct 1670°F44°F83°F 191822°F 193927%0%
Oct 1770°F43°F83°F 191524°F 196327%0%
Oct 1869°F43°F87°F 193819°F 194327%0%
Oct 1969°F42°F86°F 192021°F 194827%0%
Oct 2069°F42°F85°F 194321°F 198127%0%
Oct 2169°F42°F84°F 194315°F 195227%0%
Oct 2268°F41°F84°F 194115°F 195227%0%
Oct 2368°F41°F83°F 192021°F 192427%0%
Oct 2468°F40°F84°F 193920°F 192427%0%
Oct 2567°F40°F80°F 192119°F 196527%0%
Oct 2667°F39°F82°F 192120°F 193027%0%
Oct 2767°F39°F84°F 193917°F 196128%0%
Oct 2866°F39°F83°F 191919°F 191428%0%
Oct 2966°F38°F82°F 192220°F 195728%0%
Oct 3066°F38°F84°F 192214°F 195228%0%
Oct 3165°F37°F83°F 192217°F 195428%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sylva, 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 7:28 AM, sunset 7:17 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 6:39 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00312200 (Cullowhee), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00312200, 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.