Wake County climate

Wake County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Raleigh State Univ, 4.4 km from Wake County

Average highs run from 78°F on October 1 to 67°F on October 31, and lows from 57°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.90 in over about 6 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 Wake County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
3.90 in
Record high
100°FOct 3, 2019
Record low
19°FOct 27, 1962
Chance of a freeze
19%
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 44 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
4.5 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°F57°F90°F 195437°F 194621%0%
Oct 277°F57°F96°F 201932°F 194721%0%
Oct 377°F56°F100°F 201932°F 197421%0%
Oct 477°F56°F96°F 195431°F 197421%0%
Oct 576°F56°F96°F 195132°F 197421%0%
Oct 676°F55°F98°F 195435°F 196521%0%
Oct 776°F55°F93°F 195136°F 196421%0%
Oct 875°F54°F93°F 200735°F 196421%0%
Oct 975°F54°F94°F 200733°F 200021%0%
Oct 1075°F53°F90°F 201731°F 200021%0%
Oct 1174°F53°F89°F 201732°F 200021%0%
Oct 1274°F52°F88°F 201029°F 196421%0%
Oct 1374°F52°F89°F 195431°F 198820%0%
Oct 1473°F52°F86°F 197529°F 198820%0%
Oct 1573°F51°F88°F 198533°F 200620%0%
Oct 1673°F51°F85°F 195332°F 194520%0%
Oct 1772°F50°F85°F 201133°F 197020%0%
Oct 1872°F50°F85°F 200729°F 197720%0%
Oct 1972°F50°F88°F 201632°F 194820%0%
Oct 2071°F49°F86°F 200528°F 197220%0%
Oct 2171°F49°F84°F 197926°F 197420%0%
Oct 2270°F48°F86°F 194726°F 197420%0%
Oct 2370°F48°F85°F 200129°F 198720%0%
Oct 2470°F48°F87°F 200126°F 196920%0%
Oct 2569°F47°F82°F 199127°F 196220%0%
Oct 2669°F47°F83°F 202427°F 196220%0%
Oct 2769°F47°F87°F 201019°F 196220%0%
Oct 2868°F46°F86°F 202327°F 195720%0%
Oct 2968°F46°F83°F 195025°F 197620%0%
Oct 3068°F45°F86°F 199624°F 196520%0%
Oct 3167°F45°F85°F 195030°F 196320%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wake County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 6:58 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 6:20 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00317079 (Raleigh State Univ), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013722, 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.