Chesapeake climate

Chesapeake Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Huntington Swg Pl, 6.8 km from Chesapeake

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 64°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.95 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 Chesapeake, 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
45°F
Precipitation
2.95 in
Record high
95°FOct 1, 2019
Record low
16°FOct 27, 1962
Chance of a freeze
58%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 36 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
3.8 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°F95°F 201936°F 197229%0%
Oct 275°F51°F94°F 201932°F 197429%0%
Oct 375°F51°F95°F 201927°F 197429%0%
Oct 474°F50°F88°F 202329°F 197429%0%
Oct 574°F50°F87°F 200531°F 196529%0%
Oct 674°F49°F91°F 200727°F 196530%0%
Oct 773°F49°F92°F 200729°F 196430%0%
Oct 873°F49°F93°F 200729°F 200030%0%
Oct 973°F48°F85°F 197031°F 197830%0%
Oct 1072°F48°F86°F 201035°F 196430%0%
Oct 1172°F47°F86°F 201026°F 196430%0%
Oct 1271°F47°F86°F 196228°F 196431%0%
Oct 1371°F47°F87°F 199727°F 198831%0%
Oct 1471°F46°F84°F 196825°F 198831%0%
Oct 1570°F46°F84°F 196230°F 200631%0%
Oct 1670°F45°F82°F 201633°F 198631%0%
Oct 1770°F45°F84°F 196828°F 199131%0%
Oct 1869°F45°F86°F 201627°F 196931%0%
Oct 1969°F44°F88°F 201629°F 197231%0%
Oct 2068°F44°F84°F 201624°F 199231%0%
Oct 2168°F43°F85°F 197924°F 197431%0%
Oct 2268°F43°F85°F 197923°F 198731%0%
Oct 2367°F43°F82°F 196323°F 199731%0%
Oct 2467°F42°F84°F 196324°F 196431%0%
Oct 2566°F42°F84°F 199127°F 199931%0%
Oct 2666°F41°F86°F 199121°F 196231%0%
Oct 2766°F41°F81°F 198416°F 196232%0%
Oct 2865°F41°F78°F 197126°F 197632%0%
Oct 2965°F40°F81°F 201624°F 197632%0%
Oct 3064°F40°F81°F 200923°F 196532%0%
Oct 3164°F40°F83°F 202427°F 198032%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chesapeake, 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 7:26 AM, sunset 7:13 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 6:31 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00464397 (Huntington Swg Pl), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003860, 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.