Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbus Wcmh, 6.3 km from Franklin County

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 59°F on October 31, and lows from 49°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.19 in over about 12 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 Franklin County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
3.19 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
94°FOct 1, 2019
Record low
17°FOct 21, 1952
Chance of a freeze
80%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 31 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
9.4 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 173°F49°F94°F 201935°F 197233%0%
Oct 272°F49°F94°F 201932°F 197434%0%
Oct 372°F49°F93°F 201932°F 197534%0%
Oct 471°F48°F89°F 195129°F 198734%0%
Oct 571°F48°F90°F 195131°F 196835%0%
Oct 670°F47°F89°F 200730°F 198035%0%
Oct 770°F47°F91°F 200729°F 195235%0%
Oct 870°F47°F90°F 200730°F 195236%0%
Oct 969°F46°F86°F 194929°F 195136%0%
Oct 1069°F46°F87°F 194931°F 196436%0%
Oct 1168°F45°F85°F 195424°F 196437%0%
Oct 1268°F45°F82°F 195427°F 196437%0%
Oct 1367°F45°F85°F 196928°F 198837%0%
Oct 1467°F44°F86°F 202128°F 198838%0%
Oct 1566°F44°F84°F 195631°F 196138%0%
Oct 1666°F43°F83°F 195631°F 197038%1%
Oct 1765°F43°F83°F 196826°F 197738%1%
Oct 1865°F43°F83°F 201625°F 197639%1%
Oct 1964°F42°F85°F 195327°F 199239%1%
Oct 2064°F42°F84°F 195324°F 195239%1%
Oct 2164°F41°F83°F 195317°F 195239%1%
Oct 2263°F41°F82°F 197924°F 195239%1%
Oct 2363°F41°F78°F 195123°F 196939%1%
Oct 2462°F40°F82°F 196321°F 198139%1%
Oct 2562°F40°F81°F 196323°F 196039%2%
Oct 2661°F39°F83°F 196323°F 196239%2%
Oct 2761°F39°F81°F 196320°F 196239%2%
Oct 2860°F39°F77°F 195021°F 197639%2%
Oct 2960°F38°F79°F 201624°F 196739%2%
Oct 3059°F38°F79°F 200925°F 195239%2%
Oct 3159°F38°F83°F 195025°F 196239%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Franklin County, 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 7:28 AM, sunset 7:14 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:00 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 USC00331785 (Columbus Wcmh), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014821, 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.