Orwell climate

Orwell Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dorset, 23.5 km from Orwell

Average highs run from 67°F on October 1 to 55°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.35 in over about 13 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 Orwell, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
4.35 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
89°FOct 1, 2019
Record low
24°FOct 29, 2000
Chance of a freeze
92%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 25 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
6.5 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 167°F45°F89°F 201933°F 201737%0%
Oct 267°F45°F84°F 200236°F 200338%0%
Oct 367°F44°F85°F 202335°F 200338%0%
Oct 466°F44°F86°F 200235°F 200838%0%
Oct 566°F44°F83°F 200733°F 199938%0%
Oct 665°F43°F83°F 200734°F 200339%0%
Oct 765°F43°F85°F 200727°F 199939%1%
Oct 865°F43°F85°F 200731°F 200139%1%
Oct 964°F42°F84°F 201832°F 200139%1%
Oct 1064°F42°F83°F 201833°F 202440%1%
Oct 1163°F42°F79°F 202131°F 200940%1%
Oct 1263°F41°F81°F 200828°F 201440%1%
Oct 1363°F41°F80°F 200828°F 201240%1%
Oct 1462°F41°F80°F 202130°F 200241%1%
Oct 1562°F41°F79°F 201732°F 200941%1%
Oct 1661°F40°F77°F 201632°F 200941%1%
Oct 1761°F40°F79°F 201631°F 200941%1%
Oct 1860°F40°F78°F 201625°F 200941%1%
Oct 1960°F39°F72°F 201726°F 200842%2%
Oct 2060°F39°F72°F 200033°F 200842%2%
Oct 2159°F39°F78°F 200734°F 201842%2%
Oct 2259°F38°F78°F 202429°F 200842%2%
Oct 2358°F38°F79°F 202025°F 200842%2%
Oct 2458°F38°F75°F 201032°F 201342%2%
Oct 2558°F38°F80°F 201231°F 200242%3%
Oct 2657°F37°F77°F 202328°F 201642%3%
Oct 2757°F37°F77°F 202328°F 202542%3%
Oct 2856°F37°F73°F 201428°F 200042%3%
Oct 2956°F37°F77°F 202424°F 200042%3%
Oct 3055°F36°F78°F 200428°F 200042%4%
Oct 3155°F36°F78°F 202427°F 200042%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Orwell, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 7:05 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 6:19 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00332251 (Dorset), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004857, 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.