Riverside climate

Riverside Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dayton Mcd, 6 km from Riverside

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 3.00 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 Riverside, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.00 in
Record high
92°FOct 3, 2019
Record low
25°FOct 31, 2023
Chance of a freeze
75%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 31 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
9.8 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 173°F49°F91°F 201938°F 202228%0%
Oct 272°F49°F91°F 201939°F 201728%0%
Oct 372°F49°F92°F 201940°F 202028%0%
Oct 472°F48°F88°F 201935°F 202228%0%
Oct 571°F48°F87°F 201735°F 202228%0%
Oct 671°F47°F86°F 202336°F 202229%0%
Oct 770°F47°F86°F 201838°F 202329%0%
Oct 870°F47°F86°F 201831°F 202229%0%
Oct 969°F46°F86°F 201831°F 202229%0%
Oct 1069°F46°F85°F 201830°F 202229%0%
Oct 1168°F45°F81°F 202134°F 202330%0%
Oct 1268°F45°F77°F 201734°F 201930%0%
Oct 1368°F45°F77°F 202432°F 201930%0%
Oct 1467°F44°F76°F 201733°F 201930%0%
Oct 1567°F44°F84°F 201734°F 201930%0%
Oct 1666°F43°F78°F 201732°F 201831%0%
Oct 1766°F43°F71°F 202229°F 202431%0%
Oct 1865°F43°F71°F 201728°F 201831%0%
Oct 1965°F42°F81°F 202528°F 201831%0%
Oct 2064°F42°F72°F 201730°F 202231%0%
Oct 2164°F42°F79°F 201730°F 201831%0%
Oct 2263°F41°F79°F 201730°F 201831%0%
Oct 2363°F41°F80°F 201729°F 202331%0%
Oct 2463°F41°F78°F 202030°F 201831%0%
Oct 2562°F40°F79°F 202329°F 201832%0%
Oct 2662°F40°F77°F 202230°F 201732%0%
Oct 2761°F39°F75°F 202330°F 201732%0%
Oct 2861°F39°F73°F 202329°F 202432%0%
Oct 2960°F39°F69°F 201929°F 202432%0%
Oct 3060°F38°F77°F 202430°F 202232%0%
Oct 3159°F38°F77°F 202425°F 202332%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Riverside, 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 7:33 AM, sunset 7:19 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:04 AM, sunset 6:35 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00332067 (Dayton Mcd), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00335786, 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.