Smithfield climate

Smithfield Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pike Island(lock & Dam), 15.3 km from Smithfield

Average highs run from 71°F on October 1 to 59°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.79 in over about 10 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 Smithfield, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
2.79 in
Record high
91°FOct 10, 1949
Record low
19°FOct 21, 1952
Chance of a freeze
46%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 29 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
4.7 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 171°F51°F87°F 195230°F 194732%0%
Oct 270°F51°F90°F 201933°F 194732%0%
Oct 370°F50°F89°F 195130°F 194532%0%
Oct 469°F50°F89°F 195130°F 194532%0%
Oct 569°F49°F88°F 195132°F 196533%0%
Oct 669°F49°F89°F 194126°F 202233%0%
Oct 768°F49°F89°F 194130°F 195433%0%
Oct 868°F48°F89°F 194930°F 200133%0%
Oct 967°F48°F88°F 194931°F 200133%0%
Oct 1067°F47°F91°F 194933°F 194533%0%
Oct 1167°F47°F88°F 194924°F 194533%0%
Oct 1266°F47°F84°F 194328°F 196433%0%
Oct 1366°F46°F85°F 196930°F 194633%0%
Oct 1465°F46°F85°F 195429°F 198833%0%
Oct 1565°F45°F83°F 194730°F 194534%0%
Oct 1665°F45°F85°F 194729°F 194434%
Oct 1764°F45°F83°F 195029°F 194434%
Oct 1864°F44°F83°F 195028°F 197634%
Oct 1963°F44°F84°F 195328°F 194834%
Oct 2063°F43°F82°F 195325°F 197234%
Oct 2163°F43°F83°F 194719°F 195234%
Oct 2262°F43°F85°F 194725°F 195234%
Oct 2362°F42°F84°F 194725°F 195234%
Oct 2461°F42°F82°F 196323°F 196934%
Oct 2561°F41°F80°F 199126°F 198134%
Oct 2661°F41°F83°F 196326°F 195234%
Oct 2760°F41°F82°F 196324°F 194234%
Oct 2860°F40°F78°F 197123°F 197635%
Oct 2959°F40°F82°F 194621°F 196535%
Oct 3059°F40°F80°F 194626°F 196935%
Oct 3159°F39°F81°F 195022°F 198835%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Smithfield, 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 7:20 AM, sunset 7:05 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 6:21 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00467018 (Pike Island(lock & Dam)), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00338025, 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.