Columbia County Weather in October
Average highs run from 68°F on October 1 to 55°F on October 31, and lows from 41°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.12 in over about 15 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 61°F
- Average low
- 38°F
- Precipitation
- 4.12 in
- Record high
- 90°FOct 2, 1987
- Record low
- 23°FOct 30, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 89%
- Daylight
- 11 h 41 min to 10 h 08 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 87%
- Dew point
- 46°F
- Wind
- 4.0 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 68°F | 41°F | 87°F 1987 | 31°F 1950 | 36% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 68°F | 40°F | 90°F 1987 | 31°F 1950 | 37% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 67°F | 40°F | 84°F 2022 | 32°F 1950 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 67°F | 40°F | 85°F 1952 | 34°F 1934 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 66°F | 40°F | 87°F 1952 | 34°F 1974 | 39% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 66°F | 40°F | 88°F 1952 | 34°F 1974 | 40% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 65°F | 40°F | 86°F 2023 | 32°F 1932 | 41% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 65°F | 39°F | 86°F 2023 | 28°F 1931 | 42% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 64°F | 39°F | 83°F 1934 | 30°F 1985 | 42% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 64°F | 39°F | 84°F 1996 | 28°F 2019 | 43% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 64°F | 39°F | 82°F 1991 | 29°F 2019 | 44% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 63°F | 39°F | 85°F 1991 | 32°F 1928 | 44% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 63°F | 39°F | 82°F 2022 | 27°F 1928 | 45% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 62°F | 39°F | 83°F 2022 | 28°F 1969 | 46% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 62°F | 38°F | 86°F 1961 | 28°F 1969 | 46% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 61°F | 38°F | 82°F 2022 | 27°F 1938 | 47% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 61°F | 38°F | 79°F 1936 | 28°F 1934 | 48% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 60°F | 38°F | 78°F 1974 | 30°F 1934 | 49% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 60°F | 38°F | 77°F 1940 | 26°F 1949 | 49% | 0% |
| Oct 20 | 60°F | 38°F | 76°F 1964 | 26°F 1949 | 50% | 0% |
| Oct 21 | 59°F | 38°F | 76°F 1948 | 25°F 1928 | 51% | 0% |
| Oct 22 | 59°F | 37°F | 80°F 1937 | 28°F 1935 | 51% | 0% |
| Oct 23 | 58°F | 37°F | 79°F 1929 | 28°F 1935 | 52% | 0% |
| Oct 24 | 58°F | 37°F | 76°F 1992 | 27°F 1935 | 53% | 0% |
| Oct 25 | 58°F | 37°F | 72°F 1965 | 26°F 1939 | 53% | 0% |
| Oct 26 | 57°F | 37°F | 73°F 1965 | 27°F 2020 | 54% | 0% |
| Oct 27 | 57°F | 37°F | 71°F 1965 | 27°F 2020 | 55% | 0% |
| Oct 28 | 56°F | 37°F | 72°F 2003 | 24°F 1971 | 55% | 0% |
| Oct 29 | 56°F | 37°F | 71°F 1987 | 24°F 2023 | 56% | 0% |
| Oct 30 | 56°F | 36°F | 73°F 1962 | 23°F 2019 | 57% | 0% |
| Oct 31 | 55°F | 36°F | 69°F 1944 | 24°F 2002 | 57% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 6:52 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00358884 (Vernonia #2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00454769, 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.