Harney County climate

Harney County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Malheur Refuge Hq, 24.5 km from Harney County

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 55°F on October 31, and lows from 35°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.92 in.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Harney County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
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October at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
0.92 in
Record high
91°FOct 1, 2010
Record low
-7°FOct 31, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 20 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
8.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 170°F35°F91°F 201016°F 2009
Oct 269°F35°F89°F 201017°F 2016
Oct 369°F35°F87°F 202021°F 2016
Oct 468°F35°F84°F 202418°F 1989
Oct 568°F34°F83°F 198016°F 2012
Oct 667°F34°F85°F 197916°F 2009
Oct 767°F34°F86°F 198016°F 1990
Oct 866°F33°F84°F 199613°F 1985
Oct 965°F33°F89°F 19968°F 1985
Oct 1065°F33°F83°F 19918°F 2019
Oct 1164°F33°F83°F 199111°F 1990
Oct 1264°F32°F82°F 199110°F 2017
Oct 1363°F32°F83°F 201516°F 2002
Oct 1463°F32°F82°F 201511°F 2018
Oct 1562°F31°F84°F 199111°F 2018
Oct 1662°F31°F82°F 201513°F 1999
Oct 1761°F31°F78°F 197412°F 1996
Oct 1861°F31°F81°F 197312°F 2001
Oct 1960°F30°F80°F 202311°F 1982
Oct 2060°F30°F79°F 20227°F 1996
Oct 2159°F30°F82°F 200314°F 2012
Oct 2259°F30°F80°F 20037°F 1980
Oct 2358°F29°F72°F 199912°F 2015
Oct 2458°F29°F72°F 198814°F 2001
Oct 2557°F29°F74°F 199013°F 1997
Oct 2657°F29°F72°F 20033°F 2020
Oct 2756°F28°F79°F 200311°F 2002
Oct 2856°F28°F73°F 20037°F 2023
Oct 2956°F28°F71°F 20081°F 2019
Oct 3055°F28°F71°F 2020-3°F 1991
Oct 3155°F27°F71°F 1988-7°F 2002

Chance of rain

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 6:37 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:49 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00355162 (Malheur Refuge Hq), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094185, 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.