Portland climate

Portland Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Portland Kgw-TV, 1.2 km from Portland

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 57°F on October 31, and lows from 52°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.96 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 Portland, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
3.96 in
Record high
92°FOct 1, 1987
Record low
26°FOct 28, 1946
Chance of a freeze
1%
Daylight
11 h 42 min to 10 h 10 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
5.1 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 170°F52°F92°F 198733°F 195031%0%
Oct 269°F52°F90°F 197037°F 195031%0%
Oct 369°F51°F86°F 197938°F 196432%0%
Oct 468°F51°F84°F 195237°F 197333%0%
Oct 568°F51°F90°F 198037°F 195633%0%
Oct 667°F51°F89°F 195237°F 197234%0%
Oct 767°F50°F85°F 202333°F 197035%0%
Oct 866°F50°F87°F 202232°F 198535%0%
Oct 966°F50°F85°F 202230°F 198536%0%
Oct 1065°F49°F85°F 199133°F 201937%0%
Oct 1165°F49°F86°F 199137°F 194637%0%
Oct 1265°F49°F80°F 202238°F 201938%0%
Oct 1364°F49°F84°F 202235°F 196639%0%
Oct 1464°F48°F82°F 199131°F 196939%0%
Oct 1563°F48°F87°F 202233°F 199240%0%
Oct 1663°F48°F86°F 202230°F 194641%0%
Oct 1762°F48°F79°F 195233°F 197142%0%
Oct 1862°F47°F78°F 194031°F 194942%0%
Oct 1961°F47°F78°F 194027°F 194943%0%
Oct 2061°F47°F77°F 200328°F 194944%0%
Oct 2161°F47°F81°F 200330°F 194945%0%
Oct 2260°F46°F76°F 193833°F 198045%0%
Oct 2360°F46°F75°F 200732°F 196446%0%
Oct 2459°F46°F73°F 196230°F 195847%0%
Oct 2559°F46°F74°F 196534°F 197848%0%
Oct 2659°F45°F74°F 198729°F 202048%0%
Oct 2758°F45°F75°F 194431°F 197049%0%
Oct 2858°F45°F72°F 200326°F 194650%0%
Oct 2958°F45°F71°F 196226°F 197151%0%
Oct 3057°F45°F69°F 193927°F 199151%0%
Oct 3157°F44°F71°F 195428°F 199552%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Portland, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 6:51 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 5:59 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00356749 (Portland Kgw-TV), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024229, 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.