Dayton Weather in October
Average highs run from 69°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 44°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.29 in over about 11 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
- 62°F
- Average low
- 39°F
- Precipitation
- 3.29 in
- Record high
- 87°FOct 2, 2019
- Record low
- 11°FOct 21, 1952
- Chance of a freeze
- 94%
- Daylight
- 11 h 45 min to 10 h 28 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 77%
- Dew point
- 42°F
- Wind
- 4.5 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 | 69°F | 44°F | 84°F 1952 | 22°F 1947 | 35% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 68°F | 44°F | 87°F 2019 | 27°F 1947 | 35% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 68°F | 44°F | 87°F 1951 | 28°F 2003 | 35% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 67°F | 43°F | 87°F 2019 | 21°F 1974 | 35% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 67°F | 43°F | 86°F 1951 | 27°F 1965 | 35% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 67°F | 42°F | 85°F 1959 | 24°F 1958 | 36% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 66°F | 42°F | 86°F 1955 | 24°F 1964 | 36% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 66°F | 42°F | 85°F 2007 | 25°F 1952 | 36% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 65°F | 41°F | 86°F 2018 | 28°F 1953 | 36% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 65°F | 41°F | 87°F 1949 | 26°F 1956 | 36% | |
| Oct 11 | 65°F | 41°F | 84°F 2018 | 20°F 1964 | 36% | |
| Oct 12 | 64°F | 40°F | 82°F 1954 | 23°F 1957 | 37% | |
| Oct 13 | 64°F | 40°F | 85°F 1969 | 24°F 1957 | 37% | |
| Oct 14 | 63°F | 40°F | 85°F 1954 | 25°F 1957 | 37% | |
| Oct 15 | 63°F | 39°F | 84°F 1947 | 27°F 1963 | 37% | |
| Oct 16 | 62°F | 39°F | 81°F 1956 | 30°F 1959 | 38% | |
| Oct 17 | 62°F | 39°F | 81°F 1963 | 25°F 1952 | 38% | |
| Oct 18 | 62°F | 38°F | 83°F 1963 | 24°F 1977 | 38% | |
| Oct 19 | 61°F | 38°F | 82°F 1963 | 22°F 1973 | 38% | |
| Oct 20 | 61°F | 38°F | 83°F 2000 | 20°F 1972 | 38% | |
| Oct 21 | 60°F | 37°F | 82°F 2016 | 11°F 1952 | 38% | |
| Oct 22 | 60°F | 37°F | 82°F 2000 | 18°F 1952 | 38% | |
| Oct 23 | 60°F | 37°F | 83°F 2000 | 20°F 1952 | 38% | |
| Oct 24 | 59°F | 36°F | 83°F 1963 | 18°F 1964 | 39% | |
| Oct 25 | 59°F | 36°F | 81°F 1963 | 23°F 1964 | 39% | |
| Oct 26 | 58°F | 36°F | 84°F 2012 | 19°F 1952 | 39% | |
| Oct 27 | 58°F | 36°F | 81°F 1947 | 19°F 1949 | 39% | |
| Oct 28 | 58°F | 35°F | 77°F 1971 | 17°F 1976 | 39% | |
| Oct 29 | 57°F | 35°F | 79°F 1971 | 15°F 1965 | 39% | |
| Oct 30 | 57°F | 35°F | 82°F 1999 | 18°F 1965 | 39% | |
| Oct 31 | 56°F | 34°F | 78°F 1999 | 18°F 1975 | 39% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 6:59 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 6:14 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00367229 (Putneyville 2 Se Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00364214, 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.