Elk County climate

Elk County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ridgway, 8.4 km from Elk County

Average highs run from 68°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 44°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.76 in over about 14 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 Elk County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
3.76 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
84°FOct 2, 2019
Record low
14°FOct 24, 1969
Chance of a freeze
94%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 26 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
41°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 168°F44°F74°F 202332°F 201741%0%
Oct 267°F43°F84°F 201931°F 201742%0%
Oct 367°F43°F84°F 201926°F 200342%0%
Oct 467°F42°F81°F 202326°F 200342%0%
Oct 566°F42°F81°F 200727°F 200342%0%
Oct 666°F42°F83°F 200729°F 200342%0%
Oct 765°F41°F83°F 200728°F 200342%1%
Oct 865°F41°F82°F 200729°F 200843%1%
Oct 964°F41°F84°F 200729°F 196943%1%
Oct 1064°F40°F81°F 201830°F 196943%1%
Oct 1164°F40°F78°F 201830°F 200443%1%
Oct 1263°F40°F75°F 201028°F 201444%1%
Oct 1363°F39°F79°F 200824°F 201244%1%
Oct 1462°F39°F78°F 200826°F 201244%1%
Oct 1562°F38°F74°F 201426°F 196944%1%
Oct 1662°F38°F74°F 201426°F 196944%1%
Oct 1761°F38°F72°F 201224°F 202045%1%
Oct 1861°F37°F71°F 201620°F 200945%1%
Oct 1960°F37°F75°F 201623°F 200945%1%
Oct 2060°F37°F70°F 200622°F 200945%1%
Oct 2160°F36°F76°F 201626°F 200845%2%
Oct 2259°F36°F76°F 200730°F 201045%2%
Oct 2359°F36°F79°F 202418°F 196945%2%
Oct 2458°F35°F78°F 202014°F 196945%2%
Oct 2558°F35°F78°F 202015°F 196945%2%
Oct 2658°F35°F78°F 201225°F 196945%2%
Oct 2757°F35°F74°F 202326°F 201644%2%
Oct 2857°F34°F73°F 202326°F 201144%3%
Oct 2956°F34°F74°F 201419°F 196944%3%
Oct 3056°F34°F69°F 201920°F 196944%3%
Oct 3156°F33°F74°F 202420°F 196944%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elk County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 6:56 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 6:11 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00367477 (Ridgway), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00363311, 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.