Luzerne County climate

Luzerne County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Francis E Walter Dam, 22.8 km from Luzerne County

Average highs run from 65°F on October 1 to 53°F on October 31, and lows from 43°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.69 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 Luzerne County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
4.69 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
86°FOct 3, 2019
Record low
23°FOct 19, 2015
Chance of a freeze
96%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 27 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
4.3 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 165°F43°F77°F 202539°F 20170%
Oct 265°F43°F76°F 201940°F 20110%
Oct 364°F43°F86°F 201938°F 20200%
Oct 464°F42°F79°F 202338°F 20200%
Oct 563°F42°F80°F 202334°F 20190%
Oct 663°F42°F82°F 201336°F 20110%
Oct 763°F41°F79°F 202536°F 20110%
Oct 862°F41°F79°F 201833°F 20120%
Oct 962°F41°F75°F 201133°F 20220%
Oct 1061°F40°F80°F 201134°F 20220%
Oct 1161°F40°F77°F 201834°F 20160%
Oct 1261°F40°F70°F 201534°F 20160%
Oct 1360°F39°F72°F 201525°F 20120%
Oct 1460°F39°F75°F 202428°F 20120%
Oct 1560°F39°F73°F 202131°F 20240%
Oct 1659°F38°F79°F 202134°F 20240%
Oct 1759°F38°F72°F 202130°F 20240%
Oct 1858°F38°F73°F 201630°F 20220%
Oct 1958°F37°F78°F 201623°F 20150%
Oct 2058°F37°F74°F 201624°F 20150%
Oct 2157°F37°F71°F 201529°F 20140%
Oct 2257°F36°F76°F 202433°F 20221%
Oct 2356°F36°F79°F 202030°F 20131%
Oct 2456°F36°F74°F 202430°F 20131%
Oct 2556°F35°F75°F 201229°F 20241%
Oct 2655°F35°F75°F 202326°F 20161%
Oct 2755°F35°F77°F 202327°F 20131%
Oct 2854°F35°F74°F 202327°F 20111%
Oct 2954°F34°F77°F 201429°F 20111%
Oct 3054°F34°F67°F 201624°F 20111%
Oct 3153°F34°F74°F 202425°F 20111%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Luzerne County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.30.50.811.31102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 6:46 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 6:01 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00363018 (Francis E Walter Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00365344, 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.