Wakefield climate

Wakefield Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Octoraro Lake, 11.8 km from Wakefield

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 59°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.14 in over about 9 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 Wakefield, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
4.14 in
Record high
94°FOct 9, 2007
Record low
20°FOct 26, 1987
Chance of a freeze
82%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 32 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
6.0 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°F50°F90°F 200737°F 199131%0%
Oct 270°F50°F92°F 200737°F 198731%0%
Oct 370°F49°F89°F 201932°F 197431%0%
Oct 469°F49°F89°F 199131°F 197431%0%
Oct 569°F48°F89°F 195934°F 197431%0%
Oct 668°F48°F90°F 199731°F 196531%0%
Oct 768°F47°F86°F 193932°F 199131%0%
Oct 868°F47°F90°F 200730°F 196431%0%
Oct 967°F47°F94°F 200729°F 198831%0%
Oct 1067°F46°F89°F 193930°F 198931%0%
Oct 1167°F46°F84°F 195431°F 195631%0%
Oct 1266°F45°F88°F 196229°F 196431%0%
Oct 1366°F45°F86°F 195427°F 198831%0%
Oct 1465°F44°F86°F 197523°F 198830%0%
Oct 1565°F44°F86°F 199029°F 200630%0%
Oct 1665°F44°F86°F 199030°F 193730%0%
Oct 1764°F43°F83°F 193828°F 193730%0%
Oct 1864°F43°F80°F 200729°F 197730%0%
Oct 1964°F42°F81°F 200725°F 197630%0%
Oct 2063°F42°F80°F 196925°F 197430%0%
Oct 2163°F42°F82°F 196328°F 197429%0%
Oct 2263°F41°F84°F 197924°F 197429%0%
Oct 2362°F41°F81°F 197829°F 197429%0%
Oct 2462°F40°F78°F 200723°F 196929%0%
Oct 2561°F40°F80°F 200129°F 196229%0%
Oct 2661°F40°F79°F 198420°F 198729%0%
Oct 2761°F39°F84°F 198422°F 193629%0%
Oct 2860°F39°F85°F 198420°F 193628%0%
Oct 2960°F39°F81°F 202325°F 197628%0%
Oct 3059°F38°F78°F 196125°F 196528%0%
Oct 3159°F38°F76°F 195024°F 198828%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wakefield, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 6:47 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 6:04 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00366508 (Octoraro Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00182060, 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.