Scranton climate

Scranton Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lake City 2 Se, 6.1 km from Scranton

Average highs run from 82°F on October 1 to 73°F on October 31, and lows from 60°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.52 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 Scranton, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
3.52 in
Record high
98°FOct 4, 2019
Record low
27°FOct 27, 2001
Chance of a freeze
12%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
11 h 50 min to 10 h 49 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
8.1 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 182°F60°F95°F 201939°F 20010%
Oct 282°F59°F92°F 201943°F 20110%
Oct 381°F59°F95°F 201939°F 20110%
Oct 481°F58°F98°F 201939°F 20110%
Oct 581°F58°F98°F 201840°F 20140%
Oct 680°F57°F94°F 200240°F 20140%
Oct 780°F57°F93°F 200040°F 20140%
Oct 880°F57°F92°F 202037°F 20010%
Oct 979°F56°F94°F 202037°F 20000%
Oct 1079°F56°F94°F 200730°F 20000%
Oct 1179°F55°F90°F 200734°F 20000%
Oct 1279°F55°F93°F 201435°F 20000%
Oct 1378°F54°F90°F 201739°F 20000%
Oct 1478°F54°F86°F 201038°F 20000%
Oct 1578°F53°F89°F 201437°F 20060%
Oct 1677°F53°F89°F 201838°F 20060%
Oct 1777°F52°F92°F 201833°F 20240%
Oct 1877°F52°F88°F 201132°F 20240%
Oct 1976°F52°F90°F 200733°F 20240%
Oct 2076°F51°F90°F 201630°F 20220%
Oct 2176°F51°F90°F 201634°F 20080%
Oct 2276°F50°F86°F 200134°F 20080%
Oct 2375°F50°F87°F 200133°F 19980%
Oct 2475°F49°F90°F 200130°F 19980%
Oct 2575°F49°F91°F 202029°F 20060%
Oct 2674°F49°F85°F 202430°F 20060%
Oct 2774°F48°F89°F 202427°F 20010%
Oct 2874°F48°F89°F 201033°F 20010%
Oct 2973°F47°F89°F 201427°F 20010%
Oct 3073°F47°F85°F 201430°F 20010%
Oct 3173°F47°F87°F 201630°F 20080%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Scranton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 7:03 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 6:27 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00384886 (Lake City 2 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00381241, 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.