McMinn County climate

McMinn County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Athens, 3.2 km from McMinn County

Average highs run from 78°F on October 1 to 67°F on October 31, and lows from 54°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.58 in over about 8 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 McMinn County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
3.58 in
Record high
98°FOct 3, 2019
Record low
23°FOct 27, 1962
Chance of a freeze
51%
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 45 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
4.0 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 178°F54°F96°F 201930°F 196727%0%
Oct 278°F54°F97°F 201935°F 196627%0%
Oct 378°F53°F98°F 201934°F 197427%0%
Oct 477°F53°F98°F 201929°F 197427%0%
Oct 577°F52°F91°F 201929°F 197427%0%
Oct 676°F52°F90°F 201833°F 196427%0%
Oct 776°F51°F89°F 201832°F 196427%0%
Oct 876°F51°F90°F 200732°F 196428%0%
Oct 975°F50°F90°F 200732°F 200028%0%
Oct 1075°F50°F86°F 201730°F 200028%0%
Oct 1175°F50°F87°F 201730°F 200028%0%
Oct 1274°F49°F86°F 201033°F 196428%0%
Oct 1374°F49°F85°F 200829°F 198828%0%
Oct 1473°F48°F85°F 196227°F 198828%0%
Oct 1573°F48°F85°F 200831°F 197728%0%
Oct 1673°F47°F84°F 201631°F 197828%0%
Oct 1772°F47°F83°F 201629°F 197728%0%
Oct 1872°F46°F84°F 201629°F 197728%0%
Oct 1972°F46°F86°F 201629°F 200928%0%
Oct 2071°F45°F89°F 201628°F 198128%0%
Oct 2171°F45°F88°F 201628°F 196429%0%
Oct 2270°F44°F85°F 196326°F 198729%0%
Oct 2370°F44°F83°F 202027°F 197429%0%
Oct 2470°F44°F82°F 196327°F 197429%0%
Oct 2569°F43°F83°F 201625°F 196529%0%
Oct 2669°F43°F82°F 196324°F 196229%0%
Oct 2768°F42°F84°F 196323°F 196229%0%
Oct 2868°F42°F84°F 201427°F 196730%0%
Oct 2968°F41°F84°F 198424°F 197630%0%
Oct 3067°F41°F84°F 201624°F 197630%0%
Oct 3167°F41°F85°F 201627°F 201730%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McMinn County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 7:22 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:59 AM, sunset 6:44 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00400284 (Athens), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00400284, 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.