Memphis Weather in October
Average highs run from 81°F on October 1 to 69°F on October 31, and lows from 60°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.98 in over about 8 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 75°F
- Average low
- 54°F
- Precipitation
- 3.98 in
- Record high
- 95°FOct 1, 1998
- Record low
- 26°FOct 31, 1993
- Chance of a freeze
- 6%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.9
- Daylight
- 11 h 49 min to 10 h 46 min
- Cloud cover
- 46%
- Humidity
- 67%
- Dew point
- 50°F
- Wind
- 8.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 81°F | 60°F | 95°F 1998 | 33°F 1984 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 81°F | 60°F | 93°F 2019 | 36°F 1984 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 80°F | 59°F | 95°F 2019 | 37°F 1975 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 80°F | 59°F | 95°F 2019 | 35°F 1987 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 80°F | 59°F | 95°F 2019 | 32°F 1980 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 79°F | 58°F | 95°F 2019 | 36°F 1964 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 79°F | 58°F | 92°F 2024 | 33°F 1964 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 78°F | 57°F | 91°F 1963 | 34°F 2000 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 78°F | 57°F | 91°F 2016 | 35°F 1991 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 78°F | 57°F | 91°F 2017 | 34°F 1964 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 77°F | 56°F | 91°F 1963 | 34°F 1964 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 77°F | 56°F | 90°F 1975 | 31°F 1983 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 76°F | 55°F | 93°F 1963 | 32°F 1987 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 76°F | 55°F | 90°F 1963 | 35°F 2006 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 76°F | 54°F | 89°F 2017 | 38°F 1978 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 75°F | 54°F | 92°F 2015 | 35°F 1991 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 75°F | 54°F | 87°F 2025 | 35°F 1970 | 25% | |
| Oct 18 | 74°F | 53°F | 87°F 2025 | 33°F 1976 | 25% | |
| Oct 19 | 74°F | 53°F | 88°F 2005 | 32°F 1981 | 25% | |
| Oct 20 | 74°F | 52°F | 89°F 2005 | 33°F 1964 | 25% | |
| Oct 21 | 73°F | 52°F | 86°F 1963 | 32°F 1987 | 25% | |
| Oct 22 | 73°F | 52°F | 87°F 2023 | 32°F 2011 | 26% | |
| Oct 23 | 72°F | 51°F | 87°F 1963 | 33°F 1982 | 26% | |
| Oct 24 | 72°F | 51°F | 86°F 2023 | 29°F 1999 | 26% | |
| Oct 25 | 71°F | 50°F | 87°F 2024 | 29°F 1982 | 26% | |
| Oct 26 | 71°F | 50°F | 85°F 2023 | 32°F 1982 | 27% | |
| Oct 27 | 71°F | 50°F | 87°F 1963 | 33°F 1981 | 27% | |
| Oct 28 | 70°F | 49°F | 85°F 1971 | 30°F 1976 | 27% | |
| Oct 29 | 70°F | 49°F | 86°F 2024 | 28°F 2017 | 27% | |
| Oct 30 | 69°F | 48°F | 84°F 2016 | 29°F 2017 | 27% | |
| Oct 31 | 69°F | 48°F | 85°F 1984 | 26°F 1993 | 28% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 6:44 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 6:07 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013893 (Memphis Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00037712, 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.