Ector County climate

Ector County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Penwell, 15.5 km from Ector County

Average highs run from 85°F on October 1 to 76°F on October 31, and lows from 59°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.32 in over about 4 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 Ector County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
1.32 in
Record high
101°FOct 2, 2000
Record low
18°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
12%
Days of 90°F or more
5.2
Daylight
11 h 51 min to 10 h 55 min
Cloud cover
38%
Humidity
53%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
10.3 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 185°F59°F98°F 200053°F 202013%0%
Oct 285°F59°F101°F 200046°F 200913%0%
Oct 385°F58°F100°F 200053°F 199913%0%
Oct 485°F58°F97°F 200052°F 201013%0%
Oct 585°F58°F95°F 200052°F 199913%0%
Oct 684°F57°F94°F 202043°F 201313%0%
Oct 784°F57°F95°F 202140°F 200013%0%
Oct 884°F57°F96°F 202138°F 200013%0%
Oct 984°F56°F98°F 202143°F 200013%0%
Oct 1084°F56°F99°F 202038°F 200013%0%
Oct 1183°F55°F95°F 202038°F 201913%0%
Oct 1283°F55°F94°F 202138°F 201913%0%
Oct 1383°F55°F94°F 202444°F 200112%0%
Oct 1482°F54°F97°F 202040°F 201812%0%
Oct 1582°F54°F93°F 201636°F 201812%0%
Oct 1682°F53°F95°F 201638°F 200112%0%
Oct 1782°F53°F96°F 201639°F 199912%0%
Oct 1881°F53°F96°F 202338°F 199912%0%
Oct 1981°F52°F93°F 201636°F 199912%0%
Oct 2081°F52°F93°F 200739°F 199912%0%
Oct 2180°F52°F91°F 200141°F 201912%0%
Oct 2280°F51°F92°F 200138°F 201912%0%
Oct 2379°F51°F91°F 202434°F 200712%0%
Oct 2479°F50°F91°F 202436°F 201912%0%
Oct 2579°F50°F89°F 201131°F 201912%0%
Oct 2678°F50°F93°F 202127°F 202012%0%
Oct 2778°F49°F90°F 202426°F 202012%0%
Oct 2877°F49°F88°F 202428°F 202012%0%
Oct 2977°F48°F86°F 200334°F 201912%0%
Oct 3076°F48°F89°F 201024°F 201911%0%
Oct 3176°F48°F88°F 201018°F 201911%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ector County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 7:35 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:06 AM, sunset 7:01 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00416932 (Penwell), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003031, 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.