Fort Gates climate

Fort Gates Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gatesville, 1.7 km from Fort Gates

Average highs run from 85°F on October 1 to 75°F on October 31, and lows from 60°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.18 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 Fort Gates, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
4.18 in
Record high
104°FOct 2, 1938
Record low
21°FOct 30, 1917
Chance of a freeze
22%
Days of 90°F or more
4.1
Daylight
11 h 51 min to 10 h 56 min
Cloud cover
43%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
9.4 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°F60°F102°F 193839°F 199913%0%
Oct 285°F60°F104°F 193843°F 197213%0%
Oct 384°F60°F101°F 197939°F 197513%0%
Oct 484°F59°F101°F 195639°F 197513%0%
Oct 584°F59°F100°F 193739°F 197513%0%
Oct 683°F59°F101°F 195139°F 191513%0%
Oct 783°F58°F98°F 196339°F 199513%0%
Oct 883°F58°F98°F 196332°F 195213%0%
Oct 982°F58°F97°F 196334°F 195213%0%
Oct 1082°F57°F96°F 196337°F 195213%0%
Oct 1182°F57°F99°F 202038°F 199413%0%
Oct 1281°F57°F100°F 201535°F 194614%0%
Oct 1381°F56°F98°F 195437°F 197714%0%
Oct 1481°F56°F96°F 201541°F 194614%0%
Oct 1580°F56°F97°F 194835°F 199514%0%
Oct 1680°F55°F95°F 194735°F 197414%0%
Oct 1780°F55°F94°F 194732°F 200114%0%
Oct 1879°F55°F98°F 194738°F 196814%0%
Oct 1979°F54°F94°F 193633°F 198914%0%
Oct 2078°F54°F98°F 194730°F 198914%0%
Oct 2178°F54°F95°F 193933°F 197615%0%
Oct 2278°F53°F98°F 193934°F 191115%0%
Oct 2377°F53°F94°F 193930°F 191715%0%
Oct 2477°F53°F95°F 194733°F 193815%0%
Oct 2577°F52°F91°F 195032°F 194515%0%
Oct 2676°F52°F91°F 195426°F 200515%0%
Oct 2776°F52°F92°F 193831°F 191315%0%
Oct 2876°F51°F92°F 193828°F 191015%0%
Oct 2975°F51°F95°F 194729°F 201715%0%
Oct 3075°F51°F94°F 195121°F 191715%0%
Oct 3175°F50°F95°F 190921°F 199316%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Gates, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 7:16 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 6:42 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00413485 (Gatesville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00413485, 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.