Fritch climate

Fritch Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sanford Dam, 8.7 km from Fritch

Average highs run from 81°F on October 1 to 69°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.89 in over about 6 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 Fritch, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
1.89 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
101°FOct 16, 2016
Record low
18°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
79%
Days of 90°F or more
2.6
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 44 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
11.6 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 181°F50°F97°F 200045°F 200319%0%
Oct 281°F50°F94°F 200638°F 200919%0%
Oct 380°F49°F100°F 200040°F 199919%0%
Oct 480°F49°F96°F 200739°F 199919%0%
Oct 580°F49°F94°F 202442°F 200119%0%
Oct 679°F48°F91°F 202036°F 200019%0%
Oct 779°F48°F97°F 202034°F 200019%0%
Oct 878°F47°F95°F 202036°F 200018%0%
Oct 978°F47°F98°F 202136°F 200018%0%
Oct 1078°F46°F96°F 202029°F 200918%0%
Oct 1177°F46°F97°F 202029°F 200918%0%
Oct 1277°F45°F94°F 202440°F 201918%1%
Oct 1376°F45°F90°F 200735°F 200117%1%
Oct 1476°F44°F97°F 202032°F 201817%1%
Oct 1576°F44°F96°F 201630°F 201817%1%
Oct 1675°F43°F101°F 201634°F 200117%1%
Oct 1775°F43°F99°F 201639°F 199717%1%
Oct 1874°F42°F91°F 200532°F 201316%1%
Oct 1974°F42°F92°F 200933°F 201316%1%
Oct 2074°F42°F92°F 200739°F 199916%1%
Oct 2173°F41°F93°F 202336°F 201916%1%
Oct 2273°F41°F94°F 202036°F 200616%1%
Oct 2373°F40°F93°F 201234°F 200816%1%
Oct 2472°F40°F92°F 202427°F 201916%1%
Oct 2572°F39°F89°F 201425°F 201915%2%
Oct 2671°F39°F92°F 202122°F 202015%2%
Oct 2771°F38°F85°F 202421°F 202015%2%
Oct 2871°F38°F92°F 202430°F 202015%2%
Oct 2970°F38°F92°F 201626°F 201915%2%
Oct 3070°F37°F84°F 201019°F 201914%2%
Oct 3169°F37°F89°F 201618°F 201914%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fritch, 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 7:41 AM, sunset 7:30 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:08 AM, sunset 6:52 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418040 (Sanford Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003024, 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.