Lubbock climate

Lubbock Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lubbock, 9.3 km from Lubbock

Average highs run from 81°F on October 1 to 70°F on October 31, and lows from 54°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.53 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 Lubbock, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
1.53 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
100°FOct 3, 2000
Record low
16°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
39%
Days of 90°F or more
2.2
Daylight
11 h 50 min to 10 h 50 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
10.5 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°F54°F98°F 200039°F 198519%0%
Oct 280°F54°F99°F 200040°F 197519%0%
Oct 380°F53°F100°F 200035°F 196119%0%
Oct 480°F53°F96°F 200041°F 196119%0%
Oct 579°F53°F91°F 202038°F 195319%0%
Oct 679°F52°F91°F 195634°F 200119%0%
Oct 779°F52°F98°F 197931°F 195218%0%
Oct 878°F51°F98°F 197931°F 197618%0%
Oct 978°F51°F96°F 202129°F 197018%0%
Oct 1078°F51°F98°F 202037°F 200918%0%
Oct 1177°F50°F97°F 202433°F 201918%0%
Oct 1277°F50°F99°F 202431°F 201918%0%
Oct 1377°F49°F92°F 198928°F 196917%0%
Oct 1476°F49°F97°F 202031°F 196917%1%
Oct 1576°F49°F92°F 196531°F 196617%1%
Oct 1676°F48°F92°F 197930°F 200117%1%
Oct 1775°F48°F94°F 201632°F 197617%1%
Oct 1875°F47°F90°F 200132°F 196817%1%
Oct 1975°F47°F90°F 200327°F 198917%1%
Oct 2074°F47°F94°F 202530°F 197616%1%
Oct 2174°F46°F90°F 200331°F 197616%1%
Oct 2274°F46°F90°F 202430°F 195216%1%
Oct 2373°F45°F93°F 202431°F 198116%1%
Oct 2473°F45°F94°F 202430°F 195516%1%
Oct 2572°F45°F91°F 195928°F 201916%1%
Oct 2672°F44°F91°F 201423°F 202016%1%
Oct 2772°F44°F91°F 202422°F 202016%1%
Oct 2871°F43°F91°F 202425°F 197015%1%
Oct 2971°F43°F90°F 200323°F 198015%1%
Oct 3070°F43°F90°F 201018°F 199315%1%
Oct 3170°F42°F87°F 201616°F 201915%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lubbock, 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 7:42 AM, sunset 7:32 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:06 AM, sunset 6:56 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023042 (Lubbock), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023042, 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.