Memphis climate

Memphis Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Memphis, 0.3 km from Memphis

Average highs run from 81°F on October 1 to 70°F on October 31, and lows from 54°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.78 in over about 5 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 Memphis, 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
47°F
Precipitation
1.78 in
Record high
103°FOct 3, 2000
Record low
19°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
35%
Days of 90°F or more
3.2
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 47 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
54%
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 181°F54°F99°F 195135°F 198415%0%
Oct 281°F54°F101°F 200039°F 198515%0%
Oct 380°F53°F103°F 200042°F 196115%0%
Oct 480°F53°F95°F 199843°F 197515%0%
Oct 580°F52°F94°F 195641°F 199115%0%
Oct 679°F52°F92°F 202438°F 200115%0%
Oct 779°F51°F99°F 197936°F 201215%0%
Oct 878°F51°F103°F 197934°F 199215%0%
Oct 978°F51°F100°F 202132°F 200015%0%
Oct 1078°F50°F94°F 202435°F 200015%0%
Oct 1177°F50°F99°F 202035°F 201914%0%
Oct 1277°F49°F101°F 202433°F 201914%0%
Oct 1377°F49°F100°F 195432°F 198614%0%
Oct 1476°F48°F99°F 202032°F 196914%0%
Oct 1576°F48°F96°F 201535°F 201814%0%
Oct 1675°F47°F95°F 201434°F 200113%0%
Oct 1775°F47°F96°F 197234°F 197613%0%
Oct 1875°F47°F91°F 200533°F 194813%0%
Oct 1974°F46°F93°F 200531°F 198913%0%
Oct 2074°F46°F95°F 200729°F 197613%0%
Oct 2174°F45°F95°F 201233°F 198213%0%
Oct 2273°F45°F91°F 196134°F 199013%0%
Oct 2373°F44°F94°F 202134°F 198113%0%
Oct 2472°F44°F93°F 202430°F 200513%0%
Oct 2572°F44°F94°F 201133°F 195712%0%
Oct 2672°F43°F95°F 202125°F 202012%0%
Oct 2771°F43°F90°F 197525°F 202012%0%
Oct 2871°F42°F93°F 202431°F 197012%0%
Oct 2971°F42°F93°F 195023°F 198012%0%
Oct 3070°F41°F92°F 201021°F 199312%0%
Oct 3170°F41°F90°F 198719°F 201911%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Memphis, 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 7:37 AM, sunset 7:26 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 6:49 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415821 (Memphis), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023007, 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.