Richardson climate

Richardson Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richardson, 5.5 km from Richardson

Average highs run from 83°F on October 1 to 72°F on October 31, and lows from 62°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.26 in over about 8 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 Richardson, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
5.26 in
Record high
100°FOct 1, 1979
Record low
29°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
8%
Days of 90°F or more
2.1
Daylight
11 h 50 min to 10 h 52 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
9.6 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 183°F62°F100°F 197951°F 202220%0%
Oct 283°F62°F94°F 197949°F 200921%0%
Oct 382°F61°F94°F 201949°F 200921%0%
Oct 482°F61°F99°F 201845°F 201421%0%
Oct 582°F61°F94°F 201946°F 201022%0%
Oct 681°F60°F96°F 197945°F 201022%0%
Oct 781°F60°F94°F 197946°F 201222%0%
Oct 881°F59°F95°F 198038°F 201222%0%
Oct 980°F59°F92°F 198041°F 197923%0%
Oct 1080°F59°F97°F 198041°F 197923%0%
Oct 1180°F58°F96°F 197942°F 201923%0%
Oct 1279°F58°F94°F 197934°F 201923%0%
Oct 1379°F57°F97°F 202442°F 201924%0%
Oct 1478°F57°F95°F 201551°F 201024%0%
Oct 1578°F57°F94°F 201540°F 201824%0%
Oct 1678°F56°F90°F 198043°F 201824%0%
Oct 1777°F56°F88°F 201644°F 201724%0%
Oct 1877°F55°F91°F 201643°F 200924%0%
Oct 1976°F55°F95°F 202036°F 202225%0%
Oct 2076°F54°F89°F 202341°F 201125%0%
Oct 2176°F54°F89°F 202349°F 200625%0%
Oct 2275°F54°F92°F 202441°F 200625%0%
Oct 2375°F53°F92°F 202439°F 200625%0%
Oct 2474°F53°F88°F 202438°F 198025%0%
Oct 2574°F53°F88°F 202444°F 200725%0%
Oct 2674°F52°F88°F 202437°F 200725%0%
Oct 2773°F52°F86°F 201635°F 201225%0%
Oct 2873°F51°F86°F 202434°F 200825%0%
Oct 2972°F51°F85°F 202430°F 198025%0%
Oct 3072°F51°F87°F 202435°F 198025%0%
Oct 3172°F50°F84°F 201629°F 201925%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Richardson, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 7:11 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 6:36 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00417588 (Richardson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00417588, 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.