Taft Weather in October
Average highs run from 87°F on October 1 to 79°F on October 31, and lows from 66°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.72 in over about 6 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 84°F
- Average low
- 62°F
- Precipitation
- 3.72 in
- Record high
- 98°FOct 8, 1977
- Record low
- 31°FOct 31, 1993
- Chance of a freeze
- 3%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 5.8
- Daylight
- 11 h 52 min to 11 h 06 min
- Cloud cover
- 42%
- Humidity
- 74%
- Dew point
- 65°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 87°F | 66°F | 97°F 1977 | 48°F 1992 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 87°F | 66°F | 95°F 2005 | 48°F 1992 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 87°F | 66°F | 95°F 1968 | 52°F 1992 | 22% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 87°F | 65°F | 94°F 1981 | 46°F 1961 | 22% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 86°F | 65°F | 94°F 1960 | 47°F 1961 | 22% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 86°F | 65°F | 96°F 1960 | 50°F 1961 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 86°F | 64°F | 96°F 2005 | 48°F 1964 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 86°F | 64°F | 98°F 1977 | 46°F 1976 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 86°F | 64°F | 97°F 1977 | 44°F 2000 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 85°F | 63°F | 98°F 1962 | 44°F 2000 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 85°F | 63°F | 95°F 1962 | 44°F 1990 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 85°F | 63°F | 95°F 1962 | 43°F 1977 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 85°F | 63°F | 97°F 1991 | 45°F 1977 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 84°F | 62°F | 94°F 1962 | 48°F 1969 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 84°F | 62°F | 96°F 2009 | 45°F 1978 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 84°F | 62°F | 95°F 1962 | 42°F 1961 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 84°F | 61°F | 97°F 2012 | 42°F 1961 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 83°F | 61°F | 96°F 2007 | 45°F 1961 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 83°F | 61°F | 95°F 2004 | 42°F 1976 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 20 | 83°F | 60°F | 92°F 1962 | 39°F 1976 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 21 | 82°F | 60°F | 93°F 1962 | 41°F 1989 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 22 | 82°F | 60°F | 90°F 1979 | 46°F 1995 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 23 | 82°F | 59°F | 93°F 1959 | 42°F 1970 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 24 | 82°F | 59°F | 94°F 1962 | 42°F 1979 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 25 | 81°F | 59°F | 94°F 2001 | 41°F 2017 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 26 | 81°F | 58°F | 92°F 1959 | 42°F 1980 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 27 | 81°F | 58°F | 93°F 1970 | 41°F 2008 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 28 | 80°F | 58°F | 93°F 1980 | 40°F 2008 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 29 | 80°F | 58°F | 91°F 2010 | 32°F 2017 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 30 | 79°F | 57°F | 93°F 1961 | 37°F 1980 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 31 | 79°F | 57°F | 91°F 1961 | 31°F 1993 | 18% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 7:15 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 6:46 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419559 (Welder Wildlife Foundation), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00418354, 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.