Zapata Weather in October
Average highs run from 89°F on October 1 to 82°F on October 31, and lows from 69°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.38 in over about 5 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
- 87°F
- Average low
- 65°F
- Precipitation
- 1.38 in
- Record high
- 104°FOct 17, 1963
- Record low
- 30°FOct 31, 1993
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 12.2
- Daylight
- 11 h 53 min to 11 h 09 min
- Cloud cover
- 40%
- Humidity
- 67%
- Dew point
- 62°F
- Wind
- 9.4 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 | 89°F | 69°F | 99°F 1986 | 50°F 1965 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 89°F | 69°F | 100°F 1977 | 51°F 1965 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 89°F | 69°F | 102°F 1963 | 53°F 1992 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 89°F | 68°F | 103°F 1963 | 55°F 1975 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 89°F | 68°F | 102°F 1963 | 55°F 1975 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 89°F | 68°F | 99°F 2000 | 55°F 1965 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 89°F | 67°F | 102°F 1963 | 52°F 1910 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 88°F | 67°F | 100°F 1963 | 47°F 1910 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 88°F | 67°F | 100°F 1963 | 42°F 2000 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 88°F | 67°F | 102°F 1963 | 42°F 2000 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 88°F | 66°F | 99°F 1969 | 43°F 1909 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 88°F | 66°F | 100°F 1963 | 47°F 1976 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 88°F | 66°F | 103°F 1969 | 47°F 1977 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 87°F | 66°F | 100°F 1963 | 52°F 1997 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 87°F | 65°F | 102°F 1963 | 47°F 1997 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 87°F | 65°F | 102°F 1963 | 47°F 1974 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 87°F | 65°F | 104°F 1963 | 45°F 2001 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 86°F | 65°F | 99°F 1962 | 41°F 2001 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 86°F | 64°F | 97°F 1979 | 50°F 1973 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 20 | 86°F | 64°F | 99°F 1962 | 45°F 1976 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 21 | 86°F | 64°F | 99°F 1963 | 49°F 1989 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 22 | 85°F | 63°F | 96°F 1962 | 42°F 1910 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 23 | 85°F | 63°F | 98°F 1962 | 45°F 1996 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 24 | 85°F | 63°F | 98°F 1963 | 44°F 1996 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 25 | 85°F | 63°F | 98°F 1963 | 45°F 2005 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 26 | 84°F | 62°F | 97°F 1987 | 48°F 1965 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 27 | 84°F | 62°F | 96°F 1980 | 45°F 1997 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 28 | 84°F | 62°F | 96°F 1995 | 45°F 1976 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 29 | 83°F | 61°F | 96°F 1991 | 37°F 1910 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 30 | 83°F | 61°F | 94°F 1979 | 41°F 1910 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 31 | 82°F | 61°F | 96°F 1909 | 30°F 1993 | 17% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 7:23 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 6:55 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419976 (Zapata 1 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00419976, 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.