Garfield County Weather in October
Average highs run from 68°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 46°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.44 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
- 62°F
- Average low
- 41°F
- Precipitation
- 1.44 in
- Snowfall
- 0.5 in
- Record high
- 80°FOct 1, 2024
- Record low
- -2°FOct 30, 1971
- Chance of a freeze
- 92%
- Daylight
- 11 h 47 min to 10 h 38 min
- Cloud cover
- 41%
- Humidity
- 44%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 7.8 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 | 68°F | 46°F | 80°F 2024 | 16°F 2019 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 68°F | 46°F | 79°F 2020 | 13°F 1950 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 68°F | 45°F | 79°F 2024 | 14°F 2009 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 67°F | 45°F | 80°F 2024 | 15°F 1969 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 67°F | 45°F | 78°F 1979 | 13°F 1969 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 66°F | 44°F | 78°F 1979 | 10°F 2009 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 66°F | 44°F | 78°F 1979 | 13°F 2019 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 66°F | 43°F | 75°F 1980 | 11°F 1975 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 65°F | 43°F | 75°F 1980 | 16°F 1949 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 65°F | 43°F | 75°F 1965 | 10°F 2017 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 64°F | 42°F | 75°F 1965 | 6°F 2019 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 12 | 64°F | 42°F | 76°F 1950 | 4°F 2019 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 13 | 64°F | 41°F | 76°F 1950 | 8°F 2008 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 14 | 63°F | 41°F | 76°F 2015 | 14°F 1969 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 15 | 63°F | 41°F | 74°F 1958 | 11°F 1970 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 16 | 62°F | 40°F | 73°F 1958 | 14°F 1970 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 17 | 62°F | 40°F | 73°F 1952 | 15°F 1968 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 18 | 62°F | 40°F | 73°F 2023 | 13°F 1971 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 19 | 61°F | 39°F | 75°F 2023 | 8°F 1976 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 20 | 61°F | 39°F | 74°F 2023 | 10°F 1949 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 21 | 60°F | 39°F | 74°F 2003 | 2°F 1949 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 22 | 60°F | 38°F | 72°F 2003 | 12°F 2007 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 23 | 60°F | 38°F | 71°F 2003 | 12°F 1961 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 24 | 59°F | 38°F | 74°F 1959 | 1°F 1975 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 25 | 59°F | 37°F | 74°F 1959 | 5°F 1975 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 26 | 58°F | 37°F | 72°F 1959 | 8°F 2020 | 14% | 2% |
| Oct 27 | 58°F | 37°F | 67°F 1952 | 7°F 1976 | 14% | 2% |
| Oct 28 | 58°F | 36°F | 69°F 2008 | 4°F 1970 | 14% | 2% |
| Oct 29 | 57°F | 36°F | 69°F 2008 | 6°F 2019 | 14% | 2% |
| Oct 30 | 57°F | 36°F | 66°F 1952 | -2°F 1971 | 14% | 2% |
| Oct 31 | 56°F | 35°F | 66°F 1962 | -1°F 2019 | 13% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 7:09 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 6:28 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00420849 (Boulder), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023159, 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.