Grand County climate

Grand County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moab Canyonland AP, 29.9 km from Grand County

Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 61°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.84 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 Grand County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
0.84 in
Record high
92°FOct 1, 2015
Record low
14°FOct 30, 2019
Chance of a freeze
88%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 33 min
Cloud cover
40%
Humidity
45%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
7.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 176°F47°F92°F 201533°F 200916%0%
Oct 276°F47°F89°F 200027°F 200916%0%
Oct 375°F46°F89°F 202535°F 201716%0%
Oct 475°F46°F90°F 202435°F 200216%0%
Oct 574°F45°F86°F 202431°F 200516%0%
Oct 674°F45°F84°F 202425°F 200916%0%
Oct 773°F44°F85°F 202429°F 201115%0%
Oct 873°F44°F85°F 202431°F 201215%0%
Oct 972°F43°F85°F 202429°F 200915%0%
Oct 1071°F43°F87°F 202431°F 200115%0%
Oct 1171°F42°F87°F 202418°F 201915%0%
Oct 1270°F42°F85°F 202419°F 201915%0%
Oct 1370°F41°F85°F 202424°F 201915%0%
Oct 1469°F41°F83°F 201525°F 200815%0%
Oct 1569°F40°F87°F 201125°F 201815%0%
Oct 1668°F40°F81°F 201525°F 201815%0%
Oct 1768°F40°F81°F 202031°F 201715%0%
Oct 1867°F39°F80°F 202027°F 199915%0%
Oct 1967°F39°F82°F 202328°F 201915%0%
Oct 2066°F38°F81°F 202331°F 201915%1%
Oct 2166°F38°F81°F 202025°F 201915%1%
Oct 2265°F37°F80°F 200325°F 200715%1%
Oct 2365°F37°F80°F 200328°F 200715%1%
Oct 2464°F36°F78°F 201426°F 201915%1%
Oct 2564°F36°F80°F 201424°F 200115%1%
Oct 2663°F35°F76°F 201419°F 201215%1%
Oct 2763°F35°F73°F 199918°F 202015%1%
Oct 2862°F34°F78°F 200119°F 201915%1%
Oct 2962°F34°F80°F 200319°F 201914%1%
Oct 3061°F34°F76°F 200814°F 201914%1%
Oct 3161°F33°F73°F 201614°F 201914%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Grand County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 7:01 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 6:18 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093075 (Moab Canyonland AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093075, 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.