Smithfield climate

Smithfield Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richmond, 7.8 km from Smithfield

Average highs run from 69°F on October 1 to 53°F on October 31, and lows from 41°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.80 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 Smithfield, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
1.80 in
Snowfall
1.3 in
Record high
88°FOct 1, 2010
Record low
2°FOct 30, 2019
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 24 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
6.3 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 169°F41°F88°F 201026°F 200722%0%
Oct 269°F41°F88°F 201024°F 199923%0%
Oct 368°F41°F84°F 201026°F 199923%0%
Oct 468°F40°F86°F 202424°F 201223%0%
Oct 567°F40°F80°F 199925°F 201323%1%
Oct 667°F40°F81°F 202423°F 201223%1%
Oct 766°F39°F82°F 202419°F 201223%1%
Oct 866°F39°F82°F 202422°F 201223%1%
Oct 965°F39°F83°F 200326°F 200023%1%
Oct 1064°F38°F81°F 199918°F 201923%1%
Oct 1164°F38°F83°F 202417°F 201923%1%
Oct 1263°F38°F80°F 202420°F 201923%1%
Oct 1363°F37°F80°F 202419°F 201923%1%
Oct 1462°F37°F80°F 202422°F 200223%1%
Oct 1562°F37°F80°F 202418°F 201824%1%
Oct 1661°F36°F78°F 201521°F 199924%2%
Oct 1761°F36°F77°F 200318°F 199924%2%
Oct 1860°F36°F77°F 200321°F 200124%2%
Oct 1960°F35°F77°F 200321°F 199924%2%
Oct 2059°F35°F78°F 200321°F 199924%2%
Oct 2159°F35°F78°F 200323°F 199925%3%
Oct 2258°F34°F79°F 200321°F 199925%3%
Oct 2357°F34°F73°F 200318°F 202025%3%
Oct 2457°F34°F75°F 201422°F 200125%3%
Oct 2556°F34°F77°F 201415°F 200125%3%
Oct 2656°F33°F74°F 19998°F 202026%4%
Oct 2755°F33°F75°F 201616°F 202026%4%
Oct 2855°F33°F72°F 201813°F 201926%4%
Oct 2954°F32°F70°F 20019°F 201926%4%
Oct 3054°F32°F70°F 20082°F 201927%4%
Oct 3153°F32°F73°F 201410°F 201927%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Smithfield, 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 (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 7:09 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:59 AM, sunset 6:23 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00427271 (Richmond), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094128, 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.