Washington climate

Washington Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for St George, 8.9 km from Washington

Average highs run from 86°F on October 1 to 72°F on October 31, and lows from 54°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.77 in over about 3 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 Washington, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
0.77 in
Record high
101°FOct 1, 2024
Record low
20°FOct 21, 1915
Chance of a freeze
18%
Days of 90°F or more
4.1
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 40 min
Cloud cover
33%
Humidity
33%
Dew point
29°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 186°F54°F101°F 202432°F 18938%0%
Oct 286°F54°F101°F 202428°F 18988%0%
Oct 385°F53°F100°F 202434°F 18988%0%
Oct 485°F53°F100°F 202432°F 18958%0%
Oct 584°F52°F99°F 202430°F 18988%0%
Oct 684°F52°F98°F 202426°F 19138%0%
Oct 783°F51°F98°F 199628°F 19139%0%
Oct 883°F51°F98°F 202428°F 19139%0%
Oct 982°F50°F98°F 199630°F 19009%0%
Oct 1082°F50°F98°F 199630°F 19009%0%
Oct 1181°F50°F97°F 199627°F 19139%0%
Oct 1281°F49°F96°F 199629°F 18939%0%
Oct 1380°F49°F94°F 195031°F 18939%0%
Oct 1480°F48°F95°F 196432°F 18999%0%
Oct 1579°F48°F94°F 201530°F 18999%0%
Oct 1679°F47°F94°F 192725°F 18999%0%
Oct 1778°F47°F92°F 192627°F 189910%0%
Oct 1878°F46°F96°F 194726°F 189810%0%
Oct 1977°F46°F93°F 192129°F 197110%0%
Oct 2077°F46°F92°F 192127°F 189810%0%
Oct 2176°F45°F92°F 192120°F 191510%0%
Oct 2276°F45°F88°F 191325°F 191110%0%
Oct 2375°F44°F90°F 195926°F 191110%0%
Oct 2475°F44°F90°F 191527°F 193511%0%
Oct 2574°F43°F92°F 191523°F 189911%0%
Oct 2674°F43°F96°F 191521°F 189511%0%
Oct 2773°F42°F91°F 196421°F 191111%0%
Oct 2873°F42°F91°F 191522°F 197011%0%
Oct 2972°F42°F92°F 191523°F 197011%0%
Oct 3072°F41°F90°F 191520°F 197111%0%
Oct 3172°F41°F92°F 191520°F 189511%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 7:17 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:57 AM, sunset 6:37 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00427516 (St George), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00427516, 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.