Albemarle County climate

Albemarle County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Charlottesville 2W, 3.1 km from Albemarle County

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31, and lows from 54°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.92 in over about 9 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 Albemarle County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.92 in
Record high
97°FOct 3, 2019
Record low
25°FOct 14, 1988
Chance of a freeze
16%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 37 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
4.3 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 174°F54°F91°F 201933°F 199331%0%
Oct 273°F54°F96°F 201933°F 200331%0%
Oct 373°F54°F97°F 201928°F 200331%0%
Oct 473°F53°F90°F 198631°F 197431%0%
Oct 572°F53°F88°F 195932°F 199631%0%
Oct 672°F52°F89°F 199731°F 196531%0%
Oct 772°F52°F90°F 200730°F 196431%0%
Oct 871°F52°F90°F 200728°F 200131%0%
Oct 971°F51°F92°F 200727°F 200131%0%
Oct 1071°F51°F88°F 201732°F 198731%0%
Oct 1170°F51°F87°F 201029°F 196431%0%
Oct 1270°F50°F88°F 196230°F 196431%0%
Oct 1370°F50°F83°F 198930°F 198731%0%
Oct 1469°F50°F86°F 197525°F 198831%0%
Oct 1569°F49°F87°F 198529°F 200631%0%
Oct 1669°F49°F86°F 198931°F 198731%0%
Oct 1768°F49°F84°F 196334°F 200131%0%
Oct 1868°F48°F86°F 201629°F 200130%0%
Oct 1968°F48°F91°F 201628°F 197630%0%
Oct 2067°F47°F87°F 196926°F 197230%0%
Oct 2167°F47°F84°F 197927°F 197230%0%
Oct 2266°F47°F85°F 197931°F 197430%0%
Oct 2366°F46°F82°F 197827°F 199730%0%
Oct 2466°F46°F83°F 200125°F 196930%0%
Oct 2565°F46°F84°F 202328°F 196430%0%
Oct 2665°F45°F83°F 202327°F 200630%0%
Oct 2765°F45°F84°F 196326°F 198830%0%
Oct 2864°F45°F89°F 202328°F 198730%0%
Oct 2964°F45°F86°F 202325°F 196530%0%
Oct 3064°F44°F87°F 202326°F 196930%0%
Oct 3163°F44°F82°F 197427°F 196630%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Albemarle County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 6:57 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 6:16 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00441593 (Charlottesville 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093736, 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.