Amherst climate

Amherst Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tye Rvr 1 Se, 11.8 km from Amherst

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 67°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.75 in over about 6 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 Amherst, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.75 in
Record high
97°FOct 3, 2019
Record low
21°FOct 24, 1969
Chance of a freeze
74%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 39 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
3.8 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 175°F51°F90°F 201934°F 194721%0%
Oct 275°F50°F96°F 201932°F 200321%0%
Oct 375°F50°F97°F 201928°F 200321%0%
Oct 474°F50°F90°F 198626°F 197421%0%
Oct 574°F49°F93°F 195129°F 196821%0%
Oct 674°F49°F92°F 195133°F 196821%0%
Oct 773°F48°F90°F 200732°F 200121%0%
Oct 873°F48°F90°F 200727°F 200121%0%
Oct 973°F47°F92°F 200729°F 200121%0%
Oct 1073°F47°F86°F 195831°F 200021%0%
Oct 1172°F47°F86°F 195427°F 196421%0%
Oct 1272°F46°F85°F 195427°F 196421%0%
Oct 1372°F46°F89°F 195429°F 198821%0%
Oct 1472°F45°F85°F 198527°F 198821%0%
Oct 1571°F45°F88°F 202127°F 200621%0%
Oct 1671°F44°F85°F 195331°F 194420%0%
Oct 1771°F44°F84°F 196331°F 200120%0%
Oct 1871°F44°F83°F 196328°F 200120%0%
Oct 1970°F43°F87°F 201626°F 194820%0%
Oct 2070°F43°F85°F 199325°F 197220%0%
Oct 2170°F43°F85°F 194723°F 195220%0%
Oct 2270°F42°F83°F 194726°F 197420%0%
Oct 2369°F42°F84°F 194723°F 199720%0%
Oct 2469°F41°F83°F 200121°F 196920%0%
Oct 2569°F41°F80°F 197527°F 200620%0%
Oct 2669°F41°F80°F 202324°F 201320%0%
Oct 2768°F40°F83°F 196321°F 196220%0%
Oct 2868°F40°F85°F 202324°F 197620%0%
Oct 2968°F40°F86°F 202325°F 197620%0%
Oct 3067°F39°F83°F 199621°F 196520%0%
Oct 3167°F39°F84°F 195027°F 195420%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Amherst, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 6:59 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 6:19 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00448600 (Tye Rvr 1 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013733, 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.