Lancaster climate

Lancaster Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Warsaw 2 Nw, 36.5 km from Lancaster

Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 65°F on October 31, and lows from 54°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.98 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 Lancaster, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.98 in
Record high
91°FOct 10, 2007
Record low
32°FOct 31, 2008
Chance of a freeze
55%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 38 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
10.3 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 176°F54°F81°F 201549°F 200630%0%
Oct 275°F54°F79°F 200247°F 201130%0%
Oct 375°F54°F86°F 200243°F 200330%0%
Oct 475°F53°F86°F 200243°F 200330%0%
Oct 574°F53°F86°F 201843°F 201430%0%
Oct 674°F52°F87°F 200244°F 201430%0%
Oct 774°F52°F82°F 200544°F 201130%0%
Oct 873°F52°F89°F 200744°F 200830%0%
Oct 973°F51°F85°F 200741°F 202231%0%
Oct 1073°F51°F91°F 200744°F 202231%0%
Oct 1172°F50°F81°F 201744°F 201631%0%
Oct 1272°F50°F84°F 201045°F 200431%0%
Oct 1371°F50°F83°F 201842°F 201231%0%
Oct 1471°F49°F79°F 202140°F 200631%0%
Oct 1571°F49°F80°F 202140°F 200631%0%
Oct 1670°F48°F83°F 202140°F 200631%0%
Oct 1770°F48°F83°F 200841°F 200631%0%
Oct 1870°F48°F78°F 201638°F 201531%0%
Oct 1969°F47°F80°F 201636°F 201531%0%
Oct 2069°F47°F84°F 201638°F 200931%0%
Oct 2169°F47°F77°F 202137°F 200931%0%
Oct 2268°F46°F77°F 200337°F 201831%0%
Oct 2368°F46°F78°F 200737°F 201830%0%
Oct 2468°F46°F81°F 200736°F 200330%0%
Oct 2567°F45°F81°F 200736°F 200330%0%
Oct 2667°F45°F78°F 202337°F 200630%0%
Oct 2767°F45°F79°F 202335°F 200630%0%
Oct 2866°F44°F83°F 201038°F 200530%0%
Oct 2966°F44°F82°F 202337°F 200530%0%
Oct 3066°F44°F81°F 202335°F 200830%0%
Oct 3165°F43°F80°F 202332°F 200830%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lancaster, 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 7:02 AM, sunset 6:49 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 6:08 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00448894 (Warsaw 2 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00446161, 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.