Stafford climate

Stafford Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Quantico Mcas, 12.8 km from Stafford

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31, and lows from 56°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.33 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 Stafford, 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
50°F
Precipitation
3.33 in
Record high
96°FOct 3, 2019
Record low
28°FOct 23, 1997
Chance of a freeze
19%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 36 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
5.1 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°F56°F81°F 201044°F 200331%0%
Oct 274°F56°F89°F 201940°F 199731%0%
Oct 374°F55°F96°F 201935°F 200331%0%
Oct 473°F55°F88°F 201834°F 200331%0%
Oct 573°F54°F90°F 201835°F 199631%0%
Oct 672°F54°F89°F 201336°F 199630%0%
Oct 772°F53°F89°F 199737°F 200130%0%
Oct 872°F53°F90°F 200733°F 200130%0%
Oct 971°F53°F90°F 200730°F 200131%0%
Oct 1071°F52°F94°F 200730°F 200131%0%
Oct 1171°F52°F87°F 201738°F 200031%0%
Oct 1270°F51°F88°F 201036°F 199630%0%
Oct 1370°F51°F85°F 201035°F 200630%0%
Oct 1470°F50°F85°F 201033°F 200630%0%
Oct 1569°F50°F84°F 200833°F 200630%0%
Oct 1669°F50°F84°F 200833°F 200630%0%
Oct 1768°F49°F84°F 200833°F 200630%0%
Oct 1868°F49°F83°F 201634°F 200130%0%
Oct 1968°F48°F85°F 201631°F 201530%0%
Oct 2067°F48°F88°F 201631°F 201530%0%
Oct 2167°F48°F88°F 201633°F 200830%0%
Oct 2267°F47°F82°F 200731°F 201830%0%
Oct 2366°F47°F83°F 200128°F 199730%0%
Oct 2466°F46°F83°F 200128°F 199730%0%
Oct 2566°F46°F86°F 200130°F 201330%0%
Oct 2665°F46°F81°F 202129°F 201330%0%
Oct 2765°F45°F81°F 202329°F 201330%0%
Oct 2865°F45°F83°F 201933°F 200130%0%
Oct 2964°F45°F87°F 202329°F 200130%0%
Oct 3064°F44°F86°F 202329°F 200830%0%
Oct 3163°F44°F86°F 202329°F 200830%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stafford, 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 7:06 AM, sunset 6:52 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 6:11 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013773 (Quantico Mcas), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00443204, 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.