Milton climate

Milton Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tacoma #1, 7.5 km from Milton

Average highs run from 66°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.09 in over about 15 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 Milton, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
4.09 in
Record high
86°FOct 2, 1987
Record low
21°FOct 28, 1971
Chance of a freeze
13%
Daylight
11 h 40 min to 10 h 03 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
44°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 166°F50°F80°F 198732°F 195035%0%
Oct 265°F50°F86°F 198731°F 196836%0%
Oct 365°F50°F78°F 195233°F 196836%0%
Oct 465°F49°F82°F 198032°F 197337%0%
Oct 564°F49°F78°F 194232°F 197438%0%
Oct 664°F49°F84°F 198030°F 197439%0%
Oct 764°F49°F80°F 195229°F 198339%0%
Oct 863°F48°F80°F 198428°F 198540%0%
Oct 963°F48°F82°F 195128°F 198541%0%
Oct 1063°F48°F75°F 199629°F 201942%0%
Oct 1162°F48°F76°F 197930°F 197242%0%
Oct 1262°F48°F85°F 199130°F 198343%0%
Oct 1362°F47°F72°F 194730°F 194944%0%
Oct 1461°F47°F75°F 196127°F 196944%0%
Oct 1561°F47°F82°F 196130°F 196945%0%
Oct 1661°F47°F79°F 199128°F 198446%0%
Oct 1760°F46°F83°F 202229°F 198447%0%
Oct 1860°F46°F76°F 194227°F 194947%0%
Oct 1960°F46°F73°F 195224°F 194948%0%
Oct 2059°F46°F72°F 201426°F 194949%0%
Oct 2159°F45°F75°F 199828°F 194950%0%
Oct 2259°F45°F72°F 196527°F 198050%0%
Oct 2358°F45°F71°F 199828°F 198051%0%
Oct 2458°F45°F73°F 196528°F 195452%0%
Oct 2558°F45°F73°F 196529°F 195452%
Oct 2658°F44°F69°F 194728°F 195453%
Oct 2757°F44°F73°F 194425°F 197054%
Oct 2857°F44°F71°F 194421°F 197154%
Oct 2957°F44°F68°F 194422°F 197155%
Oct 3056°F44°F66°F 198723°F 200655%
Oct 3156°F43°F66°F 195823°F 200356%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Milton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 6:48 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 5:54 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00458278 (Tacoma #1), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00455224, 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.