Richland Weather in October
Average highs run from 72°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.54 in over about 7 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 64°F
- Average low
- 42°F
- Precipitation
- 0.54 in
- Record high
- 93°FOct 6, 2020
- Record low
- 13°FOct 31, 2002
- Chance of a freeze
- 74%
- Daylight
- 11 h 41 min to 10 h 07 min
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- Humidity
- 60%
- Dew point
- 37°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 72°F | 47°F | 87°F 1970 | 30°F 1950 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 72°F | 46°F | 86°F 1991 | 30°F 1954 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 71°F | 46°F | 89°F 1958 | 34°F 1999 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 71°F | 46°F | 91°F 2020 | 33°F 1973 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 70°F | 45°F | 88°F 1980 | 33°F 1973 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 70°F | 45°F | 93°F 2020 | 32°F 1944 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 69°F | 45°F | 88°F 2020 | 30°F 1970 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 69°F | 44°F | 88°F 2020 | 28°F 1985 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 68°F | 44°F | 85°F 1945 | 28°F 1985 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 68°F | 44°F | 85°F 1945 | 27°F 2019 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 67°F | 43°F | 85°F 1945 | 26°F 2009 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 67°F | 43°F | 85°F 1952 | 29°F 2002 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 66°F | 43°F | 88°F 1976 | 29°F 1970 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 65°F | 42°F | 84°F 1945 | 23°F 1969 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 65°F | 42°F | 81°F 1959 | 24°F 1969 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 64°F | 42°F | 80°F 1961 | 24°F 1946 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 64°F | 41°F | 80°F 2003 | 25°F 1949 | 22% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 63°F | 41°F | 78°F 1963 | 22°F 1969 | 22% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 63°F | 41°F | 77°F 1973 | 22°F 1949 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 20 | 62°F | 40°F | 78°F 1973 | 22°F 1949 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 21 | 62°F | 40°F | 85°F 2003 | 23°F 1949 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 22 | 61°F | 40°F | 79°F 1959 | 20°F 1984 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 23 | 60°F | 39°F | 79°F 1944 | 25°F 1984 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 24 | 60°F | 39°F | 80°F 1945 | 28°F 1958 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 25 | 59°F | 39°F | 78°F 1977 | 25°F 2002 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 26 | 59°F | 39°F | 80°F 1955 | 24°F 2002 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 27 | 58°F | 38°F | 72°F 1944 | 19°F 1970 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 28 | 58°F | 38°F | 76°F 2003 | 20°F 1948 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 29 | 57°F | 38°F | 71°F 2012 | 18°F 1971 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 30 | 57°F | 37°F | 74°F 1967 | 16°F 2019 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 31 | 56°F | 37°F | 75°F 1967 | 13°F 2002 | 29% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 6:37 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:44 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00457015 (Richland), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00457015, 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.