Tri-Cities climate

Tri-Cities Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pasco Tri Cities AP, 6.6 km from Tri-Cities

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 57°F on October 31, and lows from 43°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.66 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 Tri-Cities, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
0.66 in
Record high
90°FOct 6, 2020
Record low
9°FOct 31, 2002
Chance of a freeze
94%
Daylight
11 h 40 min to 10 h 06 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
8.1 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°F43°F85°F 200331°F 200214%0%
Oct 274°F43°F84°F 194530°F 200215%0%
Oct 373°F42°F83°F 202227°F 199915%0%
Oct 473°F42°F87°F 202030°F 199915%0%
Oct 572°F42°F84°F 201428°F 201216%0%
Oct 671°F41°F90°F 202027°F 201216%0%
Oct 771°F41°F88°F 201429°F 201216%0%
Oct 870°F41°F85°F 202029°F 201217%0%
Oct 970°F40°F85°F 194528°F 201917%0%
Oct 1069°F40°F87°F 202222°F 201918%0%
Oct 1169°F40°F82°F 194519°F 200918%0%
Oct 1268°F39°F83°F 194522°F 200818%0%
Oct 1368°F39°F82°F 199924°F 200219%0%
Oct 1467°F39°F81°F 202426°F 200219%0%
Oct 1566°F39°F81°F 194527°F 199920%0%
Oct 1666°F38°F75°F 202023°F 199920%0%
Oct 1765°F38°F82°F 200325°F 199920%0%
Oct 1865°F38°F77°F 201427°F 194521%0%
Oct 1964°F37°F78°F 202325°F 199821%0%
Oct 2064°F37°F80°F 202427°F 199821%0%
Oct 2163°F37°F88°F 200327°F 194522%0%
Oct 2262°F37°F81°F 200325°F 200822%0%
Oct 2362°F36°F71°F 200722°F 202023%0%
Oct 2461°F36°F77°F 200722°F 200223%0%
Oct 2561°F36°F76°F 201917°F 202023%0%
Oct 2660°F36°F69°F 202418°F 202024%0%
Oct 2760°F35°F70°F 200320°F 202024%0%
Oct 2859°F35°F79°F 200323°F 200725%0%
Oct 2959°F35°F72°F 201216°F 201925%0%
Oct 3058°F35°F75°F 201513°F 201925%0%
Oct 3157°F35°F71°F 20159°F 200226%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tri-Cities, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 6:36 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:43 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024163 (Pasco Tri Cities AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024163, 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.