Athens climate

Athens Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Athens, 0.8 km from Athens

Average highs run from 69°F on October 1 to 62°F on October 31, and lows from 46°F to 35°F.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Athens, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
40°F
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
88°FOct 8, 2007
Record low
18°FOct 27, 1962
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 39 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
4.5 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 169°F46°F85°F 201933°F 19720%
Oct 269°F46°F84°F 201931°F 19740%
Oct 368°F45°F86°F 201925°F 19740%
Oct 468°F45°F82°F 201330°F 19740%
Oct 568°F44°F84°F 201333°F 19650%
Oct 667°F44°F85°F 200730°F 19800%
Oct 767°F44°F86°F 200732°F 19640%
Oct 867°F43°F88°F 200728°F 20000%
Oct 967°F43°F84°F 200728°F 20000%
Oct 1066°F42°F80°F 201031°F 19640%
Oct 1166°F42°F80°F 201028°F 19640%
Oct 1266°F42°F80°F 196928°F 19880%
Oct 1366°F41°F81°F 196924°F 19880%
Oct 1465°F41°F81°F 198926°F 19880%
Oct 1565°F40°F82°F 198929°F 19790%
Oct 1665°F40°F81°F 198929°F 19860%
Oct 1765°F40°F78°F 199430°F 19700%
Oct 1864°F39°F79°F 200627°F 19760%
Oct 1964°F39°F81°F 198427°F 19721%
Oct 2064°F38°F79°F 196924°F 19721%
Oct 2164°F38°F80°F 200724°F 19741%
Oct 2264°F38°F77°F 199624°F 19871%
Oct 2363°F37°F79°F 201524°F 19691%
Oct 2463°F37°F77°F 201225°F 19811%
Oct 2563°F37°F78°F 201222°F 19621%
Oct 2663°F36°F78°F 201020°F 19621%
Oct 2763°F36°F79°F 201418°F 19621%
Oct 2862°F36°F77°F 198422°F 19761%
Oct 2962°F35°F74°F 196125°F 19651%
Oct 3062°F35°F76°F 199626°F 20172%
Oct 3162°F35°F75°F 198228°F 19932%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Athens, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.511.521102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 7:07 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 6:27 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00460355 (Athens), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003859, 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.