Nitro climate

Nitro Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Winfield Locks, 14 km from Nitro

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 64°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.70 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 Nitro, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
2.70 in
Record high
94°FOct 3, 2019
Record low
17°FOct 27, 1962
Chance of a freeze
58%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 36 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
3.8 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 175°F51°F93°F 201933°F 199329%0%
Oct 275°F50°F92°F 201930°F 197429%0%
Oct 374°F50°F94°F 201928°F 197429%0%
Oct 474°F50°F92°F 195127°F 197429%0%
Oct 574°F49°F90°F 200730°F 196529%0%
Oct 673°F49°F90°F 200730°F 196529%0%
Oct 773°F48°F92°F 200730°F 196430%0%
Oct 873°F48°F93°F 200730°F 195330%0%
Oct 972°F47°F87°F 194931°F 197430%0%
Oct 1072°F47°F88°F 194932°F 196430%0%
Oct 1171°F47°F88°F 194925°F 196430%0%
Oct 1271°F46°F87°F 198530°F 196431%0%
Oct 1371°F46°F85°F 195428°F 198831%0%
Oct 1470°F45°F87°F 195426°F 198831%0%
Oct 1570°F45°F86°F 196629°F 197931%0%
Oct 1670°F45°F83°F 198433°F 199731%0%
Oct 1769°F44°F83°F 195128°F 197031%0%
Oct 1869°F44°F84°F 195326°F 196931%0%
Oct 1968°F43°F86°F 201626°F 194832%0%
Oct 2068°F43°F84°F 195323°F 199232%0%
Oct 2168°F43°F86°F 197918°F 195232%0%
Oct 2267°F42°F85°F 197923°F 195232%0%
Oct 2367°F42°F82°F 200124°F 197632%0%
Oct 2467°F41°F85°F 199120°F 196932%0%
Oct 2566°F41°F85°F 199126°F 196532%0%
Oct 2666°F41°F87°F 201024°F 196232%0%
Oct 2765°F40°F84°F 198417°F 196233%0%
Oct 2865°F40°F79°F 195022°F 197633%0%
Oct 2965°F39°F81°F 202421°F 196533%0%
Oct 3064°F39°F82°F 195022°F 196533%0%
Oct 3164°F39°F84°F 202426°F 196833%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nitro, 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 7:23 AM, sunset 7:10 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 6:29 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00469683 (Winfield Locks), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013866, 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.