Ritchie County Weather in October
Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 62°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.27 in.
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
- 67°F
- Average low
- 41°F
- Precipitation
- 3.27 in
- Record high
- 96°FOct 3, 2019
- Record low
- 21°FOct 21, 1952
- Chance of a freeze
- 95%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.6
- Daylight
- 11 h 47 min to 10 h 33 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 73%
- 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 73°F | 47°F | 94°F 2019 | 33°F 1972 | 0% | |
| Oct 2 | 72°F | 47°F | 94°F 2019 | 32°F 2003 | 0% | |
| Oct 3 | 72°F | 46°F | 96°F 2019 | 28°F 1974 | 0% | |
| Oct 4 | 72°F | 46°F | 89°F 1951 | 30°F 1987 | 0% | |
| Oct 5 | 71°F | 45°F | 91°F 2007 | 30°F 1965 | 0% | |
| Oct 6 | 71°F | 45°F | 89°F 2007 | 31°F 1964 | 0% | |
| Oct 7 | 70°F | 45°F | 91°F 2007 | 30°F 1966 | 0% | |
| Oct 8 | 70°F | 44°F | 92°F 2007 | 29°F 2001 | 0% | |
| Oct 9 | 70°F | 44°F | 87°F 1949 | 30°F 1951 | 0% | |
| Oct 10 | 69°F | 43°F | 88°F 1949 | 32°F 1964 | 0% | |
| Oct 11 | 69°F | 43°F | 86°F 1949 | 25°F 1964 | 0% | |
| Oct 12 | 69°F | 42°F | 84°F 1962 | 29°F 1964 | 0% | |
| Oct 13 | 68°F | 42°F | 83°F 1969 | 24°F 1988 | 0% | |
| Oct 14 | 68°F | 41°F | 84°F 1954 | 25°F 1988 | 0% | |
| Oct 15 | 67°F | 41°F | 84°F 1962 | 29°F 2006 | 0% | |
| Oct 16 | 67°F | 40°F | 83°F 1962 | 32°F 1991 | 0% | |
| Oct 17 | 67°F | 40°F | 82°F 1968 | 28°F 1991 | 0% | |
| Oct 18 | 66°F | 40°F | 85°F 2016 | 26°F 2015 | ||
| Oct 19 | 66°F | 39°F | 83°F 1953 | 26°F 1972 | ||
| Oct 20 | 66°F | 39°F | 85°F 1953 | 24°F 1972 | ||
| Oct 21 | 65°F | 38°F | 85°F 1979 | 21°F 1952 | ||
| Oct 22 | 65°F | 38°F | 88°F 1979 | 25°F 1952 | ||
| Oct 23 | 65°F | 38°F | 84°F 1975 | 24°F 1969 | ||
| Oct 24 | 64°F | 37°F | 85°F 1975 | 24°F 1964 | ||
| Oct 25 | 64°F | 37°F | 81°F 1991 | 24°F 1960 | ||
| Oct 26 | 64°F | 36°F | 84°F 2010 | 26°F 1962 | ||
| Oct 27 | 63°F | 36°F | 81°F 1984 | 22°F 1962 | ||
| Oct 28 | 63°F | 36°F | 78°F 1971 | 22°F 1976 | ||
| Oct 29 | 62°F | 35°F | 79°F 2016 | 24°F 1965 | ||
| Oct 30 | 62°F | 35°F | 79°F 1971 | 22°F 1965 | ||
| Oct 31 | 62°F | 35°F | 80°F 1950 | 25°F 1988 |
Chance of rain
- 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 7:51 AM, sunset 6:24 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00463940 (Harrisville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003804, 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.