Shepherdstown Weather in October
Average highs run from 72°F on October 1 to 62°F on October 31, and lows from 48°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.41 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
- 42°F
- Precipitation
- 3.41 in
- Record high
- 98°FOct 2, 1927
- Record low
- 17°FOct 24, 1969
- Chance of a freeze
- 84%
- Daylight
- 11 h 47 min to 10 h 33 min
- Cloud cover
- 54%
- Humidity
- 74%
- Dew point
- 45°F
- Wind
- 4.9 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 72°F | 48°F | 92°F 1927 | 27°F 1947 | |
| Oct 2 | 72°F | 48°F | 98°F 1927 | 28°F 1947 | |
| Oct 3 | 71°F | 47°F | 92°F 1927 | 24°F 1947 | |
| Oct 4 | 71°F | 47°F | 90°F 2018 | 25°F 1974 | |
| Oct 5 | 71°F | 46°F | 93°F 1951 | 30°F 1935 | |
| Oct 6 | 70°F | 46°F | 98°F 1941 | 28°F 1965 | |
| Oct 7 | 70°F | 46°F | 93°F 1941 | 30°F 1904 | |
| Oct 8 | 70°F | 45°F | 97°F 1941 | 26°F 1964 | |
| Oct 9 | 69°F | 45°F | 88°F 2007 | 23°F 2001 | |
| Oct 10 | 69°F | 44°F | 90°F 1939 | 25°F 1895 | |
| Oct 11 | 69°F | 44°F | 91°F 1939 | 26°F 1895 | |
| Oct 12 | 68°F | 44°F | 90°F 1954 | 24°F 1964 | |
| Oct 13 | 68°F | 43°F | 90°F 1954 | 26°F 1906 | |
| Oct 14 | 67°F | 43°F | 90°F 1928 | 26°F 1988 | |
| Oct 15 | 67°F | 42°F | 86°F 1941 | 27°F 1987 | |
| Oct 16 | 67°F | 42°F | 86°F 1962 | 29°F 1939 | |
| Oct 17 | 66°F | 42°F | 90°F 1897 | 29°F 1937 | |
| Oct 18 | 66°F | 41°F | 87°F 1928 | 27°F 1982 | |
| Oct 19 | 66°F | 41°F | 85°F 2016 | 25°F 1948 | |
| Oct 20 | 65°F | 40°F | 86°F 1938 | 19°F 1972 | |
| Oct 21 | 65°F | 40°F | 87°F 1979 | 22°F 1972 | |
| Oct 22 | 65°F | 40°F | 87°F 1979 | 25°F 1895 | |
| Oct 23 | 64°F | 39°F | 88°F 1947 | 23°F 1969 | |
| Oct 24 | 64°F | 39°F | 85°F 1927 | 17°F 1969 | |
| Oct 25 | 64°F | 38°F | 80°F 1940 | 25°F 1907 | |
| Oct 26 | 63°F | 38°F | 79°F 1920 | 23°F 1952 | |
| Oct 27 | 63°F | 38°F | 83°F 1939 | 22°F 1988 | |
| Oct 28 | 63°F | 37°F | 84°F 2014 | 24°F 1926 | |
| Oct 29 | 62°F | 37°F | 80°F 2016 | 21°F 1965 | |
| Oct 30 | 62°F | 37°F | 84°F 1996 | 18°F 1969 | |
| Oct 31 | 62°F | 36°F | 83°F 1950 | 22°F 1928 |
Chance of rain
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 6:54 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 6:11 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00188207 (Sharpsburg 5 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013734, 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.