Sheridan climate

Sheridan Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sheridan CO AP, 3.2 km from Sheridan

Average highs run from 68°F on October 1 to 53°F on October 31, and lows from 37°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.57 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 Sheridan, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
1.57 in
Snowfall
2.4 in
Record high
93°FOct 1, 2011
Record low
-10°FOct 26, 2020
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 42 min to 10 h 12 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
9.8 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 168°F37°F93°F 201122°F 198527%1%
Oct 267°F37°F89°F 199225°F 196427%1%
Oct 366°F36°F89°F 199220°F 201427%1%
Oct 466°F36°F91°F 196322°F 201727%1%
Oct 565°F36°F89°F 202118°F 195227%1%
Oct 665°F35°F85°F 202010°F 195227%2%
Oct 764°F35°F85°F 195415°F 200027%2%
Oct 864°F34°F85°F 198017°F 200027%2%
Oct 963°F34°F87°F 20035°F 200927%2%
Oct 1063°F34°F91°F 201510°F 200927%2%
Oct 1162°F33°F86°F 199514°F 201927%2%
Oct 1262°F33°F83°F 199115°F 201627%2%
Oct 1361°F32°F86°F 199611°F 196927%2%
Oct 1461°F32°F85°F 202411°F 196927%2%
Oct 1560°F31°F85°F 195812°F 201827%2%
Oct 1660°F31°F87°F 199114°F 199227%2%
Oct 1759°F31°F88°F 200316°F 194827%2%
Oct 1859°F30°F85°F 200316°F 197626%2%
Oct 1958°F30°F89°F 200310°F 197626%2%
Oct 2058°F29°F83°F 202217°F 198226%3%
Oct 2157°F29°F84°F 200317°F 198426%3%
Oct 2257°F29°F84°F 200314°F 202026%3%
Oct 2357°F28°F80°F 19480°F 202026%3%
Oct 2456°F28°F84°F 20079°F 197526%3%
Oct 2556°F27°F81°F 1977-9°F 202026%3%
Oct 2655°F27°F81°F 1983-10°F 202026%3%
Oct 2755°F27°F84°F 1983-1°F 202326%3%
Oct 2854°F26°F80°F 19684°F 201925%4%
Oct 2954°F26°F83°F 1968-5°F 201925%4%
Oct 3054°F25°F81°F 1950-9°F 199125%4%
Oct 3153°F25°F80°F 1999-2°F 199125%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sheridan, 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 (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 6:48 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 5:57 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024029 (Sheridan CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024029, 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.