Alamogordo weather in October: Alamogordo, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for October
Alamogordo in October has a normal high of 75°F and a normal low of 51°F, a daily mean of 63°F, falling from 80°F on the 1st to 70°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 5 days in a normal October, 1.01 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 24°C and low of 11°C, 26 mm of precipitation and 0 cm of snow in October.
- NOAA stationAlamogordo
- Station IDUSC00290199
- Location32.92°N 105.95°W
- Elevation4,380 ft (1,335 m)
- Population31,667
- Jan 55° 33°
- Feb 60° 37°
- Mar 68° 43°
- Apr 76° 51°
- May 85° 59°
- Jun 94° 68°
- Jul 93° 70°
- Aug 91° 68°
- Sep 86° 63°
- Oct 75° 51°
- Nov 64° 41°
- Dec 54° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Alamogordo in October?
The normal high is 75°F and the normal low 51°F, for a daily mean of 63.3°F. October is 10.8°F cooler than September and 11.2°F warmer than November. October is the 6th warmest month of the year in Alamogordo and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 10°F, from 80°F on October 1 to 70°F on October 31. From one year to the next October's mean temperature typically moves about 1.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Octobers in three average between 62°F and 65°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 16%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 80°F | 57°F | 15% | 9% |
| October 8 | 78°F | 54°F | 15% | 10% |
| October 15 | 76°F | 52°F | 15% | 10% |
| October 22 | 74°F | 49°F | 16% | 10% |
| October 31 | 70°F | 46°F | 14% | 9% |
Every day of October: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon October 1, coldest night October 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 80°F | 57°F | 15% | 9% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 2 | 80°F | 56°F | 15% | 9% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 3 | 80°F | 56°F | 15% | 9% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 4 | 79°F | 56°F | 15% | 9% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 5 | 79°F | 55°F | 15% | 9% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 6 | 79°F | 55°F | 15% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 7 | 78°F | 55°F | 15% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 8 | 78°F | 54°F | 15% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 9 | 78°F | 54°F | 15% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 10 | 77°F | 53°F | 15% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 11 | 77°F | 53°F | 15% | 10% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 12 | 77°F | 53°F | 15% | 10% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 13 | 76°F | 52°F | 15% | 10% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 14 | 76°F | 52°F | 15% | 10% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 15 | 76°F | 52°F | 15% | 10% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 16 | 76°F | 51°F | 16% | 10% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 17 | 75°F | 51°F | 16% | 10% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 18 | 75°F | 51°F | 16% | 10% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 19 | 75°F | 50°F | 16% | 10% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 20 | 74°F | 50°F | 16% | 10% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 21 | 74°F | 50°F | 16% | 10% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 22 | 74°F | 49°F | 16% | 10% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 23 | 73°F | 49°F | 16% | 10% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 24 | 73°F | 49°F | 16% | 10% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 25 | 73°F | 48°F | 15% | 10% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 26 | 72°F | 48°F | 15% | 10% | 11 h |
| October 27 | 72°F | 48°F | 15% | 10% | 11 h |
| October 28 | 71°F | 47°F | 15% | 10% | 11 h |
| October 29 | 71°F | 47°F | 15% | 9% | 11 h |
| October 30 | 71°F | 47°F | 14% | 9% | 11 h |
| October 31 | 70°F | 46°F | 14% | 9% | 10 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 75°FOctober average
- Normal low
- 51°FOctober average
- Precipitation
- 1.01 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 50.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 10 h 50 minOctober 1 to October 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 25
- Days at 80°F or more
- 13
- Sunshine
- 89%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00290199; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Alamogordo in October?
On a given October day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 15% on average, highest around October 19 (16%). In all, 1.01 in falls on 5 days of a normal October.
In a normal October in Alamogordo, 1 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00290199.
What are the records for October in Alamogordo?
The warmest October temperature on this station's record (since 1913) is 96°F, on October 11, 1929; the coldest is 23°F, on October 24, 1945. The wettest October brought 6.09 in (1985); the snowiest, 1.5 inches (1991).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00290199. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does October in Alamogordo compare across New Mexico?
Across the 98 places PlainClimate covers in New Mexico, October normal highs run from 56°F in Red River to 82°F in Lordsburg; Alamogordo's is 75°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Alamogordo in September86°F by day, 63°F at night
- Alamogordo in November64°F by day, 41°F at night
- Alamogordo through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- New Mexico in OctoberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Lordsburg: New Mexico's warmest Octobernormal high 82°F