Cañon City weather in October: Cañon City, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for October
Cañon City in October has a normal high of 69°F and a normal low of 36°F, a daily mean of 52°F, falling from 74°F on the 1st to 63°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 5 days in a normal October, 0.87 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 20°C and low of 2°C, 22 mm of precipitation and 8 cm of snow in October.
- NOAA stationCanon City
- Station IDUSC00051294
- Location38.46°N 105.23°W
- Elevation5,378 ft (1,639 m)
- Population17,193
- Jan 49° 18°
- Feb 50° 20°
- Mar 59° 26°
- Apr 64° 33°
- May 73° 43°
- Jun 85° 52°
- Jul 89° 59°
- Aug 87° 57°
- Sep 80° 48°
- Oct 69° 36°
- Nov 57° 26°
- Dec 49° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cañon City in October?
The normal high is 69°F and the normal low 36°F, for a daily mean of 52.4°F. October is 11.8°F cooler than September and 10.6°F warmer than November. October is the 6th warmest month of the year in Cañon City and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 11°F, from 74°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31. From one year to the next October's mean temperature typically moves about 2.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Octobers in three average between 50°F and 55°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 19%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 74°F | 42°F | 19% | 7% |
| October 8 | 72°F | 39°F | 18% | 7% |
| October 15 | 69°F | 36°F | 17% | 7% |
| October 22 | 66°F | 34°F | 17% | 7% |
| October 31 | 63°F | 31°F | 16% | 7% |
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 | 74°F | 42°F | 19% | 7% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 2 | 74°F | 42°F | 19% | 7% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 3 | 74°F | 41°F | 18% | 7% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 4 | 73°F | 41°F | 18% | 7% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 5 | 73°F | 40°F | 18% | 7% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 6 | 72°F | 40°F | 18% | 7% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 7 | 72°F | 39°F | 18% | 7% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 8 | 72°F | 39°F | 18% | 7% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 9 | 71°F | 39°F | 18% | 7% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 10 | 71°F | 38°F | 18% | 7% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 11 | 70°F | 38°F | 17% | 7% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 12 | 70°F | 37°F | 17% | 7% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 13 | 70°F | 37°F | 17% | 7% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 14 | 69°F | 37°F | 17% | 7% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 15 | 69°F | 36°F | 17% | 7% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 16 | 69°F | 36°F | 17% | 7% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 17 | 68°F | 36°F | 17% | 7% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 18 | 68°F | 35°F | 17% | 7% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 19 | 67°F | 35°F | 17% | 7% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 20 | 67°F | 34°F | 17% | 7% | 11 h |
| October 21 | 67°F | 34°F | 17% | 7% | 11 h |
| October 22 | 66°F | 34°F | 17% | 7% | 11 h |
| October 23 | 66°F | 34°F | 17% | 7% | 11 h |
| October 24 | 66°F | 33°F | 17% | 7% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 25 | 65°F | 33°F | 17% | 7% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 26 | 65°F | 33°F | 17% | 7% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 27 | 65°F | 32°F | 17% | 7% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 28 | 64°F | 32°F | 17% | 7% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 29 | 64°F | 32°F | 17% | 7% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 30 | 64°F | 31°F | 16% | 7% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 31 | 63°F | 31°F | 16% | 7% | 10 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 69°FOctober average
- Normal low
- 36°FOctober average
- Precipitation
- 0.87 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 50.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 3.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 8
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 10 h 40 minOctober 1 to October 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 17
- Days at 80°F or more
- 7
- Sunshine
- 84%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00051294; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Cañon City in October?
On a given October day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 17% on average, highest around October 1 (19%). In all, 0.87 in falls on 5 days of a normal October.
In a normal October in Cañon City, 8 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 3.3 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal October, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00051294.
What are the records for October in Cañon City?
The warmest October temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 95°F, on October 1, 1913; the coldest is −3°F, on October 31, 2019. The wettest October brought 3.89 in (1969); the snowiest, 19.7 inches (2019).
The October mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 52.4°F: 2021 53.7°F (+1.3), 2022 54.4°F (+2.0), 2023 53.6°F (+1.2), 2024 58.4°F (+6.0), 2025 57.3°F (+4.9). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| October | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.7°F | +1.3°F | 0.11 in |
| 2022 | 54.4°F | +2.0°F | 0.11 in |
| 2023 | 53.6°F | +1.2°F | 0.93 in |
| 2024 | 58.4°F | +6.0°F | 0.56 in |
| 2025 | 57.3°F | +4.9°F | 0.20 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00051294; recent months: ACIS, station USC00051294. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does October in Cañon City compare across Colorado?
Across the 125 places PlainClimate covers in Colorado, October normal highs run from 50°F in Leadville to 72°F in Rocky Ford; Cañon City's is 69°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Cañon City in September80°F by day, 48°F at night
- Cañon City in November57°F by day, 26°F at night
- Cañon City through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Colorado in OctoberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Rocky Ford: Colorado's warmest Octobernormal high 72°F