Chapel Hill weather in October: Chapel Hill, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for October
Chapel Hill in October has a normal high of 72°F and a normal low of 50°F, a daily mean of 61°F, falling from 77°F on the 1st to 68°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal October, 3.20 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 10°C, 81 mm of precipitation in October.
- NOAA stationChapel Hill Williams Airport
- Station IDUSW00093785
- Location35.93°N 79.06°W
- Elevation512 ft (156 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population64,028
- Jan 51° 32°
- Feb 55° 34°
- Mar 63° 40°
- Apr 72° 48°
- May 79° 57°
- Jun 86° 65°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 88° 68°
- Sep 82° 62°
- Oct 72° 50°
- Nov 62° 40°
- Dec 54° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Chapel Hill in October?
The normal high is 72°F and the normal low 50°F, for a daily mean of 61.0°F. October is 11.0°F cooler than September and 10.1°F warmer than November. October is the 6th warmest month of the year in Chapel Hill and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 9°F, from 77°F on October 1 to 68°F on October 31. From one year to the next October's mean temperature typically moves about 2.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Octobers in three average between 59°F and 63°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 41%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 77°F | 57°F | 41% | 20% |
| October 8 | 75°F | 53°F | 40% | 19% |
| October 15 | 73°F | 50°F | 37% | 18% |
| October 22 | 70°F | 47°F | 33% | 16% |
| October 31 | 68°F | 43°F | 31% | 15% |
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 | 77°F | 57°F | 41% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 2 | 77°F | 56°F | 41% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 3 | 77°F | 56°F | 41% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 4 | 76°F | 55°F | 41% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 5 | 76°F | 55°F | 41% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 6 | 76°F | 54°F | 40% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 7 | 75°F | 54°F | 40% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 8 | 75°F | 53°F | 40% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 9 | 75°F | 53°F | 40% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 10 | 74°F | 52°F | 39% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 11 | 74°F | 52°F | 39% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 12 | 74°F | 51°F | 38% | 18% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 13 | 73°F | 51°F | 38% | 18% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 14 | 73°F | 50°F | 37% | 18% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 15 | 73°F | 50°F | 37% | 18% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 16 | 72°F | 49°F | 36% | 17% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 17 | 72°F | 49°F | 36% | 17% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 18 | 72°F | 49°F | 35% | 17% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 19 | 71°F | 48°F | 35% | 16% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 20 | 71°F | 48°F | 34% | 16% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 21 | 71°F | 47°F | 34% | 16% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 22 | 70°F | 47°F | 33% | 16% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 23 | 70°F | 46°F | 33% | 16% | 11 h |
| October 24 | 70°F | 46°F | 33% | 15% | 11 h |
| October 25 | 69°F | 46°F | 32% | 15% | 11 h |
| October 26 | 69°F | 45°F | 32% | 15% | 11 h |
| October 27 | 69°F | 45°F | 32% | 15% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 28 | 69°F | 44°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 29 | 68°F | 44°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 30 | 68°F | 44°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 31 | 68°F | 43°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 72°FOctober average
- Normal low
- 50°FOctober average
- Precipitation
- 3.20 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- 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
- 20
- Days at 80°F or more
- 6
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093785; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Chapel Hill in October?
On a given October day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around October 1 (41%). In all, 3.20 in falls on 11 days of a normal October, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal October in Chapel Hill, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093785.
How does October in Chapel Hill compare across North Carolina?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in North Carolina, October normal highs run from 55°F in Beech Mountain to 79°F in Southport; Chapel Hill's is 72°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Chapel Hill in September82°F by day, 62°F at night
- Chapel Hill in November62°F by day, 40°F at night
- Chapel Hill through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- North Carolina in OctoberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Southport: North Carolina's warmest Octobernormal high 79°F