Estes Park weather in October: Estes Park, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for October
Estes Park in October has a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 30°F, a daily mean of 43°F, falling from 63°F on the 1st to 50°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal October, 1.12 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 14°C and low of −1°C, 28 mm of precipitation and 23 cm of snow in October.
- NOAA stationEstes Park (3 mi SSE)
- Station IDUSC00052761
- Location40.35°N 105.52°W
- Elevation7,812 ft (2,381 m)
- Population5,795
- Jan 37° 16°
- Feb 38° 16°
- Mar 45° 21°
- Apr 52° 26°
- May 61° 35°
- Jun 74° 43°
- Jul 80° 48°
- Aug 78° 46°
- Sep 70° 39°
- Oct 57° 30°
- Nov 44° 24°
- Dec 36° 16°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Estes Park in October?
The normal high is 57°F and the normal low 30°F, for a daily mean of 43.4°F. October is 11.0°F cooler than September and 9.6°F warmer than November. October is the 6th warmest month of the year in Estes Park and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 13°F, from 63°F on October 1 to 50°F on October 31. From one year to the next October's mean temperature typically moves about 3.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Octobers in three average between 40°F and 46°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 26%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 63°F | 34°F | 26% | 10% |
| October 8 | 60°F | 32°F | 24% | 10% |
| October 15 | 57°F | 30°F | 22% | 9% |
| October 22 | 54°F | 29°F | 21% | 9% |
| October 31 | 50°F | 27°F | 20% | 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 | 63°F | 34°F | 26% | 10% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 2 | 63°F | 34°F | 25% | 10% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 3 | 62°F | 34°F | 25% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 4 | 62°F | 33°F | 25% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 5 | 61°F | 33°F | 25% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 6 | 61°F | 33°F | 25% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 7 | 61°F | 32°F | 24% | 10% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 8 | 60°F | 32°F | 24% | 10% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 9 | 60°F | 32°F | 24% | 10% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 10 | 59°F | 32°F | 24% | 10% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 11 | 59°F | 31°F | 23% | 10% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 12 | 58°F | 31°F | 23% | 10% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 13 | 58°F | 31°F | 23% | 10% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 14 | 57°F | 30°F | 22% | 10% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 15 | 57°F | 30°F | 22% | 9% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 16 | 57°F | 30°F | 22% | 9% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 17 | 56°F | 30°F | 22% | 9% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 18 | 56°F | 29°F | 22% | 9% | 11 h |
| October 19 | 55°F | 29°F | 21% | 9% | 11 h |
| October 20 | 55°F | 29°F | 21% | 9% | 11 h |
| October 21 | 54°F | 29°F | 21% | 9% | 11 h |
| October 22 | 54°F | 29°F | 21% | 9% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 23 | 54°F | 28°F | 21% | 9% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 24 | 53°F | 28°F | 21% | 9% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 25 | 53°F | 28°F | 21% | 9% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 26 | 52°F | 28°F | 20% | 9% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 27 | 52°F | 28°F | 20% | 9% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 28 | 52°F | 28°F | 20% | 9% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 29 | 51°F | 27°F | 20% | 9% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 30 | 51°F | 27°F | 20% | 9% | 10 h 30 min |
| October 31 | 50°F | 27°F | 20% | 9% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 57°FOctober average
- Normal low
- 30°FOctober average
- Precipitation
- 1.12 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 9.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minOctober 1 to October 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00052761; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Estes Park in October?
On a given October day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 22% on average, highest around October 1 (26%). In all, 1.12 in falls on 7 days of a normal October.
In a normal October in Estes Park, 16 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 9.1 inches.
Snow falls on 4 days in a normal October, and an inch or more covers the ground on 4 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00052761.
How does October in Estes Park 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; Estes Park's is 57°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Estes Park in September70°F by day, 39°F at night
- Estes Park in November44°F by day, 24°F at night
- Estes Park 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