Gainesville weather in October: Gainesville, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for October
Gainesville in October has a normal high of 82°F and a normal low of 61°F, a daily mean of 71°F, falling from 86°F on the 1st to 78°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal October, 2.68 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 28°C and low of 16°C, 68 mm of precipitation in October.
- NOAA stationGainesville Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00012816
- Location29.69°N 82.28°W
- Elevation123 ft (38 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population148,720
- Jan 67° 43°
- Feb 71° 46°
- Mar 76° 50°
- Apr 82° 56°
- May 87° 63°
- Jun 90° 70°
- Jul 91° 72°
- Aug 91° 72°
- Sep 88° 69°
- Oct 82° 61°
- Nov 75° 51°
- Dec 69° 45°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Gainesville in October?
The normal high is 82°F and the normal low 61°F, for a daily mean of 71.4°F. October is 7.4°F cooler than September and 8.7°F warmer than November. October is the 6th warmest month of the year in Gainesville and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 8°F, from 86°F on October 1 to 78°F on October 31. From one year to the next October's mean temperature typically moves about 2.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Octobers in three average between 69°F and 74°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 86°F | 66°F | 30% | 18% |
| October 8 | 84°F | 64°F | 27% | 16% |
| October 15 | 82°F | 61°F | 24% | 13% |
| October 22 | 81°F | 58°F | 21% | 11% |
| October 31 | 78°F | 55°F | 19% | 10% |
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 | 86°F | 66°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 2 | 86°F | 66°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 3 | 85°F | 66°F | 29% | 17% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 4 | 85°F | 65°F | 29% | 17% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 5 | 85°F | 65°F | 29% | 17% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 6 | 85°F | 65°F | 28% | 16% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 7 | 84°F | 64°F | 28% | 16% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 8 | 84°F | 64°F | 27% | 16% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 9 | 84°F | 63°F | 27% | 15% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 10 | 84°F | 63°F | 26% | 15% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 11 | 84°F | 63°F | 25% | 14% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 12 | 83°F | 62°F | 25% | 14% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 13 | 83°F | 62°F | 24% | 14% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 14 | 83°F | 62°F | 24% | 13% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 15 | 82°F | 61°F | 24% | 13% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 16 | 82°F | 61°F | 23% | 13% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 17 | 82°F | 60°F | 23% | 13% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 18 | 82°F | 60°F | 22% | 12% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 19 | 81°F | 60°F | 22% | 12% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 20 | 81°F | 59°F | 22% | 12% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 21 | 81°F | 59°F | 21% | 12% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 22 | 81°F | 58°F | 21% | 11% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 23 | 80°F | 58°F | 21% | 11% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 24 | 80°F | 58°F | 21% | 11% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 25 | 80°F | 57°F | 20% | 11% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 26 | 80°F | 57°F | 20% | 11% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 27 | 79°F | 56°F | 20% | 10% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 28 | 79°F | 56°F | 20% | 10% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 29 | 79°F | 56°F | 19% | 10% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 30 | 78°F | 55°F | 19% | 10% | 11 h |
| October 31 | 78°F | 55°F | 19% | 10% | 11 h |
- Normal high
- 82°FOctober average
- Normal low
- 61°FOctober average
- Precipitation
- 2.68 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 11 hOctober 1 to October 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 30
- Days at 80°F or more
- 23
- Sunshine
- 82%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00012816; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Gainesville in October?
On a given October day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 24% on average, highest around October 1 (30%). In all, 2.68 in falls on 7 days of a normal October, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal October in Gainesville, 2 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012816.
What are the records for October in Gainesville?
The warmest October temperature on Gainesville's official record (since 1890) is 96°F, on October 5, 1911; the coldest is 32°F, on October 29, 2008. The wettest October brought 15.78 in (1941).
The October mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 71.4°F: 2021 72.7°F (+1.3), 2022 69.1°F (−2.3), 2023 71.5°F (+0.1), 2024 71.8°F (+0.4), 2025 72.0°F (+0.6). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| October | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72.7°F | +1.3°F | 1.84 in |
| 2022 | 69.1°F | −2.3°F | 0.16 in |
| 2023 | 71.5°F | +0.1°F | 3.73 in |
| 2024 | 71.8°F | +0.4°F | 4.79 in |
| 2025 | 72.0°F | +0.6°F | 2.50 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record GNVthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012816. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does October in Gainesville compare across Florida?
Across the 106 places PlainClimate covers in Florida, October normal highs run from 79°F in Lake City to 88°F in Homestead; Gainesville's is 82°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Gainesville in September88°F by day, 69°F at night
- Gainesville in November75°F by day, 51°F at night
- Gainesville through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Florida in OctoberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Homestead: Florida's warmest Octobernormal high 88°F