Grants Pass weather in October: Grants Pass, Oregon: normal highs, lows, rain and records for October
Grants Pass in October has a normal high of 70°F and a normal low of 41°F, a daily mean of 56°F, falling from 78°F on the 1st to 61°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal October, 2.07 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 5°C, 53 mm of precipitation in October.
- NOAA stationGrants Pass
- Station IDUSC00353445
- Location42.42°N 123.32°W
- Elevation932 ft (284 m)
- Population39,468
- Jan 48° 35°
- Feb 54° 36°
- Mar 60° 37°
- Apr 65° 40°
- May 74° 46°
- Jun 81° 51°
- Jul 91° 56°
- Aug 91° 55°
- Sep 84° 48°
- Oct 70° 41°
- Nov 54° 39°
- Dec 46° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Grants Pass in October?
The normal high is 70°F and the normal low 41°F, for a daily mean of 55.5°F. October is 10.6°F cooler than September and 9.4°F warmer than November. October is the 6th warmest month of the year in Grants Pass and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 17°F, from 78°F on October 1 to 61°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 53°F and 58°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 78°F | 44°F | 18% | 9% |
| October 8 | 75°F | 42°F | 21% | 11% |
| October 15 | 71°F | 41°F | 25% | 13% |
| October 22 | 66°F | 40°F | 31% | 16% |
| October 31 | 61°F | 39°F | 39% | 21% |
Every day of October: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon October 1, coldest night October 30)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 78°F | 44°F | 18% | 9% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 2 | 78°F | 44°F | 18% | 9% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 3 | 77°F | 44°F | 19% | 9% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 4 | 77°F | 43°F | 19% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 5 | 76°F | 43°F | 20% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 6 | 76°F | 43°F | 20% | 10% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 7 | 75°F | 43°F | 21% | 10% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 8 | 75°F | 42°F | 21% | 11% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 9 | 74°F | 42°F | 22% | 11% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 10 | 73°F | 42°F | 22% | 11% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 11 | 73°F | 42°F | 23% | 12% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 12 | 72°F | 41°F | 23% | 12% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 13 | 72°F | 41°F | 24% | 12% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 14 | 71°F | 41°F | 25% | 13% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 15 | 71°F | 41°F | 25% | 13% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 16 | 70°F | 41°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 17 | 69°F | 41°F | 27% | 14% | 11 h |
| October 18 | 69°F | 40°F | 27% | 14% | 11 h |
| October 19 | 68°F | 40°F | 28% | 15% | 11 h |
| October 20 | 68°F | 40°F | 29% | 15% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 21 | 67°F | 40°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 22 | 66°F | 40°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 23 | 66°F | 40°F | 31% | 17% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 24 | 65°F | 40°F | 32% | 17% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 25 | 65°F | 40°F | 33% | 18% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 26 | 64°F | 40°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 27 | 63°F | 40°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 28 | 63°F | 40°F | 36% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| October 29 | 62°F | 40°F | 37% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| October 30 | 62°F | 39°F | 38% | 21% | 10 h 30 min |
| October 31 | 61°F | 39°F | 39% | 21% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 70°FOctober average
- Normal low
- 41°FOctober average
- Precipitation
- 2.07 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 5
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minOctober 1 to October 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 16
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00353445; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Grants Pass in October?
On a given October day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around October 31 (39%). In all, 2.07 in falls on 8 days of a normal October.
In a normal October in Grants Pass, 1 days reach 90°F and 5 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00353445.
What are the records for October in Grants Pass?
The warmest October temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 99°F, on October 9, 1921; the coldest is 20°F, on October 29, 1917. The wettest October brought 14.37 in (1950).
The October mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 55.5°F: 2021 54.8°F (−0.8), 2022 60.9°F (+5.4), 2023 56.5°F (+1.0), 2024 58.7°F (+3.2). 3 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| October | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54.8°F | −0.8°F | 3.34 in |
| 2022 | 60.9°F | +5.4°F | 0.36 in |
| 2023 | 56.5°F | +1.0°F | 0.89 in |
| 2024 | 58.7°F | +3.2°F | 1.50 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00353445; recent months: ACIS, station USC00353445. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does October in Grants Pass compare across Oregon?
Across the 105 places PlainClimate covers in Oregon, October normal highs run from 53°F in Government Camp to 72°F in Ruch; Grants Pass's is 70°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.