Gulfport weather in October: Gulfport, Mississippi: normal highs, lows, rain and records for October
Gulfport in October has a normal high of 80°F and a normal low of 60°F, a daily mean of 70°F, falling from 85°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal October, 3.71 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 27°C and low of 16°C, 94 mm of precipitation in October.
- NOAA stationGulfport - Biloxi Airport
- Station IDUSW00093874
- Location30.41°N 89.08°W
- Elevation42 ft (13 m)
- Population74,621
- Jan 61° 42°
- Feb 65° 46°
- Mar 70° 52°
- Apr 77° 58°
- May 84° 66°
- Jun 89° 73°
- Jul 90° 75°
- Aug 91° 75°
- Sep 88° 71°
- Oct 80° 60°
- Nov 70° 49°
- Dec 64° 45°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Gulfport in October?
The normal high is 80°F and the normal low 60°F, for a daily mean of 70.0°F. October is 9.2°F cooler than September and 10.4°F warmer than November. October is the 6th warmest month of the year in Gulfport and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 10°F, from 85°F on October 1 to 75°F on October 31. From one year to the next October's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Octobers in three average between 68°F and 72°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 | 85°F | 66°F | 26% | 16% |
| October 8 | 83°F | 64°F | 26% | 15% |
| October 15 | 80°F | 61°F | 26% | 14% |
| October 22 | 78°F | 57°F | 26% | 14% |
| October 31 | 75°F | 54°F | 26% | 14% |
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 | 85°F | 66°F | 26% | 16% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 2 | 85°F | 66°F | 26% | 16% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 3 | 84°F | 66°F | 26% | 16% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 4 | 84°F | 65°F | 26% | 15% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 5 | 84°F | 65°F | 26% | 15% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 6 | 83°F | 65°F | 26% | 15% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 7 | 83°F | 64°F | 26% | 15% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 8 | 83°F | 64°F | 26% | 15% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 9 | 82°F | 63°F | 26% | 15% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 10 | 82°F | 63°F | 26% | 15% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 11 | 82°F | 62°F | 26% | 15% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 12 | 81°F | 62°F | 26% | 15% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 13 | 81°F | 62°F | 26% | 15% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 14 | 81°F | 61°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 15 | 80°F | 61°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 16 | 80°F | 60°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 17 | 80°F | 60°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 18 | 79°F | 59°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 19 | 79°F | 59°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 20 | 79°F | 58°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 21 | 78°F | 58°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 22 | 78°F | 57°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 23 | 78°F | 57°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 24 | 77°F | 57°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 25 | 77°F | 56°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 26 | 76°F | 56°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 27 | 76°F | 55°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 28 | 76°F | 55°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 29 | 75°F | 54°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h |
| October 30 | 75°F | 54°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h |
| October 31 | 75°F | 54°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h |
- Normal high
- 80°FOctober average
- Normal low
- 60°FOctober average
- Precipitation
- 3.71 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 11 hOctober 1 to October 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 29
- Days at 80°F or more
- 19
- Sunshine
- 84%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093874; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Gulfport in October?
On a given October day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 26% on average, highest around October 31 (26%). In all, 3.71 in falls on 8 days of a normal October, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal October in Gulfport, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093874.
What are the records for October in Gulfport?
The warmest October temperature on Gulfport's official record (since 1893) is 98°F, on October 1, 1904; the coldest is 33°F, on October 28, 1957. The wettest October brought 15.73 in (1918).
The October mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 70.0°F: 2021 73.1°F (+3.1), 2022 67.9°F (−2.1), 2023 70.3°F (+0.3), 2024 72.3°F (+2.3), 2025 71.5°F (+1.5). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| October | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73.1°F | +3.1°F | 4.51 in |
| 2022 | 67.9°F | −2.1°F | 2.90 in |
| 2023 | 70.3°F | +0.3°F | 0.83 in |
| 2024 | 72.3°F | +2.3°F | 0.16 in |
| 2025 | 71.5°F | +1.5°F | 3.51 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record GPTthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093874. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does October in Gulfport compare across Mississippi?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Mississippi, October normal highs run from 73°F in Ripley to 82°F in D'Lo; Gulfport's is 80°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.