Hanover weather in October: Hanover, Pennsylvania: normal highs, lows, rain and records for October
Hanover in October has a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 43°F, a daily mean of 54°F, falling from 71°F on the 1st to 60°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal October, 3.86 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 6°C, 98 mm of precipitation and 0 cm of snow in October.
- NOAA stationHanover (4 mi SW)
- Station IDUSC00363665
- Location39.77°N 77.03°W
- Elevation558 ft (170 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population16,728
- Jan 39° 21°
- Feb 42° 23°
- Mar 50° 30°
- Apr 63° 40°
- May 72° 50°
- Jun 81° 60°
- Jul 85° 64°
- Aug 84° 62°
- Sep 77° 54°
- Oct 66° 43°
- Nov 54° 33°
- Dec 44° 26°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hanover in October?
The normal high is 66°F and the normal low 43°F, for a daily mean of 54.1°F. October is 11.5°F cooler than September and 10.5°F warmer than November. October is the 6th warmest month of the year in Hanover and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 11°F, from 71°F on October 1 to 60°F on October 31. From one year to the next October's mean temperature typically moves about 2.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Octobers in three average between 52°F and 57°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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 71°F | 48°F | 33% | 20% |
| October 8 | 69°F | 45°F | 33% | 19% |
| October 15 | 66°F | 43°F | 33% | 19% |
| October 22 | 63°F | 41°F | 33% | 19% |
| October 31 | 60°F | 38°F | 32% | 19% |
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 | 71°F | 48°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 2 | 71°F | 48°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 3 | 70°F | 47°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 4 | 70°F | 47°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 5 | 70°F | 47°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 6 | 69°F | 46°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 7 | 69°F | 46°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 8 | 69°F | 45°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 9 | 68°F | 45°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 10 | 68°F | 45°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 11 | 67°F | 44°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 12 | 67°F | 44°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 13 | 67°F | 44°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 14 | 66°F | 43°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 15 | 66°F | 43°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 16 | 66°F | 43°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 17 | 65°F | 42°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 18 | 65°F | 42°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 19 | 65°F | 42°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h |
| October 20 | 64°F | 41°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h |
| October 21 | 64°F | 41°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h |
| October 22 | 63°F | 41°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h |
| October 23 | 63°F | 40°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 24 | 63°F | 40°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 25 | 62°F | 40°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 26 | 62°F | 39°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 27 | 62°F | 39°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 28 | 61°F | 39°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 29 | 61°F | 38°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 30 | 61°F | 38°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 31 | 60°F | 38°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 66°FOctober average
- Normal low
- 43°FOctober average
- Precipitation
- 3.86 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 4
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minOctober 1 to October 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 11
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 72%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00363665; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Hanover in October?
On a given October day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around October 1 (33%). In all, 3.86 in falls on 10 days of a normal October, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal October in Hanover, 4 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00363665.
What are the records for October in Hanover?
The warmest October temperature on this station's record (since 1993) is 91°F, on October 10, 2007; the coldest is 21°F, on October 23, 1997. The wettest October brought 9.12 in (2012); the snowiest, 4.0 inches (2011).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00363665. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does October in Hanover compare across Pennsylvania?
Across the 108 places PlainClimate covers in Pennsylvania, October normal highs run from 56°F in Laporte to 68°F in Marcus Hook; Hanover's is 66°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Hanover in September77°F by day, 54°F at night
- Hanover in November54°F by day, 33°F at night
- Hanover through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Pennsylvania in OctoberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Marcus Hook: Pennsylvania's warmest Octobernormal high 68°F