Keene weather in October: Keene, New Hampshire: normal highs, lows, rain and records for October
Keene in October has a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 36°F, a daily mean of 48°F, falling from 67°F on the 1st to 53°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal October, 4.86 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 2°C, 123 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in October.
- NOAA stationKeene
- Station IDUSC00274399
- Location42.94°N 72.32°W
- Elevation511 ft (156 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population23,036
- Jan 30° 10°
- Feb 34° 11°
- Mar 43° 20°
- Apr 57° 30°
- May 69° 41°
- Jun 77° 51°
- Jul 82° 56°
- Aug 81° 54°
- Sep 73° 47°
- Oct 60° 36°
- Nov 47° 27°
- Dec 36° 18°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Keene in October?
The normal high is 60°F and the normal low 36°F, for a daily mean of 47.8°F. October is 12.3°F cooler than September and 11.1°F warmer than November. October is the 6th warmest month of the year in Keene and the wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 14°F, from 67°F on October 1 to 53°F on October 31. From one year to the next October's mean temperature typically moves about 2.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Octobers in three average between 45°F and 50°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 67°F | 41°F | 36% | 23% |
| October 8 | 64°F | 38°F | 37% | 23% |
| October 15 | 60°F | 36°F | 37% | 24% |
| October 22 | 57°F | 34°F | 37% | 23% |
| October 31 | 53°F | 31°F | 36% | 23% |
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 | 67°F | 41°F | 36% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 2 | 66°F | 41°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 3 | 66°F | 40°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 4 | 65°F | 40°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 5 | 65°F | 40°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 6 | 64°F | 39°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 7 | 64°F | 39°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 8 | 64°F | 38°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 9 | 63°F | 38°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 10 | 63°F | 38°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 11 | 62°F | 37°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 12 | 62°F | 37°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 13 | 61°F | 37°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 14 | 61°F | 36°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 15 | 60°F | 36°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 16 | 60°F | 36°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h |
| October 17 | 59°F | 35°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h |
| October 18 | 59°F | 35°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h |
| October 19 | 58°F | 35°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h |
| October 20 | 58°F | 34°F | 37% | 23% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 21 | 57°F | 34°F | 37% | 23% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 22 | 57°F | 34°F | 37% | 23% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 23 | 57°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 24 | 56°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 25 | 56°F | 33°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 26 | 55°F | 32°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 27 | 55°F | 32°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h 30 min |
| October 28 | 54°F | 32°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h 30 min |
| October 29 | 54°F | 32°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h 30 min |
| October 30 | 54°F | 31°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h 30 min |
| October 31 | 53°F | 31°F | 36% | 23% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 60°FOctober average
- Normal low
- 36°FOctober average
- Precipitation
- 4.86 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 13
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 10 h 20 minOctober 1 to October 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 6
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 67%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00274399; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Keene in October?
On a given October day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around October 8 (37%). In all, 4.86 in falls on 12 days of a normal October, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal October in Keene, 13 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00274399.
What are the records for October in Keene?
The warmest October temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 90°F, on October 7, 1963; the coldest is 10°F, on October 28, 1936. The wettest October brought 16.54 in (2005); the snowiest, 1.9 inches (2002).
The October mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 47.8°F: 2021 52.8°F (+5.0), 2022 48.2°F (+0.4), 2023 52.9°F (+5.1), 2024 48.6°F (+0.8), 2025 48.6°F (+0.9). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| October | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.8°F | +5.0°F | 5.42 in |
| 2022 | 48.2°F | +0.4°F | 3.53 in |
| 2023 | 52.9°F | +5.1°F | 3.51 in |
| 2024 | 48.6°F | +0.8°F | 1.35 in |
| 2025 | 48.6°F | +0.9°F | 3.85 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00274399; recent months: ACIS, station USC00274399. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does October in Keene compare across New Hampshire?
Across the 28 places PlainClimate covers in New Hampshire, October normal highs run from 55°F in Colebrook to 62°F in Nashua; Keene's is 60°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.