Mount Airy weather in October: Mount Airy, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for October
Mount Airy in October has a normal high of 70°F and a normal low of 43°F, a daily mean of 57°F, falling from 75°F on the 1st to 65°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal October, 3.54 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 6°C, 90 mm of precipitation in October.
- NOAA stationMount Airy (2 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00315890
- Location36.50°N 80.65°W
- Elevation1,080 ft (329 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population10,583
- Jan 47° 25°
- Feb 51° 27°
- Mar 58° 33°
- Apr 69° 41°
- May 76° 50°
- Jun 83° 59°
- Jul 86° 63°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 79° 56°
- Oct 70° 43°
- Nov 59° 33°
- Dec 50° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Mount Airy in October?
The normal high is 70°F and the normal low 43°F, for a daily mean of 56.5°F. October is 11.0°F cooler than September and 10.6°F warmer than November. October is the 6th warmest month of the year in Mount Airy and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 10°F, from 75°F on October 1 to 65°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 54°F and 59°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 | 75°F | 50°F | 33% | 20% |
| October 8 | 72°F | 47°F | 32% | 19% |
| October 15 | 70°F | 43°F | 31% | 19% |
| October 22 | 68°F | 40°F | 30% | 18% |
| October 31 | 65°F | 37°F | 30% | 18% |
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 | 75°F | 50°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 2 | 74°F | 49°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 3 | 74°F | 49°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 4 | 74°F | 49°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 5 | 73°F | 48°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 6 | 73°F | 48°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 7 | 73°F | 47°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 8 | 72°F | 47°F | 32% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 9 | 72°F | 46°F | 32% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 10 | 72°F | 46°F | 32% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 11 | 72°F | 45°F | 31% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 12 | 71°F | 45°F | 31% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 13 | 71°F | 44°F | 31% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 14 | 71°F | 44°F | 31% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 15 | 70°F | 43°F | 31% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 16 | 70°F | 43°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 17 | 70°F | 43°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 18 | 69°F | 42°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 19 | 69°F | 42°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 20 | 69°F | 41°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 21 | 68°F | 41°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 22 | 68°F | 40°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h |
| October 23 | 68°F | 40°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h |
| October 24 | 67°F | 40°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h |
| October 25 | 67°F | 39°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h |
| October 26 | 67°F | 39°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h |
| October 27 | 66°F | 38°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 28 | 66°F | 38°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 29 | 66°F | 38°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 30 | 65°F | 37°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 31 | 65°F | 37°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 70°FOctober average
- Normal low
- 43°FOctober average
- Precipitation
- 3.54 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 4
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 10 h 40 minOctober 1 to October 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 18
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00315890; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Mount Airy in October?
On a given October day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around October 1 (33%). In all, 3.54 in falls on 9 days of a normal October, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal October in Mount Airy, 4 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00315890.
What are the records for October in Mount Airy?
The warmest October temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 96°F, on October 1, 1919; the coldest is 20°F, on October 24, 1904. The wettest October brought 12.30 in (1929).
The October mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 56.5°F: 2021 62.3°F (+5.8), 2022 53.8°F (−2.7), 2023 58.5°F (+2.0), 2024 58.5°F (+2.0), 2025 57.1°F (+0.6). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| October | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62.3°F | +5.8°F | 1.45 in |
| 2022 | 53.8°F | −2.7°F | 3.69 in |
| 2023 | 58.5°F | +2.0°F | 0.77 in |
| 2024 | 58.5°F | +2.0°F | 0.74 in |
| 2025 | 57.1°F | +0.6°F | 2.47 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00315890; recent months: ACIS, station USC00315890. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does October in Mount Airy compare across North Carolina?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in North Carolina, October normal highs run from 55°F in Beech Mountain to 79°F in Southport; Mount Airy's is 70°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Mount Airy in September79°F by day, 56°F at night
- Mount Airy in November59°F by day, 33°F at night
- Mount Airy through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- North Carolina in OctoberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Southport: North Carolina's warmest Octobernormal high 79°F