Whitefish weather in October: Whitefish, Montana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for October
Whitefish in October has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 31°F, a daily mean of 42°F, falling from 61°F on the 1st to 44°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal October, 1.45 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of −1°C, 37 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in October.
- NOAA stationWhitefish
- Station IDUSC00248902
- Location48.41°N 114.36°W
- Elevation3,100 ft (945 m)
- Population9,256
- Jan 29° 16°
- Feb 34° 16°
- Mar 43° 23°
- Apr 53° 30°
- May 64° 39°
- Jun 70° 45°
- Jul 81° 50°
- Aug 80° 48°
- Sep 69° 40°
- Oct 53° 31°
- Nov 38° 24°
- Dec 29° 18°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Whitefish in October?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 31°F, for a daily mean of 41.7°F. October is 12.7°F cooler than September and 10.9°F warmer than November. October is the 6th warmest month of the year in Whitefish and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 17°F, from 61°F on October 1 to 44°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 39°F and 44°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 | 61°F | 36°F | 26% | 14% |
| October 8 | 57°F | 33°F | 27% | 15% |
| October 15 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 16% |
| October 22 | 49°F | 29°F | 31% | 17% |
| October 31 | 44°F | 27°F | 33% | 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 | 61°F | 36°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 2 | 61°F | 35°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 3 | 60°F | 35°F | 26% | 14% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 4 | 60°F | 35°F | 27% | 14% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 5 | 59°F | 34°F | 27% | 14% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 6 | 59°F | 34°F | 27% | 14% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 7 | 58°F | 34°F | 27% | 15% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 8 | 57°F | 33°F | 27% | 15% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 9 | 57°F | 33°F | 28% | 15% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 10 | 56°F | 33°F | 28% | 15% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 11 | 56°F | 32°F | 28% | 15% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 12 | 55°F | 32°F | 28% | 15% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 13 | 54°F | 32°F | 29% | 15% | 11 h |
| October 14 | 54°F | 31°F | 29% | 15% | 11 h |
| October 15 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 16% | 11 h |
| October 16 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 16% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 17 | 52°F | 30°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 18 | 51°F | 30°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 19 | 51°F | 30°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 20 | 50°F | 30°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 21 | 50°F | 29°F | 31% | 17% | 10 h 30 min |
| October 22 | 49°F | 29°F | 31% | 17% | 10 h 30 min |
| October 23 | 48°F | 29°F | 31% | 17% | 10 h 30 min |
| October 24 | 48°F | 29°F | 31% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| October 25 | 47°F | 28°F | 31% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| October 26 | 47°F | 28°F | 32% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| October 27 | 46°F | 28°F | 32% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| October 28 | 46°F | 28°F | 32% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| October 29 | 45°F | 27°F | 32% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| October 30 | 45°F | 27°F | 32% | 18% | 10 h |
| October 31 | 44°F | 27°F | 33% | 18% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 53°FOctober average
- Normal low
- 31°FOctober average
- Precipitation
- 1.45 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.4 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 19
- Daylight
- 11 h 40 min to 10 hOctober 1 to October 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 65%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00248902; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Whitefish in October?
On a given October day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around October 31 (33%). In all, 1.45 in falls on 9 days of a normal October.
In a normal October in Whitefish, 19 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.4 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00248902.
How does October in Whitefish compare across Montana?
Across the 141 places PlainClimate covers in Montana, October normal highs run from 47°F in Cooke City to 64°F in Hardin; Whitefish's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.