Winchester weather in October: Winchester, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for October
Winchester in October has a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 45°F, a daily mean of 55°F, falling from 71°F on the 1st to 60°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal October, 3.02 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 7°C, 77 mm of precipitation in October.
- NOAA stationWinchester
- Station IDUSC00449181
- Location39.19°N 78.15°W
- Elevation720 ft (220 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population27,800
- Jan 41° 24°
- Feb 45° 26°
- Mar 53° 32°
- Apr 65° 42°
- May 73° 52°
- Jun 82° 61°
- Jul 86° 66°
- Aug 84° 64°
- Sep 77° 57°
- Oct 66° 45°
- Nov 55° 35°
- Dec 45° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Winchester in October?
The normal high is 66°F and the normal low 45°F, for a daily mean of 55.1°F. October is 11.7°F cooler than September and 10.1°F warmer than November. October is the 6th warmest month of the year in Winchester and the 9th 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 2.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Octobers in three average between 53°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 | 50°F | 33% | 20% |
| October 8 | 68°F | 48°F | 32% | 20% |
| October 15 | 66°F | 45°F | 31% | 19% |
| October 22 | 64°F | 42°F | 31% | 18% |
| October 31 | 60°F | 40°F | 30% | 17% |
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 | 50°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 2 | 71°F | 50°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 3 | 70°F | 50°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 4 | 70°F | 49°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 5 | 70°F | 49°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 6 | 69°F | 48°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 7 | 69°F | 48°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 8 | 68°F | 48°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 9 | 68°F | 47°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 10 | 68°F | 47°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 11 | 67°F | 46°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 12 | 67°F | 46°F | 32% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 13 | 67°F | 46°F | 32% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 14 | 66°F | 45°F | 32% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 15 | 66°F | 45°F | 31% | 19% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 16 | 66°F | 44°F | 31% | 19% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 17 | 65°F | 44°F | 31% | 19% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 18 | 65°F | 44°F | 31% | 19% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 19 | 65°F | 43°F | 31% | 18% | 11 h |
| October 20 | 64°F | 43°F | 31% | 18% | 11 h |
| October 21 | 64°F | 43°F | 31% | 18% | 11 h |
| October 22 | 64°F | 42°F | 31% | 18% | 11 h |
| October 23 | 63°F | 42°F | 31% | 18% | 11 h |
| October 24 | 63°F | 42°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 25 | 63°F | 41°F | 31% | 17% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 26 | 62°F | 41°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 27 | 62°F | 41°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 28 | 61°F | 40°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 29 | 61°F | 40°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 30 | 61°F | 40°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 31 | 60°F | 40°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 66°FOctober average
- Normal low
- 45°FOctober average
- Precipitation
- 3.02 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 2
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 10 h 40 minOctober 1 to October 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 11
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00449181; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Winchester 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, 3.02 in falls on 10 days of a normal October, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal October in Winchester, 2 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00449181.
What are the records for October in Winchester?
The warmest October temperature on this station's record (since 1982) is 94°F, on October 4, 2019; the coldest is 24°F, on October 31, 1988. The wettest October brought 7.90 in (1990).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00449181. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does October in Winchester compare across Virginia?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Virginia, October normal highs run from 64°F in Hot Springs to 76°F in Chesapeake; Winchester's is 66°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Winchester in September77°F by day, 57°F at night
- Winchester in November55°F by day, 35°F at night
- Winchester through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Virginia in OctoberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Chesapeake: Virginia's warmest Octobernormal high 76°F