Average Temperatures for Large US Cities in October

Average temperatures for the month of October in the largest US cities are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

The tables give the normals for maximum and minimum temperatures based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 by the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

Most major American cities enjoy mild weather during October. Daytime high temperatures are typically 60 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit (16 to 27 degrees Celsius) and the nights always average above freezing.

Average October temperatures for US cities.
High °F Low °F City High °C Low °C
74 55 Atlanta, Georgia 24 13
83 61 Austin, Texas 28 16
68 47 Baltimore, Maryland 20 8
76 54 Birmingham, Alabama 24 12
62 48 Boston, Massachusetts 17 9
60 44 Buffalo, New York 15 7
73 50 Charlotte, North Carolina 23 10
64 47 Chicago, Illinois 18 8
67 46 Cincinnati, Ohio 19 8
64 47 Cleveland, Ohio 18 8
66 45 Columbus, Ohio 19 7
80 59 Dallas, Texas 26 15
67 36 Denver, Colorado 19 2
62 44 Detroit, Michigan 17 7
79 55 Fresno, California 26 13
61 42 Grand Rapids, Michigan 16 6
64 42 Hartford, Connecticut 18 6
87 74 Honolulu, Hawaii 31 23
82 64 Houston, Texas 28 18
High °F Low °F City High °C Low °C
66 46 Indianapolis, Indiana 19 8
82 66 Jacksonville, Florida 28 19
67 46 Kansas City, Missouri 20 8
81 60 Las Vegas, Nevada 27 15
79 60 Los Angeles, California 26 16
71 50 Louisville, Kentucky 21 10
75 54 Memphis, Tennessee 24 12
86 74 Miami, Florida 30 23
61 45 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 16 7
58 41 Minneapolis, Minnesota 15 5
74 50 Nashville, Tennessee 23 10
81 64 New Orleans, Louisiana 27 18
65 51 New York, New York 18 11
73 49 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 23 10
84 68 Orlando, Florida 29 20
67 49 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 20 10
89 66 Phoenix, Arizona 32 19
63 44 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 17 7
High °F Low °F City High °C Low °C
64 46 Portland, Oregon 18 8
64 45 Providence, Rhode Island 18 7
73 50 Raleigh, North Carolina 23 10
71 49 Richmond, Virginia 22 9
83 55 Riverside, California 28 13
61 43 Rochester, New York 16 6
79 53 Sacramento, California 26 12
66 44 Salt Lake City, Utah 19 6
82 60 San Antonio, Texas 28 16
75 62 San Diego, California 24 16
70 54 San Francisco, California 21 12
76 53 San Jose, California 24 12
61 47 Seattle, Washington 16 8
69 49 St. Louis, Missouri 21 10
86 69 Tampa, Florida 30 21
86 59 Tucson, Arizona 30 15
74 51 Tulsa, Oklahoma 23 11
72 55 Virginia Beach, Virginia 22 13
69 52 Washington, DC 21 11
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

US City Temperatures
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