Climate averages 1991–2020
Eugene weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Eugene: daytime highs average 17.4°C and nights cool to about 7.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 107 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes October a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 03 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Salem, United States (99 km away). In October its highs average 17.4°C, about as warm as Eugene, with 87 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Eugene ranks joint 345th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 453rd of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Eugene is 3.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.9°C to 11.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 107 mm to 186 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Eugene climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.0°C1.3°C | 1.3°C | 176 | 16.5 | 9.39 h |
| February | 10.5°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 139 | 15.1 | 10.410 h |
| March | 12.4°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 160 | 16.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 14.4°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 130 | 15.6 | 13.413 h |
| May | 18.0°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 82 | 10.3 | 14.715 h |
| June | 21.3°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 43 | 7.3 | 15.415 h |
| July | 27.0°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 8.6 | 1.5 | 15.115 h |
| August | 27.4°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 12 | 2.2 | 14.014 h |
| September | 24.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 41 | 5.0 | 12.613 h |
| October, selected | 17.4°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 107 | 10.6 | 11.011 h |
| November | 11.5°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 186 | 16.4 | 9.710 h |
| December | 8.2°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 206 | 17.0 | 9.09 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Salem, United States in OctoberUnited States · 99 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 7.9°C · 87 mm rain
- Bend in OctoberUnited States · 142 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 2.9°C · 37 mm rain
- Beaverton in OctoberUnited States · 161 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 7.9°C · 106 mm rain
- Hillsboro in OctoberUnited States · 164 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 8.0°C · 107 mm rain
- Portland in OctoberUnited States · 167 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 8.1°C · 106 mm rain
- Gresham in OctoberUnited States · 169 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 7.1°C · 147 mm rain
- Vancouver, United States in OctoberUnited States · 180 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 7.9°C · 143 mm rain
- Medford in OctoberUnited States · 193 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 7.0°C · 59 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Eugene) is explained once on the Eugene year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.