Climate averages 1991–2020
Gainesville weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Gainesville: daytime highs average 26.9°C and nights cool to about 18.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 57 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 29 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jacksonville (99 km away). In October its highs average 25.7°C, 1.2°C cooler than Gainesville, with 70 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Gainesville ranks joint 54th of 498 for the warmest October highs and 171st of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Gainesville is 5.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.0°C to 22.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 57 mm to 40 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
Gainesville climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.6°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 74 | 7.7 | 10.510 h |
| February | 20.4°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 64 | 6.9 | 11.111 h |
| March | 23.3°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 80 | 7.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.7°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 57 | 6.6 | 12.913 h |
| May | 30.1°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 70 | 8.9 | 13.614 h |
| June | 31.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 135 | 18.6 | 14.014 h |
| July | 31.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 136 | 20.5 | 13.814 h |
| August | 31.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 147 | 21.3 | 13.213 h |
| September | 29.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 107 | 14.6 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 26.9°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 57 | 7.7 | 11.511 h |
| November | 22.9°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 40 | 5.3 | 10.711 h |
| December | 20.0°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 60 | 6.6 | 10.310 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
- Jacksonville in OctoberUnited States · 99 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 18.7°C · 70 mm rain
- Palm Coast in OctoberUnited States · 108 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 20.9°C · 86 mm rain
- Spring Hill in OctoberUnited States · 132 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 19.7°C · 62 mm rain
- Deltona in OctoberUnited States · 133 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 20.0°C · 75 mm rain
- Daytona Beach in OctoberUnited States · 135 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 20.8°C · 87 mm rain
- Orlando in OctoberUnited States · 154 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 19.7°C · 66 mm rain
- Alafaya in OctoberUnited States · 162 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 20.0°C · 69 mm rain
- Lakeland in OctoberUnited States · 183 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 19.8°C · 56 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 Gainesville) is explained once on the Gainesville year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.