Climate averages 1991–2020
Gastonia weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Gastonia: daytime highs average 21.4°C and nights cool to about 11.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 86 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 20 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Charlotte (31 km away). In October its highs average 21.5°C, about as warm as Gastonia, with 81 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Gastonia ranks joint 258th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 310th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Gastonia is level with that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.9°C to 15.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 86 mm to 89 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
Gastonia climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.6°C0.8°C | 0.8°C | 98 | 9.7 | 10.110 h |
| February | 11.8°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 88 | 8.5 | 10.911 h |
| March | 15.9°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 114 | 10.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.1°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 97 | 8.9 | 13.113 h |
| May | 25.6°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 79 | 10.8 | 14.014 h |
| June | 29.4°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 101 | 12.9 | 14.514 h |
| July | 31.3°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 105 | 15.1 | 14.314 h |
| August | 30.0°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 102 | 12.5 | 13.513 h |
| September | 26.9°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 97 | 9.1 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 21.4°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 86 | 6.8 | 11.311 h |
| November | 15.4°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 89 | 7.8 | 10.310 h |
| December | 11.0°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 101 | 9.1 | 9.810 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
- Charlotte in OctoberUnited States · 31 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 11.4°C · 81 mm rain
- Rock Hill in OctoberUnited States · 40 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.4°C · 83 mm rain
- Concord (North Carolina), United States in OctoberUnited States · 57 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 12.0°C · 83 mm rain
- Winston-Salem in OctoberUnited States · 126 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 10.6°C · 83 mm rain
- Asheville in OctoberUnited States · 129 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 8.5°C · 79 mm rain
- High Point in OctoberUnited States · 132 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 82 mm rain
- Columbia (South Carolina), United States in OctoberUnited States · 141 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 84 mm rain
- Greensboro in OctoberUnited States · 155 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 80 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 Gastonia) is explained once on the Gastonia year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.