Climate averages 1991–2020
Huntsville weather
in October.
A warm, 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 warm month in Huntsville: daytime highs average 22.3°C and nights cool to about 12.5°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 Chattanooga (122 km away). In October its highs average 22.0°C, about as warm as Huntsville, with 84 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Huntsville ranks joint 233rd 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; Huntsville is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.6°C to 15.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 86 mm to 106 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
Huntsville climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 129 | 10.3 | 10.110 h |
| February | 12.1°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 124 | 11.1 | 10.911 h |
| March | 16.5°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 145 | 11.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.3°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 126 | 10.4 | 13.013 h |
| May | 25.8°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 106 | 11.0 | 14.014 h |
| June | 29.6°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 105 | 12.4 | 14.414 h |
| July | 31.0°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 112 | 12.8 | 14.214 h |
| August | 31.0°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 78 | 11.1 | 13.513 h |
| September | 28.1°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 92 | 7.5 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 22.3°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 86 | 7.2 | 11.311 h |
| November | 15.7°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 106 | 8.9 | 10.410 h |
| December | 11.1°C2.8°C | 2.8°C | 139 | 11.2 | 9.910 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
- Chattanooga in OctoberUnited States · 122 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.0°C · 84 mm rain
- Murfreesboro in OctoberUnited States · 125 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.0°C · 86 mm rain
- East Chattanooga in OctoberUnited States · 127 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 11.8°C · 84 mm rain
- Franklin in OctoberUnited States · 135 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 11.9°C · 90 mm rain
- Birmingham, United States in OctoberUnited States · 136 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 13.3°C · 86 mm rain
- Hoover in OctoberUnited States · 149 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 13.5°C · 86 mm rain
- Nashville in OctoberUnited States · 161 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 11.4°C · 91 mm rain
- Tuscaloosa in OctoberUnited States · 192 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 14.1°C · 91 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 Huntsville) is explained once on the Huntsville year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.