Climate averages 1991–2020
Lubbock weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 10th 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 Lubbock: daytime highs average 23.3°C and nights cool to about 11.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 47 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 22 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Midland (177 km away). In October its highs average 25.1°C, 1.8°C warmer than Lubbock, with 40 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lubbock ranks joint 214th of 498 for the warmest October highs and 163rd of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Lubbock is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.3°C to 17.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 47 mm to 26 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
Lubbock climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.4°C0.0°C | 0.0°C | 21 | 3.0 | 10.210 h |
| February | 15.0°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 24 | 4.2 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.4°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 41 | 4.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.9°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 40 | 4.4 | 13.013 h |
| May | 28.2°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 56 | 7.4 | 13.914 h |
| June | 32.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 45 | 7.7 | 14.314 h |
| July | 33.0°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 32 | 5.8 | 14.114 h |
| August | 32.1°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 43 | 6.6 | 13.413 h |
| September | 28.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 52 | 6.2 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 23.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 47 | 5.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 17.0°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 26 | 3.7 | 10.510 h |
| December | 12.4°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 23 | 3.4 | 10.010 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
- Midland in OctoberUnited States · 177 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 13.3°C · 40 mm rain
- Amarillo in OctoberUnited States · 183 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.9°C · 48 mm rain
- Odessa in OctoberUnited States · 198 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 37 mm rain
- Abilene in OctoberUnited States · 234 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 14.5°C · 64 mm rain
- San Angelo in OctoberUnited States · 270 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 14.6°C · 60 mm rain
- Wichita Falls in OctoberUnited States · 313 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 83 mm rain
- Lawton in OctoberUnited States · 339 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 13.2°C · 79 mm rain
- Fort Worth in OctoberUnited States · 433 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 15.2°C · 93 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 Lubbock) is explained once on the Lubbock year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.