Climate averages 1991–2020
Medford weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 5th 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 Medford: daytime highs average 19.9°C and nights cool to about 7.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 59 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 06 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Eugene (193 km away). In October its highs average 17.4°C, 2.5°C cooler than Medford, with 107 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Medford ranks joint 282nd of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 174th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Medford is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.2°C to 12.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 59 mm to 110 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
Medford climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.8°C0.7°C | 0.7°C | 126 | 13.8 | 9.59 h |
| February | 11.2°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 104 | 12.9 | 10.511 h |
| March | 13.5°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 122 | 15.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.0°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 99 | 13.9 | 13.313 h |
| May | 20.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 78 | 10.3 | 14.615 h |
| June | 24.3°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 40 | 5.7 | 15.215 h |
| July | 30.2°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 12 | 2.5 | 14.915 h |
| August | 30.1°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 15 | 2.6 | 13.914 h |
| September | 26.9°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 22 | 3.5 | 12.513 h |
| October, selected | 19.9°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 59 | 7.3 | 11.111 h |
| November | 12.7°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 110 | 12.8 | 9.810 h |
| December | 8.7°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 158 | 14.9 | 9.19 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
- Eugene in OctoberUnited States · 193 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 7.3°C · 107 mm rain
- Redding in OctoberUnited States · 198 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 11.7°C · 70 mm rain
- Bend in OctoberUnited States · 230 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 2.9°C · 37 mm rain
- Salem, United States in OctoberUnited States · 291 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 7.9°C · 87 mm rain
- Chico in OctoberUnited States · 302 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 11.9°C · 52 mm rain
- Beaverton in OctoberUnited States · 351 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 7.9°C · 106 mm rain
- Gresham in OctoberUnited States · 354 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 7.1°C · 147 mm rain
- Hillsboro in OctoberUnited States · 356 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 8.0°C · 107 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 Medford) is explained once on the Medford year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.