Climate averages 1991–2020
Memphis weather
in October.
A warm, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 7th 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 Memphis: daytime highs average 22.7°C and nights cool to about 12.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 102 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a wet month (the 7th 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 Jonesboro (97 km away). In October its highs average 21.9°C, 0.8°C cooler than Memphis, with 96 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Memphis ranks joint 225th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 426th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Memphis is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.0°C to 15.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 102 mm to 101 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
Memphis climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 98 | 9.6 | 10.110 h |
| February | 11.8°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 104 | 9.2 | 10.911 h |
| March | 16.5°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 127 | 11.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.6°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 122 | 10.0 | 13.113 h |
| May | 26.3°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 117 | 11.0 | 14.014 h |
| June | 30.5°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 87 | 9.7 | 14.514 h |
| July | 32.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 93 | 10.4 | 14.314 h |
| August | 31.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 75 | 8.5 | 13.513 h |
| September | 28.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 74 | 7.4 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 22.7°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 102 | 7.4 | 11.311 h |
| November | 15.7°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 101 | 8.5 | 10.410 h |
| December | 10.9°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 126 | 9.7 | 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
- Jonesboro in OctoberUnited States · 97 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 96 mm rain
- Little Rock in OctoberUnited States · 209 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 13.4°C · 97 mm rain
- Clarksville in OctoberUnited States · 287 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.8°C · 91 mm rain
- Franklin in OctoberUnited States · 300 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 11.9°C · 90 mm rain
- Tuscaloosa in OctoberUnited States · 314 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 14.1°C · 91 mm rain
- Nashville in OctoberUnited States · 316 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 11.4°C · 91 mm rain
- Jackson in OctoberUnited States · 317 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 91 mm rain
- Huntsville in OctoberUnited States · 319 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 12.5°C · 86 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 Memphis) is explained once on the Memphis year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.