Climate averages 1991–2020
Midland 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 Midland: daytime highs average 25.1°C and nights cool to about 13.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 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 25 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Odessa (32 km away). In October its highs average 25.3°C, about as warm as Midland, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Midland ranks joint 145th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 140th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Midland is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.4°C to 18.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 40 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
Midland climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.3°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 22 | 3.3 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.1°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 23 | 3.8 | 11.011 h |
| March | 21.4°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 33 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.0°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 30 | 4.3 | 12.913 h |
| May | 30.1°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 57 | 7.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 33.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 38 | 6.9 | 14.214 h |
| July | 34.0°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 33 | 4.9 | 14.014 h |
| August | 33.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 39 | 5.9 | 13.313 h |
| September | 29.5°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 46 | 6.3 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 25.1°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 40 | 4.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.7°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 26 | 3.5 | 10.611 h |
| December | 14.5°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 24 | 3.7 | 10.110 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
- Odessa in OctoberUnited States · 32 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 37 mm rain
- San Angelo in OctoberUnited States · 166 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 14.6°C · 60 mm rain
- Lubbock in OctoberUnited States · 177 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 47 mm rain
- Abilene in OctoberUnited States · 226 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 14.5°C · 64 mm rain
- Ciudad Acuña in OctoberMexico · 316 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 17.9°C · 55 mm rain
- Amarillo in OctoberUnited States · 359 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.9°C · 48 mm rain
- Piedras Negras in OctoberMexico · 396 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 18.5°C · 60 mm rain
- Wichita Falls in OctoberUnited States · 397 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 83 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 Midland) is explained once on the Midland year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.