Climate averages 1991–2020
Norman weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 9th 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 Norman: daytime highs average 22.4°C and nights cool to about 13.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 76 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 9th 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 Oklahoma City (28 km away). In October its highs average 22.3°C, about as warm as Norman, with 75 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Norman ranks joint 230th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 243rd of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Norman is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.9°C to 15.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 76 mm to 50 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
Norman climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3°C0.1°C | 0.1°C | 37 | 4.7 | 10.110 h |
| February | 12.0°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 46 | 5.7 | 10.911 h |
| March | 16.8°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 74 | 7.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.7°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 100 | 8.6 | 13.113 h |
| May | 26.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 113 | 10.7 | 14.014 h |
| June | 30.7°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 95 | 9.0 | 14.514 h |
| July | 33.6°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 55 | 6.2 | 14.314 h |
| August | 33.2°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 57 | 6.5 | 13.513 h |
| September | 28.6°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 73 | 6.6 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 22.4°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 76 | 7.0 | 11.311 h |
| November | 15.5°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 50 | 5.8 | 10.410 h |
| December | 10.0°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 48 | 5.1 | 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
- Oklahoma City in OctoberUnited States · 28 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 12.5°C · 75 mm rain
- Edmond in OctoberUnited States · 48 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 12.5°C · 72 mm rain
- Lawton in OctoberUnited States · 110 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 13.2°C · 79 mm rain
- Tulsa in OctoberUnited States · 167 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 93 mm rain
- Wichita Falls in OctoberUnited States · 175 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 83 mm rain
- Broken Arrow in OctoberUnited States · 175 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 96 mm rain
- Denton in OctoberUnited States · 225 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 94 mm rain
- Frisco in OctoberUnited States · 237 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 14.9°C · 100 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 Norman) is explained once on the Norman year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.