Climate averages 1991–2020
Oklahoma City 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 Oklahoma City: daytime highs average 22.3°C and nights cool to about 12.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 75 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 19 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Edmond (21 km away). In October its highs average 22.3°C, about as warm as Oklahoma City, with 72 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Oklahoma City ranks joint 233rd of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 237th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Oklahoma City is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.0°C to 15.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 75 mm to 49 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
Oklahoma City climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.0°C-0.8°C | -0.8°C | 37 | 4.6 | 10.110 h |
| February | 11.7°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 45 | 5.5 | 10.911 h |
| March | 16.7°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 72 | 7.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.6°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 98 | 8.6 | 13.113 h |
| May | 26.1°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 115 | 11.0 | 14.014 h |
| June | 30.7°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 95 | 9.6 | 14.515 h |
| July | 33.6°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 61 | 6.8 | 14.314 h |
| August | 33.1°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 64 | 6.7 | 13.513 h |
| September | 28.5°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 73 | 6.9 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 22.3°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 75 | 7.2 | 11.311 h |
| November | 15.3°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 49 | 5.6 | 10.310 h |
| December | 9.7°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 46 | 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
- Edmond in OctoberUnited States · 21 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 12.5°C · 72 mm rain
- Norman in OctoberUnited States · 28 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 13.1°C · 76 mm rain
- Lawton in OctoberUnited States · 124 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 13.2°C · 79 mm rain
- Tulsa in OctoberUnited States · 157 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 93 mm rain
- Broken Arrow in OctoberUnited States · 169 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 96 mm rain
- Wichita Falls in OctoberUnited States · 194 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 83 mm rain
- Wichita in OctoberUnited States · 248 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 10.5°C · 77 mm rain
- Denton in OctoberUnited States · 253 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 94 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 Oklahoma City) is explained once on the Oklahoma City year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.