Climate averages 1991–2020
Paterson weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Paterson: daytime highs average 17.3°C and nights cool to about 9.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 104 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 09 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Passaic (8 km away). In October its highs average 17.3°C, about as warm as Paterson, with 99 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Paterson ranks joint 352nd of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 437th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Paterson is 4.0°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.2°C to 11.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 104 mm to 83 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
Paterson climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.0°C-4.9°C | -4.9°C | 89 | 9.2 | 9.610 h |
| February | 4.5°C-4.4°C | -4.4°C | 78 | 8.6 | 10.611 h |
| March | 8.9°C-0.6°C | -0.6°C | 108 | 10.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.4°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 96 | 10.7 | 13.313 h |
| May | 20.9°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 97 | 12.0 | 14.414 h |
| June | 26.0°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 105 | 11.7 | 15.115 h |
| July | 28.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 109 | 10.8 | 14.815 h |
| August | 27.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 103 | 10.6 | 13.814 h |
| September | 23.9°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 110 | 9.4 | 12.513 h |
| October, selected | 17.3°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 104 | 8.6 | 11.211 h |
| November | 11.1°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 83 | 8.3 | 9.910 h |
| December | 5.6°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 105 | 9.9 | 9.39 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
- Passaic in OctoberUnited States · 8 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 9.2°C · 99 mm rain
- Newark in OctoberUnited States · 20 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 9.3°C · 99 mm rain
- Manhattan in OctoberUnited States · 23 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 9.4°C · 97 mm rain
- Yonkers in OctoberUnited States · 23 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 9.6°C · 101 mm rain
- New York City in OctoberUnited States · 26 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 9.4°C · 97 mm rain
- The Bronx in OctoberUnited States · 27 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 9.4°C · 101 mm rain
- Greenburgh in OctoberUnited States · 30 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 9.8°C · 100 mm rain
- Brooklyn in OctoberUnited States · 35 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 9.9°C · 97 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 Paterson) is explained once on the Paterson year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.