Climate averages 1991–2020
Reno weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Reno: daytime highs average 18.8°C and nights cool to about 8.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 12 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Folsom (151 km away). In October its highs average 24.9°C, 6.1°C warmer than Reno, with 41 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Reno ranks joint 301st of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 111th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Reno is 2.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.1°C to 10.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 24 mm to 34 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
Reno climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9°C-2.8°C | -2.8°C | 67 | 8.0 | 9.710 h |
| February | 6.4°C-1.9°C | -1.9°C | 60 | 8.5 | 10.711 h |
| March | 10.0°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 56 | 8.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 14.4°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 32 | 6.9 | 13.213 h |
| May | 20.6°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 31 | 6.8 | 14.314 h |
| June | 26.9°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 15 | 3.5 | 14.915 h |
| July | 32.2°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 8.9 | 2.7 | 14.715 h |
| August | 31.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 7.7 | 2.6 | 13.714 h |
| September | 26.5°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 9.4 | 2.5 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 18.8°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 24 | 3.5 | 11.211 h |
| November | 10.7°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 34 | 5.7 | 10.010 h |
| December | 4.7°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 64 | 7.6 | 9.49 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
- Folsom in OctoberUnited States · 151 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 11.5°C · 41 mm rain
- Roseville in OctoberUnited States · 154 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 11.5°C · 41 mm rain
- Citrus Heights in OctoberUnited States · 156 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 11.7°C · 41 mm rain
- Rancho Cordova in OctoberUnited States · 166 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 11.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Arden-Arcade in OctoberUnited States · 170 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 12.1°C · 31 mm rain
- Chico in OctoberUnited States · 175 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 11.9°C · 52 mm rain
- Sacramento in OctoberUnited States · 179 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.2°C · 31 mm rain
- Elk Grove in OctoberUnited States · 183 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 12.0°C · 37 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 Reno) is explained once on the Reno year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.