Climate averages 1991–2020
Roanoke weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 4th 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 Roanoke: daytime highs average 19.8°C and nights cool to about 9.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 79 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 16 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lynchburg (72 km away). In October its highs average 20.1°C, about as warm as Roanoke, with 86 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Roanoke ranks joint 286th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 249th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Roanoke is 1.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.3°C to 13.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 79 mm to 76 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
Roanoke climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.9°C-2.1°C | -2.1°C | 83 | 8.6 | 9.910 h |
| February | 9.0°C-1.1°C | -1.1°C | 75 | 8.5 | 10.811 h |
| March | 13.5°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 102 | 10.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 19.3°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 90 | 10.2 | 13.113 h |
| May | 23.5°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 95 | 12.3 | 14.114 h |
| June | 27.8°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 91 | 11.7 | 14.715 h |
| July | 30.0°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 83 | 11.6 | 14.514 h |
| August | 29.1°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 76 | 9.8 | 13.614 h |
| September | 25.5°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 102 | 9.3 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 19.8°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 79 | 7.2 | 11.311 h |
| November | 13.5°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 76 | 7.5 | 10.210 h |
| December | 8.5°C-0.2°C | -0.2°C | 84 | 8.3 | 9.710 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
- Lynchburg in OctoberUnited States · 72 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 10.3°C · 86 mm rain
- Winston-Salem in OctoberUnited States · 133 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 10.6°C · 83 mm rain
- Greensboro in OctoberUnited States · 134 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 80 mm rain
- High Point in OctoberUnited States · 146 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 82 mm rain
- Durham in OctoberUnited States · 170 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.6°C · 79 mm rain
- Cary in OctoberUnited States · 194 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 12.1°C · 79 mm rain
- Raleigh in OctoberUnited States · 203 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 12.3°C · 79 mm rain
- Concord (North Carolina), United States in OctoberUnited States · 215 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 12.0°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 Roanoke) is explained once on the Roanoke year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.