Climate averages 1991–2020
Sandy Springs weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 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 Sandy Springs: daytime highs average 21.9°C and nights cool to about 12.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 83 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 22 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Roswell (11 km away). In October its highs average 21.8°C, about as warm as Sandy Springs, with 86 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Sandy Springs ranks joint 243rd of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 276th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Sandy Springs is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.8°C to 16.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 83 mm to 99 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
Sandy Springs climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.4°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 114 | 10.4 | 10.210 h |
| February | 12.6°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 114 | 10.1 | 10.911 h |
| March | 16.6°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 120 | 10.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 21.3°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 102 | 9.6 | 13.013 h |
| May | 25.7°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 86 | 10.2 | 13.914 h |
| June | 29.1°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 102 | 13.6 | 14.414 h |
| July | 30.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 108 | 14.5 | 14.214 h |
| August | 30.0°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 99 | 12.6 | 13.413 h |
| September | 27.2°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 92 | 8.6 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 21.9°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 83 | 7.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 16.1°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 99 | 8.2 | 10.410 h |
| December | 11.6°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 116 | 10.2 | 9.910 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
- Roswell in OctoberUnited States · 11 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.3°C · 86 mm rain
- Atlanta in OctoberUnited States · 20 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 12.2°C · 77 mm rain
- Johns Creek in OctoberUnited States · 20 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 12.6°C · 86 mm rain
- South Fulton in OctoberUnited States · 46 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 13.1°C · 72 mm rain
- Athens, United States in OctoberUnited States · 92 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 12.8°C · 84 mm rain
- Macon in OctoberUnited States · 139 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 14.0°C · 72 mm rain
- East Chattanooga in OctoberUnited States · 150 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 11.8°C · 84 mm rain
- Chattanooga in OctoberUnited States · 151 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.0°C · 84 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 Sandy Springs) is explained once on the Sandy Springs year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.