Climate averages 1991–2020
South Fulton weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and one of the 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 South Fulton: daytime highs average 22.5°C and nights cool to about 13.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 72 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (one of the driest months 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 Atlanta (32 km away). In October its highs average 22.1°C, about as warm as South Fulton, with 77 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, South Fulton ranks 229th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 216th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; South Fulton is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.8°C to 16.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 72 mm to 96 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
South Fulton climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.2°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 106 | 10.0 | 10.210 h |
| February | 13.4°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 113 | 9.7 | 11.011 h |
| March | 17.4°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 112 | 10.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 21.9°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 85 | 8.7 | 13.013 h |
| May | 26.4°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 72 | 9.5 | 13.914 h |
| June | 29.5°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 93 | 14.2 | 14.314 h |
| July | 30.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 109 | 15.5 | 14.114 h |
| August | 30.4°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 94 | 13.1 | 13.413 h |
| September | 27.6°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 88 | 8.6 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 22.5°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 72 | 6.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 16.7°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 96 | 8.0 | 10.510 h |
| December | 12.4°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 107 | 10.3 | 10.010 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
- Atlanta in OctoberUnited States · 32 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 12.2°C · 77 mm rain
- Sandy Springs in OctoberUnited States · 46 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.4°C · 83 mm rain
- Roswell in OctoberUnited States · 56 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.3°C · 86 mm rain
- Johns Creek in OctoberUnited States · 65 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 12.6°C · 86 mm rain
- Athens, United States in OctoberUnited States · 127 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 12.8°C · 84 mm rain
- Macon in OctoberUnited States · 128 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 14.0°C · 72 mm rain
- Columbus, United States in OctoberUnited States · 129 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 14.3°C · 75 mm rain
- Warner Robins in OctoberUnited States · 146 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 14.2°C · 73 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 South Fulton) is explained once on the South Fulton year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.