Climate averages 1991–2020
Tallahassee weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 3rd 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 Tallahassee: daytime highs average 26.1°C and nights cool to about 16.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 70 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Albany (Georgia), United States (127 km away). In October its highs average 25.7°C, about as warm as Tallahassee, with 70 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Tallahassee ranks joint 98th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 207th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Tallahassee is 4.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.9°C to 21.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 70 mm to 60 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
Tallahassee climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.4°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 97 | 7.6 | 10.410 h |
| February | 18.4°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 84 | 7.6 | 11.111 h |
| March | 21.6°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 108 | 8.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.2°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 71 | 7.2 | 12.913 h |
| May | 29.4°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 59 | 8.6 | 13.714 h |
| June | 31.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 141 | 16.9 | 14.114 h |
| July | 31.5°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 144 | 19.9 | 13.914 h |
| August | 31.1°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 147 | 20.2 | 13.213 h |
| September | 29.7°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 102 | 11.7 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 26.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 70 | 6.3 | 11.511 h |
| November | 21.2°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 60 | 6.1 | 10.611 h |
| December | 17.7°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 86 | 7.4 | 10.210 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
- Albany (Georgia), United States in OctoberUnited States · 127 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 15.3°C · 70 mm rain
- Gainesville in OctoberUnited States · 208 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 18.3°C · 57 mm rain
- Columbus, United States in OctoberUnited States · 235 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 14.3°C · 75 mm rain
- Warner Robins in OctoberUnited States · 250 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 14.2°C · 73 mm rain
- Jacksonville in OctoberUnited States · 252 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 18.7°C · 70 mm rain
- Macon in OctoberUnited States · 274 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 14.0°C · 72 mm rain
- Spring Hill in OctoberUnited States · 276 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 19.7°C · 62 mm rain
- Montgomery in OctoberUnited States · 288 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 14.5°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 Tallahassee) is explained once on the Tallahassee year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.