Climate averages 1991–2020
Waco weather
in October.
A warm, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 11th 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 Waco: daytime highs average 26.1°C and nights cool to about 16.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 107 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Temple (54 km away). In October its highs average 25.9°C, about as warm as Waco, with 105 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Waco ranks joint 98th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 453rd of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Waco is 4.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.3°C to 19.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 107 mm to 74 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
Waco climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.7°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 70 | 6.9 | 10.310 h |
| February | 16.8°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 72 | 7.5 | 11.011 h |
| March | 20.6°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 88 | 9.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.8°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 86 | 8.5 | 12.913 h |
| May | 28.6°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 119 | 10.5 | 13.714 h |
| June | 32.3°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 74 | 8.3 | 14.214 h |
| July | 34.7°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 37 | 5.7 | 14.014 h |
| August | 35.0°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 49 | 5.3 | 13.313 h |
| September | 31.4°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 60 | 6.0 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 26.1°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 107 | 7.2 | 11.411 h |
| November | 19.8°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 74 | 7.2 | 10.611 h |
| December | 15.5°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 83 | 7.1 | 10.110 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
- Temple in OctoberUnited States · 54 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 15.9°C · 105 mm rain
- Killeen in OctoberUnited States · 73 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 15.9°C · 96 mm rain
- Bryan in OctoberUnited States · 122 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 16.4°C · 102 mm rain
- Round Rock in OctoberUnited States · 126 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 16.4°C · 86 mm rain
- College Station in OctoberUnited States · 128 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 16.5°C · 102 mm rain
- Fort Worth in OctoberUnited States · 132 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 15.2°C · 93 mm rain
- Arlington (Texas), United States in OctoberUnited States · 132 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 15.3°C · 96 mm rain
- Grand Prairie in OctoberUnited States · 134 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 15.5°C · 96 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 Waco) is explained once on the Waco year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.