Climate averages 1991–2020
Waterford weather
in October.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a cool month in Waterford: daytime highs average 14.9°C and nights cool to about 7.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 75 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 05 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rochester Hills (22 km away). In October its highs average 15.0°C, about as warm as Waterford, with 75 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Waterford ranks joint 463rd of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 237th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Waterford is 6.4°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.3°C to 7.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 75 mm to 66 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly precipitation
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
Waterford climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.0°C-8.5°C | -8.5°C | 59 | 9.8 | 9.49 h |
| February | 0.6°C-8.1°C | -8.1°C | 52 | 8.1 | 10.511 h |
| March | 6.2°C-3.3°C | -3.3°C | 60 | 9.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 13.1°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 92 | 12.0 | 13.413 h |
| May | 19.6°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 94 | 12.4 | 14.615 h |
| June | 24.7°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 95 | 10.9 | 15.315 h |
| July | 26.8°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 78 | 11.2 | 15.015 h |
| August | 25.7°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 78 | 10.4 | 13.914 h |
| September | 22.0°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 73 | 9.3 | 12.513 h |
| October, selected | 14.9°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 75 | 10.4 | 11.111 h |
| November | 7.6°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 66 | 9.2 | 9.810 h |
| December | 1.7°C-4.2°C | -4.2°C | 56 | 9.6 | 9.19 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet 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
- Rochester Hills in OctoberUnited States · 22 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 7.7°C · 75 mm rain
- Farmington Hills in OctoberUnited States · 23 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 7.5°C · 72 mm rain
- Troy in OctoberUnited States · 24 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 7.9°C · 71 mm rain
- Southfield in OctoberUnited States · 29 kmHigh 15.3°C · Low 7.9°C · 71 mm rain
- Shelby in OctoberUnited States · 31 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 8.0°C · 72 mm rain
- Sterling Heights in OctoberUnited States · 34 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 8.3°C · 68 mm rain
- Livonia in OctoberUnited States · 36 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 7.8°C · 69 mm rain
- Warren in OctoberUnited States · 40 kmHigh 15.3°C · Low 7.9°C · 68 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 Waterford) is explained once on the Waterford year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.