Climate averages 1991–2020
Wichita Falls weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 10th 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 Wichita Falls: daytime highs average 24.8°C and nights cool to about 14.3°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 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 22 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lawton (78 km away). In October its highs average 23.5°C, 1.3°C cooler than Wichita Falls, with 79 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Wichita Falls ranks joint 168th 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; Wichita Falls is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.7°C to 18.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 83 mm to 51 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
Wichita Falls climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 37 | 4.7 | 10.210 h |
| February | 15.1°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 46 | 5.4 | 10.911 h |
| March | 19.7°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 73 | 7.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.4°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 85 | 6.7 | 13.013 h |
| May | 28.5°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 107 | 10.1 | 13.914 h |
| June | 32.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 82 | 7.9 | 14.414 h |
| July | 35.5°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 38 | 5.2 | 14.214 h |
| August | 35.1°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 42 | 5.3 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.6°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 65 | 6.7 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 24.8°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 83 | 6.6 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.1°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 51 | 5.0 | 10.410 h |
| December | 12.9°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 48 | 4.8 | 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
- Lawton in OctoberUnited States · 78 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 13.2°C · 79 mm rain
- Denton in OctoberUnited States · 148 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 94 mm rain
- Flower Mound in OctoberUnited States · 164 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 15.3°C · 96 mm rain
- Lewisville in OctoberUnited States · 169 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 15.5°C · 96 mm rain
- Fort Worth in OctoberUnited States · 171 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 15.2°C · 93 mm rain
- Norman in OctoberUnited States · 175 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 13.1°C · 76 mm rain
- Frisco in OctoberUnited States · 176 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 14.9°C · 100 mm rain
- Carrollton in OctoberUnited States · 183 kmHigh 24.9°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 Wichita Falls) is explained once on the Wichita Falls year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.