Gainesville, FL: October

10 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 78.8°F in Gainesville, FL, the warmest 1 to 10 October since 2018, tied 14th warmest of 137 (with 2017).

October 2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 78.8°F; Warmest since 2018; 14th warmest of 137
Precipitation: 6.20 in; Wettest on record; Wettest of 137, provisional

A normal 1 to 10 October in Gainesville, FL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 74.8°F, between 70.1°F and 78.8°F in eight years of ten and 0.89 in of precipitation, between 0.04 in and 3.24 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 10 October in Gainesville, FL since 1890: 78.8°F in 2026; the highest is 82.1°F, in 1911.

Normal range, 70.1 to 78.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 to 10 October in Gainesville, FL from 1890 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	78.8	14	85	74	72.6	3	6.20	1	0
2025	78.2	28	85.9	55	70.5	12	1.23	48	0
2024	76.8	49	83.6	88	70	14	4.79	8	0
2023	73.7	87	85.1	73	62.3	100	trace	123	0
2022	69.7	127	84.1	83	55.3	134	0.00	126	0
2021	77.1	42	87	35	67.2	47	0.15	107	0
2020	74.2	81	82.6	105	65.7	65	0.74	72	0
2019	77.7	32	87.7	27	67.6	42	1.86	37	0
2018	79.5	7	88.9	9	70.1	13	0.41	82	0
2017	78.8	14	86.8	40	70.8	10	1.44	45	0
2016	76.3	56	85	74	67.6	42	1.49	44	0
2015	73.9	82	82.5	107	65.2	70	0.29	94	0
2014	72.9	98	84	85	61.8	104	0.23	98	0
2013	75.3	70	85.5	64	65.1	71	0.02	121	0
2012	77.5	36	85.8	57	69.2	25	0.86	66	0
2011	70.8	122	83.1	96	58.5	126	2.08	29	0
2010	69.4	129	84.1	83	54.6	135	0.00	126	0
2009	77.4	38	87.8	25	66.9	50	0.59	74	0
2008	73.5	92	85.2	72	61.7	105	2.83	17	0
2007	78.4	21	86	53	70.8	10	5.25	5	0
2006	72.5	101	86.2	47	58.7	125	0.00	126	0
2005	79	11	86.2	47	71.8	4	2.99	15	0
2004	77.2	40	86.2	47	68.2	35	1.25	47	0
2003	73.3	94	82.6	105	64	85	0.66	73	0
2002	78.3	26	87.9	24	68.7	28	0.88	65	0
2001	69.3	130	80.7	122	57.9	129	0.04	119	0
2000	70.1	124	80.3	124	59.8	122	0.89	64	0
1999	75.8	65	83.9	86	67.7	41	0.37	84	0
1998	78.7	16	87.7	27	69.7	18	0.16	106	0
1997	75.7	66	87.5	31	63.8	88	0.18	102	0
1996	72.6	100	79.3	129	65.9	59	4.90	7	0
1995	79	11	85.3	71	72.7	2	2.62	18	0
1994	73.8	84	82.1	114	65.4	68	3.06	14	0
1993	73.2	95	82.3	111	64	85	1.97	33	0
1992	69.8	126	76.1	137	63.4	94	5.72	3	0
1991	71.4	117	78.7	133	64	85	1.13	51	0
1990	77.6	33	87	35	68.1	36	1.19	50	0
1989	75	72	84.9	78	65	74	0.55	77	0
1988	67.9	135	77.6	135	58.1	127	0.81	68	0
1987	66	136	79.2	130	52.7	136	0.00	126	0
1986	79.1	10	88.5	16	69.6	21	2.38	23	0
1985	74.7	77	83.5	90	65.9	59	1.85	38	0
1984	69.2	131	80.3	124	58.1	127	0.11	110	0
1983	77.1	42	88.4	18	65.8	63	0.31	92	0
1982	77.6	33	86.9	37	68.3	33	0.86	66	0
1981	75.9	59	88.8	11	63	97	0.05	118	0
1980	70.4	123	83.3	93	57.4	131	0.15	107	0
1979	72.3	103	85.5	64	59	124	0.08	112	0
1978	73.4	93	85.8	57	61	112	0.36	85	0
1977	73.7	87	85.4	68	62	101	0.07	114	0
1976	72.4	102	84.6	81	60.1	120	0.99	59	0
1975	78.4	21	86.9	37	69.8	17	1.20	49	0
1974	69.1	132	80.6	123	57.6	130	trace	123	0
1973	78.7	16	88.4	18	68.9	27	0.22	99	0
1972	73.6	90	84.7	79	62.5	99	0.32	88	0
1971	77.3	39	89.2	6	65.4	68	1.89	35	0
1970	75.9	59	88.2	22	63.6	91	0.00	126	0
1969	76.9	47	82.8	102	71	9	0.92	63	0
1968	74.9	73	85.5	64	64.3	81	0.24	95	0
1967	71.9	111	82.9	98	60.9	114	0.75	71	0
1966	76.3	56	82.9	98	69.6	21	1.12	52	0
1965	75.9	59	85.7	60	66	57	0.95	61	0
1964	71	121	80	127	62	101	1.04	58	0
1963	71.5	114	82.5	107	60.5	116	0.03	120	0
1962	77.2	40	88.7	13	65.7	65	2.41	22	0
1961	71.7	112	82.9	98	60.4	118	0.00	126	0
1960	76.4	55	86.4	46	66.4	53	2.16	25	0
1959	80.3	3	91.1	3	69.5	23	2.06	31	0
1958	75.7	66	86.8	40	64.6	79	0.48	80	0
1957	71.5	114	81.3	117	61.6	107	1.81	39	0
1956	76.1	58	85.5	64	66.6	51	2.08	29	0
1955	78.7	16	88.7	13	68.6	30	0.40	83	0
1954	78.1	29	88.5	16	67.6	42	2.13	27	0
1953	74.6	78	82.7	103	66.4	53	2.10	28	0
1952	75.3	70	85.4	68	65.1	71	3.30	13	0
1951	76.8	49	87.6	30	65.9	59	1.88	36	0
1950	75.5	68	85	74	65.9	59	0.59	74	0
1949	78.4	21	88.1	23	68.6	30	0.51	79	0
1948	73.8	84	83.2	95	64.3	81	5.96	2	0
1947	72.8	99	81.8	115	63.7	90	1.08	55	0
1946	72.3	103	81.2	118	63.3	95	4.12	9	0
1945	77.1	42	86.1	52	68	37	0.36	85	0
1944	75.9	59	86.8	40	65	74	0.78	69	0
1943	73.1	96	81.1	119	65.1	71	0.24	95	0
1942	72.2	105	83.7	87	60.6	115	0.14	109	0
1941	80.7	2	90	4	71.3	7	0.58	76	0
1940	69.7	127	82.3	111	57	132	0.06	115	0
1939	74.9	73	86.5	45	63.2	96	0.19	100	0
1938	69	133	81.8	115	56.1	133	0.00	126	0
1937	80.2	4	88.6	15	71.7	5	3.49	11	0
1936	79.5	7	88.9	9	70	14	3.37	12	0
1935	74.4	79	86.6	44	61.7	105	0.00	126	1
1934	80.2	4	89	8	71.4	6	4.95	6	0
1933	73.9	82	83.6	88	64.2	83	1.90	34	0
1932	72	108	82.5	107	61.4	109	0.46	81	0
1931	78.3	26	88.3	21	68.3	33	0.06	115	0
1930	72.2	105	83.4	91	61	112	0.00	126	0
1929	72.2	105	83.1	96	61.2	110	1.11	53	0
1928	77.8	31	88.4	18	67.2	47	0.17	104	0
1927	79.5	7	89.7	5	69.2	25	1.06	57	0
1926	76.6	51	86.8	40	66.4	53	0.30	93	0
1925	78.6	19	91.4	2	65.7	65	0.77	70	0
1924	71.4	117	79.1	131	63.8	88	2.60	19	1
1923	74.9	73	85	74	64.8	76	1.64	42	0
1922	76.9	47	85.9	55	67.9	40	3.55	10	0
1921	71.3	120	82.2	113	60.4	118	0.98	60	0
1920	65.6	137	78.8	132	52.3	137	0.24	95	0
1919	80	6	89.2	6	69.3	24	0.94	62	1
1918	76.6	51	86.2	47	67	49	0.06	115	0
1917	72	108	83.4	91	60.5	116	trace	123	0
1916	73.7	87	83.3	93	64.1	84	0.32	88	0
1915	77.1	42	86.9	37	67.3	46	5.46	4	0
1914	76.6	51	85.6	62	67.5	45	2.37	24	0
1913	73.8	84	87.5	31	60	121	0.00	126	0
1912	74.4	79	84.2	82	64.5	80	1.80	40	0
1911	82.1	1	94.3	1	69.9	16	0.02	121	0
1910	78.1	29	87.8	25	68.4	32	1.72	41	0
1909	74.8	76	86	53	63.5	92	0.00	126	0
1908	70.1	124	78.7	133	61.5	108	1.59	43	0
1907	78.5	20	87.2	34	69.7	18	2.47	20	0
1906	77.1	42	87.7	27	66.5	52	1.44	45	0
1905	77.6	33	85.4	68	69.7	18	2.16	25	0
1904	78.4	21	88.8	11	68	37	1.10	54	0
1903	76.6	51	87.4	33	65.8	63	0.32	88	1
1902	75.9	59	85.8	57	66	57	0.19	100	0
1901	73	97	81.1	119	64.8	76	2.86	16	0
1900	78.4	21	85.7	60	71.1	8	0.17	104	0
1899	71.7	112	79.9	128	63.5	92	0.55	77	0
1898	79	11	84.7	79	73.3	1	2.45	21	0
1897	71.5	114	81	121	62	101	0.10	111	0
1896	71.4	117	80.1	126	62.7	98	0.32	88	0
1895	72	108	82.7	103	61.2	110	0.00	126	0
1894	75.5	68	82.9	98	68	37	1.07	56	0
1893	75.9	59	85.6	62	66.1	56	2.02	32	0
1892	73.6	90	82.5	107	64.7	78	0.18	102	0
1891	68.7	134	77.6	135	59.7	123	0.34	87	0
1890	77.5	36	86.2	47	68.7	28	0.08	112	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1911	82.1
1941	80.7
1959	80.3
1937	80.2
1934	80.2
1919	80
2018	79.5
1936	79.5
1927	79.5
1986	79.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1920	65.6
1987	66
1988	67.9
1891	68.7
1938	69
1974	69.1
1984	69.2
2001	69.3
2010	69.4
2022	69.7
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2026	6.20
1948	5.96
1992	5.72
1915	5.46
2007	5.25
1934	4.95
1996	4.90
2024	4.79
1946	4.12
1922	3.55

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2022	0.00
2010	0.00
2006	0.00
1987	0.00
1970	0.00
1961	0.00
1938	0.00
1935	0.00
1930	0.00
1913	0.00
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 92°F; 1 October 2026
Coldest night: 70°F; 1 October 2026
Wettest day: 3.29 in; 5 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought 6.20 in of precipitation in Gainesville, FL, the wettest 1 to 10 October on record, in 137 years since 1890; provisional.
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Gainesville, FL: 92°F on Thursday 1 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Gainesville, FL: a low of 70°F on Thursday 1 October 2026.
The wettest day of October 2026 so far in Gainesville, FL: 3.29 in on Monday 5 October 2026.