Raleigh, NC: October

10 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 68.1°F in Raleigh, NC, the warmest 1 to 10 October since 2024, 28th warmest of 139.

October 2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 68.1°F; Warmest since 2024; 28th warmest of 139
Precipitation: 0.47 in; Driest since 2025; 64th driest of 140

A normal 1 to 10 October in Raleigh, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 65.1°F, between 59.7°F and 71.9°F in eight years of ten and 0.63 in of precipitation, between 0.01 in and 2.99 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 10 October in Raleigh, NC since 1887: 68.1°F in 2026; the highest is 77.2°F, in 1941.

Normal range, 59.7 to 71.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 to 10 October in Raleigh, NC from 1887 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	68.1	28	78.7	26	57.4	36	0.47	77	0
2025	66.4	43	78	32	54.7	64	0.04	114	0
2024	70.1	16	79.7	18	60.5	17	trace	120	0
2023	66	47	78.1	30	53.8	71	trace	120	0
2022	61.4	102	72.8	102	49.9	105	0.16	102	0
2021	72.3	8	80.9	15	63.6	9	5.45	3	0
2020	64.1	70	75.7	60	52.4	80	0.70	62	0
2019	72.4	7	83.2	6	61.5	13	0.01	117	0
2018	75.2	2	84.5	5	65.8	3	0.17	100	0
2017	70.8	14	82.9	8	58.6	25	0.26	95	0
2016	67.2	37	74.7	75	59.6	22	6.96	2	0
2015	63.3	81	70.9	118	55.6	51	4.07	7	0
2014	66.3	44	78.9	24	53.7	73	0.72	61	0
2013	67.7	32	77.3	38	58.1	29	1.19	43	0
2012	65.5	52	73.2	95	57.8	30	0.87	55	0
2011	59.7	121	71.7	111	47.6	127	0.00	130	0
2010	62.9	87	76.3	50	49.4	111	0.01	117	0
2009	65.2	57	75.9	57	54.5	68	0.13	105	0
2008	64.7	65	75.5	62	53.8	71	0.56	70	0
2007	75.1	4	86.2	2	64	8	0.17	100	0
2006	65	61	75.6	61	54.3	69	1.08	45	0
2005	71.4	13	78.5	28	64.2	6	1.94	24	0
2004	65.7	50	76.2	52	55.2	54	1.08	45	0
2003	60.8	111	71.1	116	50.5	97	0.69	64	0
2002	71.8	11	80.9	15	62.7	10	0.46	78	0
2001	59.7	121	74.7	75	44.7	138	0.44	80	0
2000	61.9	95	73.2	95	50.5	97	trace	120	0
1999	62.6	90	74.5	79	50.6	96	0.31	89	0
1998	66.5	42	76.9	43	56.1	48	2.64	11	0
1997	67.4	36	82.8	9	51.9	83	0.00	130	0
1996	59.7	121	67.6	136	51.7	85	2.87	10	0
1995	69.9	19	79.6	19	60.2	18	5.38	4	0
1994	61.5	99	73.5	86	49.4	111	0.53	73	0
1993	62.3	92	76	54	48.5	122	0.40	83	0
1992	59.4	125	70.4	120	48.4	124	1.98	23	0
1991	63.2	82	75.4	66	50.9	89	0.94	52	0
1990	70.1	16	83.2	6	56.9	39	0.32	88	0
1989	61.7	97	72.7	103	50.7	93	1.77	28	0
1988	58.2	132	69.5	129	46.9	132	2.09	20	0
1987	55.5	138	68.6	133	42.4	139	0.60	67	0
1986	72.1	9	81.9	12	62.3	11	0.24	97	0
1985	63.2	82	73.8	82	52.6	78	0.99	51	0
1984	61.5	99	73.4	91	49.6	110	0.29	91	0
1983	65.6	51	77.1	41	54	70	0.45	79	0
1982	69.8	20	79.6	19	60	20	0.37	86	0
1981	59.9	120	73.5	86	46.3	133	0.28	93	0
1980	62.3	92	72.9	100	51.7	85	0.94	52	0
1979	62.3	92	74.9	74	49.7	107	1.30	41	0
1978	61.1	106	73.5	86	48.6	120	1.39	38	0
1977	61	107	72.9	100	49.1	116	1.27	42	0
1976	64.3	68	73.7	83	54.9	60	1.34	40	0
1975	62.7	88	73.4	91	51.9	83	0.51	74	0
1974	53.3	139	68.1	134	38.5	140	0.00	130	0
1973	68.7	21	79.6	19	57.8	30	trace	120	0
1972	60.2	117	70.7	119	49.7	107	2.39	13	0
1971	65.1	59	73.6	85	56.5	44	5.22	5	0
1970	63.7	76	77.1	41	50.3	102	trace	120	0
1969	65.2	57	75.4	66	54.9	60	2.07	21	0
1968	63.6	77	76.6	47	50.5	97	0.90	54	0
1967	66.7	40	78	32	55.3	52	1.04	48	0
1966	60.6	114	75	71	46.2	134	0.43	81	0
1965	60.2	117	73	99	47.4	128	1.72	30	0
1964	56.8	136	66.2	139	47.4	128	3.30	8	0
1963	60.9	110	76.8	45	44.9	136	0.00	130	0
1962	68.3	26	78.7	26	57.8	30	0.69	64	0
1961	61.8	96	75.8	58	47.7	126	0.42	82	0
1960	64.9	62	73.4	91	56.4	45	0.86	57	0
1959	73.5	6	82.4	10	64.5	5	2.22	16	0
1958	59.7	121	70.2	122	49.1	116	2.10	19	0
1957	60.3	116	69.7	127	50.8	92	0.62	66	0
1956	65.5	52	76	54	55	58	0.49	76	0
1955	65.1	59	75.5	62	54.7	64	1.08	45	0
1954	71.8	11	86	3	57.6	33	trace	120	0
1953	62.7	88	74.7	75	50.7	93	0.29	91	0
1952	59.1	128	70.1	123	48	125	1.38	39	0
1951	67.6	33	80.3	17	54.8	62	1.00	50	0
1950	63.6	77	74.6	78	52.5	79	1.46	36	0
1949	68	29	78.8	25	57.1	38	1.01	49	0
1948	61	107	71	117	50.9	89	2.38	14	0
1947	61.2	104	72.7	103	49.7	107	1.54	34	0
1946	60.8	111	72.3	108	49.2	114	2.11	18	0
1945	59.1	128	69.7	127	48.5	122	1.54	34	0
1944	67.6	33	79.2	23	55.9	50	0.02	116	0
1943	63.1	85	76.3	50	49.8	106	0.00	130	0
1942	64.1	70	77.6	36	50.5	97	0.40	83	0
1941	77.2	1	87.9	1	66.5	2	0.13	105	0
1940	63	86	73.7	83	52.2	82	0.30	90	0
1939	67.8	30	78	32	57.5	34	1.93	26	0
1938	60.5	115	71.6	112	49.3	113	0.21	98	0
1937	65.5	52	72.4	107	58.6	25	1.80	27	0
1936	68.6	22	76.2	52	60.9	14	2.44	12	0
1935	56.3	137	67.7	135	44.9	136	0.39	85	0
1934	64.1	70	71.5	113	56.6	42	0.54	72	0
1933	65.9	49	75.4	66	56.4	45	0.00	130	0
1932	64.1	70	75.3	69	52.8	76	1.74	29	0
1931			81.8	13	59.6	22	trace	120	2
1930	61.2	104	72.2	109	50.1	104	trace	120	0
1929	61.4	102	69.8	126	53	75	7.01	1	0
1928	68.4	23	76.9	43	59.8	21	0.60	67	0
1927	70	18	79.3	22	60.6	16	2.29	15	0
1926	68.4	23	78.5	28	58.2	28	0.20	99	0
1925	65.4	55	74.1	80	56.6	42	0.12	109	0
1924	62.4	91	73.5	86	51.3	88	0.00	130	0
1923	60.2	117	69.5	129	50.9	89	0.13	105	0
1922	72.1	9	82.2	11	62	12	2.21	17	0
1921	61	107	73.1	97	48.8	118	0.16	102	0
1920	59.4	125	70	124	48.7	119	0.00	130	0
1919	75.2	2	84.8	4	65.6	4	0.06	113	0
1918	64.9	62	75	71	54.8	62	0.00	130	0
1917	58.3	131	69.5	129	47.1	130	0.56	70	0
1916	64.8	64	73.5	86	56.1	48	0.15	104	0
1915	63.5	79	71.9	110	55	58	1.94	24	0
1914	67.8	30	75.5	62	60.1	19	0.26	95	0
1913	68.4	23	76	54	60.7	15	1.66	31	0
1912	66	47	77.2	39	54.7	64	0.00	130	0
1911	66.2	45	75.1	70	57.2	37	0.27	94	0
1910	68.3	26	77.9	35	58.7	24	2.04	22	0
1909	63.2	82	74	81	52.4	80	0.04	114	0
1908	61.5	99	71.5	113	51.5	87	0.70	62	0
1907	64.6	66	75.8	58	53.3	74	0.10	111	0
1906	64.3	68	73.3	94	55.2	54	0.81	59	0
1905	66.6	41	78.1	30	55.1	56	0.01	117	0
1904	63.9	75	75	71	52.8	76	0.00	130	0
1903	66.8	39	76.7	46	56.9	39	1.55	32	0
1902	67	38	76.5	48	57.5	34	1.55	32	0
1901	60.7	113	71.2	115	50.2	103	0.58	69	0
1900	70.7	15	77.2	39	64.1	7	0.86	57	0
1899	57.7	133	66.2	139	49.2	114	2.91	9	1
1898	74	5	81.1	14	66.8	1	0.87	55	0
1897	66.2	45	77.6	36	54.7	64	0.10	111	0
1896	59	130	67.5	137	50.5	97	trace	120	0
1895	57.5	134	68.9	132	46.1	135	0.51	74	0
1894	64.5	67	72.7	103	56.3	47	5.11	6	0
1893	64.1	70	73.1	97	55.1	56	0.79	60	0
1892	61.7	97	72.7	103	50.7	93	0.13	105	0
1891	63.5	79	70.3	121	56.7	41	1.44	37	0
1890	67.5	35	76.4	49	58.6	25	0.36	87	0
1889	59.3	127	69.9	125	48.6	120	0.12	109	0
1888	56.9	135	66.7	138	47.1	130	1.13	44	0
1887	65.4	55	75.5	62	55.3	52	trace	120	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1941	77.2
2018	75.2
1919	75.2
2007	75.1
1898	74
1959	73.5
2019	72.4
2021	72.3
1986	72.1
1922	72.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1974	53.3
1987	55.5
1935	56.3
1964	56.8
1888	56.9
1895	57.5
1899	57.7
1988	58.2
1917	58.3
1896	59

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1929	7.01
2016	6.96
2021	5.45
1995	5.38
1971	5.22
1894	5.11
2015	4.07
1964	3.30
1899	2.91
1996	2.87

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2011	0.00
1997	0.00
1974	0.00
1963	0.00
1943	0.00
1933	0.00
1924	0.00
1920	0.00
1918	0.00
1912	0.00
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 91°F; 2 October 2026
Coldest night: 47°F; 7 October 2026
Wettest day: 0.32 in; 3 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought 0.47 in of precipitation in Raleigh, NC, the driest 1 to 10 October since 2025, 64th driest of 140.
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Raleigh, NC: 91°F on Friday 2 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Raleigh, NC: a low of 47°F on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
The wettest day of October 2026 so far in Raleigh, NC: 0.32 in on Saturday 3 October 2026.