Weather in Denver in October 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Denver in October
The expected average maximum temperature in October is +20°C with a maximum of +27°C and a minimum of -2°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 14% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +23°C to +19°C.
Is Denver warm or cold in October?
Denver is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +26°C to +19°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +11°C to +4°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Denver:
Climate in Denver in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +19°C | +12°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -10°C | -21°C | -24°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +37°C | +31°C | +26°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 40 mm | 28 mm | 9 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 51% | 54% | 57% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
October typically has worse weather conditions compared to September. It’s getting colder in October. From +26°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +19°C. As October arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 40 mm to 28 mm. Humidity rises from 51% to 54%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 14 sunny days in September to 13 in October.
November brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Denver is gradually increasing during October, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how October is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last October in Denver?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Denver in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+15°C) and the highest in 2016 (+24°C). The driest year was 2003 with only 4 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1993 with 111 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Denver, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.