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October Weather in Williamsport Indiana, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 13°F, from 72°F to 58°F, rarely falling below 44°F or exceeding 83°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 9°F, from 50°F to 40°F, rarely falling below 29°F or exceeding 62°F.

For reference, on July 18, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Williamsport typically range from 66°F to 85°F, while on January 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 20°F to 34°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in October in Williamsport

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in October in Williamsport

Average Hourly Temperature in October in WilliamsportOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Bucharest, Romania (5,280 miles away); Karavan, Kyrgyzstan (6,729 miles); and Gapyeong, South Korea (6,615 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Williamsport (view comparison).

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The month of October in Williamsport experiences increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 35% to 45%.

The clearest day of the month is October 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 65% of the time.

For reference, on December 27, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 58%, while on August 22, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 70%.

Cloud Cover Categories in October in Williamsport

Cloud Cover Categories in October in WilliamsportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNovOct 165%Oct 165%Oct 3155%Oct 3155%Oct 1163%Oct 1163%Oct 2158%Oct 2158%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Williamsport, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is essentially constant, remaining around 24% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 42% on June 11, and its lowest chance is 17% on January 29.

Probability of Precipitation in October in Williamsport

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October in Williamsport is essentially constant, remaining about 2.7 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 4.8 inches or falling below 1.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in October in Williamsport

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of October in Williamsport, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 16 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 32 seconds, and weekly decrease of 17 minutes, 42 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 10 hours, 28 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 11 hours, 44 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October in Williamsport

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Williamsport is 7:46 AM on October 1 and the latest sunrise is 32 minutes later at 8:18 AM on October 31.

The latest sunset is 7:30 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 44 minutes earlier at 6:46 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Williamsport during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during October, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:19 AM and sets 15 hours, 3 minutes later, at 9:22 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:08 AM and sets 9 hours, 18 minutes later, at 5:26 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October in Williamsport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October in WilliamsportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSepNov7:46 AM7:46 AMOct 17:30 PMOct 17:30 PM8:18 AM8:18 AMOct 316:46 PMOct 316:46 PM7:56 AM7:56 AMOct 117:14 PMOct 117:14 PM8:07 AM8:07 AMOct 216:59 PMOct 216:59 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of October. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in Williamsport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in WilliamsportOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov001010202020303040500001010202030304050
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of October 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for October 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in Williamsport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in WilliamsportOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovSep 29:56 PMSep 29:56 PMSep 1710:35 PMSep 1710:35 PMOct 22:50 PMOct 22:50 PMOct 177:27 AMOct 177:27 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 154:29 PMNov 154:29 PM6:41 AM6:41 AM8:23 PM8:23 PM7:50 PM7:50 PM8:05 AM8:05 AM7:35 AM7:35 AM7:26 PM7:26 PM6:39 PM6:39 PM8:12 AM8:12 AM8:29 AM8:29 AM6:37 PM6:37 PM5:08 PM5:08 PM8:43 AM8:43 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Oct 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
1%6:35 AME7:08 PMW-12:54 PMS252,344 mi
2
0%7:35 AME7:26 PMW-1:32 PMS252,596 mi
3
1%8:34 AME7:46 PMWSW-2:11 PMS252,418 mi
4
4%9:35 AMESE8:08 PMWSW-2:52 PMS251,800 mi
5
8%10:37 AMESE8:33 PMWSW-3:35 PMS250,714 mi
6
14%11:41 AMESE9:04 PMWSW-4:22 PMS249,121 mi
7
22%12:46 PMSE9:41 PMSW-5:14 PMS246,990 mi
8
31%1:48 PMSE10:29 PMSW-6:08 PMS244,315 mi
9
41%2:45 PMSE11:26 PMSW-7:06 PMS241,138 mi
10
50%3:35 PMSE--8:04 PMS237,566 mi
11
63%-12:32 AMSW4:17 PMESE9:01 PMS233,782 mi
12
74%-1:45 AMWSW4:52 PMESE9:56 PMS230,049 mi
13
84%-3:01 AMWSW5:22 PMESE10:49 PMS226,683 mi
14
92%-4:17 AMWSW5:49 PME11:40 PMS224,023 mi
15
95%-5:35 AMW6:14 PME--
16
97%-6:52 AMW6:39 PME12:30 AMS222,375 mi
17
100%-8:12 AMWNW7:07 PMENE1:22 AMS221,958 mi
18
99%-9:33 AMWNW7:39 PMENE2:15 AMS222,849 mi
19
95%-10:54 AMWNW8:18 PMENE3:11 AMS224,969 mi
20
88%-12:12 PMNW9:06 PMNE4:11 AMS228,086 mi
21
80%-1:22 PMNW10:03 PMNE5:12 AMS231,865 mi
22
70%-2:20 PMNW11:07 PMNE6:12 AMS235,928 mi
23
59%-3:06 PMNW-7:10 AMS239,923 mi
24
50%12:14 AMENE3:42 PMWNW-8:02 AMS243,564 mi
25
38%1:21 AMENE4:10 PMWNW-8:50 AMS246,659 mi
26
29%2:26 AMENE4:34 PMWNW-9:34 AMS249,097 mi
27
20%3:28 AMENE4:55 PMW-10:14 AMS250,840 mi
28
13%4:28 AME5:14 PMW-10:53 AMS251,908 mi
29
7%5:27 AME5:33 PMW-11:32 AMS252,354 mi
30
3%6:27 AME5:52 PMWSW-12:10 PMS252,253 mi
31
1%7:27 AMESE6:13 PMWSW-12:51 PMS251,684 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Williamsport is decreasing during October, falling from 6% to 0% over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 22, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 59% of the time, while on December 12, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in Williamsport

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in WilliamsportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SepNovOct 16%Oct 16%Oct 310%Oct 310%Oct 112%Oct 112%Oct 211%Oct 211%muggymuggyhumidhumiddrydryoppressiveoppressivecomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Williamsport is increasing during October, increasing from 9.4 miles per hour to 11.0 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on March 31, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.5 miles per hour, while on July 30, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in October in Williamsport

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Williamsport throughout October is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 38% on October 29.

Wind Direction in October in Williamsport

Wind Direction in October in WilliamsportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SepNovwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Williamsport typically lasts for 6.0 months (185 days), from around April 15 to around October 16, rarely starting before March 28 or after May 3, and rarely ending before September 27 or after November 4.

During October in Williamsport, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly decreasing falling from 85% to 17% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Williamsport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Williamsportgrowing seasonOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNov85%Oct 185%Oct 1Oct 3117%Oct 3117%65%Oct 1165%Oct 11Oct 2138%Oct 2138%freezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Williamsport are increasing during October, increasing by 218°F, from 3,292°F to 3,510°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in October in Williamsport

Growing Degree Days in October in WilliamsportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031313,100°F3,100°F3,200°F3,200°F3,300°F3,300°F3,400°F3,400°F3,500°F3,500°F3,600°F3,600°F3,700°F3,700°F3,800°F3,800°FSepNovOct 13,292°FOct 13,292°FOct 313,510°FOct 313,510°FOct 113,389°FOct 113,389°FOct 213,460°FOct 213,460°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of October, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Williamsport is decreasing during October, falling by 1.5 kWh, from 4.4 kWh to 2.9 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in Williamsport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in WilliamsportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhSepNovOct 14.4 kWhOct 14.4 kWhOct 312.9 kWhOct 312.9 kWhOct 113.9 kWhOct 113.9 kWhOct 213.4 kWhOct 213.4 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Williamsport are 40.288 deg latitude, -87.294 deg longitude, and 630 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Williamsport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 243 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 607 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (305 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (554 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Williamsport is covered by cropland (55%), trees (30%), and artificial surfaces (15%), within 10 miles by cropland (83%) and trees (16%), and within 50 miles by cropland (89%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Williamsport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Williamsport.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Williamsport according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Williamsport is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Williamsport and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Williamsport and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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