October Weather in Salida United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 13°F, from 69°F to 56°F, rarely falling below 44°F or exceeding 77°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 10°F, from 39°F to 29°F, rarely falling below 19°F or exceeding 46°F.

For reference, on July 14, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Salida typically range from 53°F to 83°F, while on December 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 15°F to 39°F.

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.

Hacıbektaş, Turkey (6,536 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Salida (view comparison).

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The month of October in Salida experiences increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 24% to 33%.

The clearest day of the month is October 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 76% of the time.

For reference, on May 6, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 43%, while on September 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 77%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Salida, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is decreasing, starting the month at 14% and ending it at 9%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 32% on August 9, and its lowest chance is 4% on January 12.

Over the course of October in Salida, the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 14% to 6%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain increases from 0% to 3%, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 1% throughout.

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 Salida is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 0.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.5 inches or falls below 0.1 inches, and ending the month at 0.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.7 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during October in Salida is increasing, starting the month at 0.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.8 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the month at 1.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.1 inches.

Over the course of October in Salida, 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, 11 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 22 seconds, and weekly decrease of 16 minutes, 36 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 10 hours, 34 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 11 hours, 45 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Salida is 7:00 AM on October 1 and the latest sunrise is 30 minutes later at 7:30 AM on October 31.

The latest sunset is 6:45 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 41 minutes earlier at 6:04 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Salida 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 5:39 AM and sets 14 hours, 52 minutes later, at 8:31 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:18 AM and sets 9 hours, 28 minutes later, at 4:46 PM.

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.

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.

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 Salida is essentially constant during October, remaining around 0% throughout.

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 Salida is increasing during October, increasing from 7.8 miles per hour to 8.8 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on April 3, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.5 miles per hour, while on August 11, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.6 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Salida throughout October is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 77% on October 31.

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 Salida typically lasts for 4.5 months (140 days), from around May 12 to around September 29, rarely starting before April 25 or after May 30, and rarely ending before September 10 or after October 19.

The month of October in Salida is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly decreasing from 44% to 2% over the course of the month.

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 Salida are gradually increasing during October, increasing by 122°F, from 2,034°F to 2,156°F, over the course of the month.

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 Salida is decreasing during October, falling by 1.4 kWh, from 5.3 kWh to 3.9 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Salida are 38.535 deg latitude, -105.999 deg longitude, and 7,083 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Salida contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,188 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 7,249 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,712 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,262 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Salida is covered by shrubs (55%), cropland (18%), and trees (13%), within 10 miles by trees (57%) and shrubs (34%), and within 50 miles by trees (42%) and shrubs (36%).