Cheyenne weather in October

In October, Cheyenne sees average daytime highs of 59°F and overnight lows near 36°F, with 1.5 in of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 65°F in the first days to 53°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Cheyenne's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cheyenne's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 59°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 36°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 1.5 in; 6.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 6:18 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 11 mph; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Cheyenne is capital city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and seat of Laramie County.

Density: 1,021/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1867

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 65°F in the first days to 53°F by the end.

A typical October day in Cheyenne reaches about 59°F in the afternoon and slips back to 36°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 42°F and 74°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 14°F cooler than September and about 12°F warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	66	65	65	64	64	64	63	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	53	53	53	52
Avg low (°F)	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	31

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	66	41
2	65	41
3	65	40
4	64	40
5	64	40
6	64	39
7	63	39
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	61	37
12	61	37
13	60	37
14	60	36
15	60	36
16	59	36
17	59	35
18	58	35
19	58	35
20	58	35
21	57	34
22	56	34
23	56	33
24	55	33
25	55	33
26	55	32
27	54	32
28	53	31
29	53	31
30	53	31
31	52	31

How October really feels in Cheyenne

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 24 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Cheyenne weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	38° / 21°	0.5	3.9	3.8	9.4	0.0
Feb	40° / 21°	0.7	4.8	4.8	10.4	0.1
Mar	49° / 27°	1.4	6.6	5.1	11.7	2.1
Apr	55° / 32°	2.4	10	5.4	13.1	3.4
May	64° / 42°	3.0	12.3	1.5	14.3	5.3
Jun	76° / 51°	2.1	10.2	0	14.9	6.8
Jul	83° / 57°	1.6	9.3	0	14.7	6.3
Aug	81° / 56°	1.5	8.2	0	13.6	6.9
Sep	73° / 47°	1.5	6	0.4	12.3	7.5
Oct	59° / 36°	1.5	6.9	2.7	10.9	5.1
Nov	47° / 27°	0.8	4.7	4.4	9.7	1.7
Dec	38° / 21°	0.7	4.2	4.5	9.1	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	70	69	69	70	69	68	68	68	67	66	66	65	64	64	63	63	62	62	62	63	63	63	63
Cloudier (%)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	31	31	30	31	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	37	37	37	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	70	30
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	70	30
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	65	35
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Cheyenne gets around 1.5 in of rain and snow over 6.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20
Snow chance (%)	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	4
2	22	5
3	22	5
4	22	6
5	23	6
6	23	6
7	23	7
8	23	7
9	23	7
10	22	7
11	22	7
12	22	7
13	21	7
14	21	7
15	21	7
16	21	7
17	20	8
18	20	8
19	20	8
20	20	9
21	20	9
22	20	10
23	21	10
24	21	11
25	21	12
26	21	12
27	21	13
28	21	13
29	21	14
30	21	14
31	20	14

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in October

Winds average 11 mph in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	10	light breeze
2	10	light breeze
3	10	light breeze
4	10	light breeze
5	10	light breeze
6	10	light breeze
7	10	light breeze
8	10	light breeze
9	10	light breeze
10	10	light breeze
11	10	light breeze
12	10	light breeze
13	10	light breeze
14	10	light breeze
15	10	light breeze
16	11	light breeze
17	11	light breeze
18	11	light breeze
19	11	light breeze
20	11	light breeze
21	11	light breeze
22	11	light breeze
23	11	light breeze
24	11	light breeze
25	11	light breeze
26	11	light breeze
27	11	light breeze
28	11	light breeze
29	11	light breeze
30	11	light breeze
31	11	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 4:50 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:36
Sunset (PM)	5:35	5:34	5:32	5:30	5:28	5:27	5:25	5:23	5:22	5:20	5:19	5:17	5:15	5:14	5:12	5:11	5:09	5:08	5:06	5:05	5:03	5:02	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:52	4:51	4:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:01	5:35
2	11.5	6:02	5:34
3	11.5	6:03	5:32
4	11.4	6:05	5:30
5	11.4	6:06	5:28
6	11.3	6:07	5:27
7	11.3	6:08	5:25
8	11.2	6:09	5:23
9	11.2	6:10	5:22
10	11.2	6:11	5:20
11	11.1	6:12	5:19
12	11.1	6:13	5:17
13	11.0	6:15	5:15
14	11.0	6:16	5:14
15	10.9	6:17	5:12
16	10.9	6:18	5:11
17	10.8	6:19	5:09
18	10.8	6:20	5:08
19	10.7	6:21	5:06
20	10.7	6:23	5:05
21	10.7	6:24	5:03
22	10.6	6:25	5:02
23	10.6	6:26	5:00
24	10.5	6:27	4:59
25	10.5	6:28	4:58
26	10.4	6:30	4:56
27	10.4	6:31	4:55
28	10.4	6:32	4:54
29	10.3	6:33	4:52
30	10.3	6:34	4:51
31	10.2	6:36	4:50

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 3.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.4	Moderate
29	3.4	Moderate
30	3.3	Moderate
31	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Cheyenne?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.1

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Cheyenne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cheyenne in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Cheyenne sees daytime highs around 59°F and nights near 36°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Cheyenne in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cheyenne peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	7	6	8	10	11	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Cheyenne in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Cheyenne is worst in September — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	8	10	9	10	10	11	14	15	13	6	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	6	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Cheyenne?

Cheyenne sits at 41.1°N, 104.8°W, 6,089 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fort Collins, 41 mi away.

Topography around Cheyenne

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Cheyenne.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Cheyenne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 ft around an average of 6,099 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 984 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,801 ft.

The land around Cheyenne is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and grassland (32%) within 2 miles, grassland (90%) within 10 miles, and grassland (83%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

184 ft

artificial surfaces 57%

10 miles

984 ft

grassland 90%

50 miles

5,801 ft

grassland 83%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← September Cheyenne year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Fort Collins 41 mi · Laramie 42 mi · Windsor 46 mi · Greeley 50 mi · Loveland 53 mi · Evans 53 mi · Estes Park 64 mi · Longmont 69 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cheyenne (41.14°, -104.8203°, elevation 6,089 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	66	41
2	65	41
3	65	40
4	64	40
5	64	40
6	64	39
7	63	39
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	61	37
12	61	37
13	60	37
14	60	36
15	60	36
16	59	36
17	59	35
18	58	35
19	58	35
20	58	35
21	57	34
22	56	34
23	56	33
24	55	33
25	55	33
26	55	32
27	54	32
28	53	31
29	53	31
30	53	31
31	52	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	70	30
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	70	30
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	65	35
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	4
2	22	5
3	22	5
4	22	6
5	23	6
6	23	6
7	23	7
8	23	7
9	23	7
10	22	7
11	22	7
12	22	7
13	21	7
14	21	7
15	21	7
16	21	7
17	20	8
18	20	8
19	20	8
20	20	9
21	20	9
22	20	10
23	21	10
24	21	11
25	21	12
26	21	12
27	21	13
28	21	13
29	21	14
30	21	14
31	20	14

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	66	41
2	65	41
3	65	40
4	64	40
5	64	40
6	64	39
7	63	39
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	61	37
12	61	37
13	60	37
14	60	36
15	60	36
16	59	36
17	59	35
18	58	35
19	58	35
20	58	35
21	57	34
22	56	34
23	56	33
24	55	33
25	55	33
26	55	32
27	54	32
28	53	31
29	53	31
30	53	31
31	52	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	70	30
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	70	30
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	65	35
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	4
2	22	5
3	22	5
4	22	6
5	23	6
6	23	6
7	23	7
8	23	7
9	23	7
10	22	7
11	22	7
12	22	7
13	21	7
14	21	7
15	21	7
16	21	7
17	20	8
18	20	8
19	20	8
20	20	9
21	20	9
22	20	10
23	21	10
24	21	11
25	21	12
26	21	12
27	21	13
28	21	13
29	21	14
30	21	14
31	20	14

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	66	41
2	65	41
3	65	40
4	64	40
5	64	40
6	64	39
7	63	39
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	61	37
12	61	37
13	60	37
14	60	36
15	60	36
16	59	36
17	59	35
18	58	35
19	58	35
20	58	35
21	57	34
22	56	34
23	56	33
24	55	33
25	55	33
26	55	32
27	54	32
28	53	31
29	53	31
30	53	31
31	52	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	70	30
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	70	30
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	65	35
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	4
2	22	5
3	22	5
4	22	6
5	23	6
6	23	6
7	23	7
8	23	7
9	23	7
10	22	7
11	22	7
12	22	7
13	21	7
14	21	7
15	21	7
16	21	7
17	20	8
18	20	8
19	20	8
20	20	9
21	20	9
22	20	10
23	21	10
24	21	11
25	21	12
26	21	12
27	21	13
28	21	13
29	21	14
30	21	14
31	20	14

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100