Concord weather in October

In October, Concord sees average daytime highs of 58°F and overnight lows near 42°F, with 4.1 in of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 64°F in the first days to 53°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Concord's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Concord's year-round climate.

Daytime high
58°
6th warmest
Overnight low
42°
7th coldest
Precipitation
4.1 in
9.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:07 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Concord is capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and county seat of Merrimack County.

Density
253/km²
people per km²
Founded
1733

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 64°F in the first days to 53°F by the end.

A typical October day in Concord reaches about 58°F in the afternoon and slips back to 42°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 48°F and 70°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 13°F cooler than September and about 12°F warmer than November.

20°40°60°80°151015202531
Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16547
26446
36446
46346
56345
66345
76244
86244
96144
106143
116143
126043
136042
145942
155942
165842
175841
185841
195740
205740
215640
225640
235639
245539
255539
265438
275438
285338
295337
305337
315237

How October really feels in Concord

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 3 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Concord weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 15°3.09.16.89.20.0
Feb33° / 17°3.08.76.910.20.0
Mar42° / 25°3.910.46.111.60.4
Apr55° / 37°3.810.72.213.23.3
May66° / 47°3.210.90.114.45.7
Jun75° / 56°3.811.5015.16.4
Jul81° / 62°3.610.8014.96.3
Aug79° / 60°3.49.6013.86.7
Sep71° / 52°3.48.8012.36.8
Oct58° / 42°4.19.40.410.84.5
Nov46° / 32°3.59.529.51.3
Dec36° / 22°4.110.16.18.90.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105050
115050
125050
134951
144951
155050
165050
174951
184951
194852
204852
214852
224753
234654
244654
254654
264654
274456
284456
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Concord gets around 4.1 in of rain and snow over 9.4 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1310
2310
3310
4310
5300
6300
7300
8300
9300
10290
11290
12290
13290
14290
15290
16301
17301
18301
19301
20311
21312
22312
23312
24312
25322
26323
27323
28323
29323
30323
31313

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1801271
2821161
3841051
4841051
586941
687931
788831
890721
990721
1091621
1192611
1293511
1393511
1494411
1595410
1695410
1796310
1896310
1996310
2096310
2196310
2296310
2396310
2496310
2596310
2696310
2796310
2896310
2996310
3097210
3197210

Wind in October

Winds average 7 mph in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307light breeze
317light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 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 5:49 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 4:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:495:21
211.55:505:19
311.45:525:17
411.45:535:16
511.35:545:14
611.35:555:12
711.25:565:10
811.25:585:09
911.15:595:07
1011.16:005:05
1111.06:015:03
1211.06:025:02
1310.96:045:00
1410.96:054:58
1510.86:064:57
1610.86:074:55
1710.76:094:53
1810.76:104:52
1910.76:114:50
2010.66:124:49
2110.66:144:47
2210.56:154:46
2310.56:164:44
2410.46:184:43
2510.46:194:41
2610.36:204:40
2710.36:214:38
2810.26:234:37
2910.26:244:35
3010.16:254:34
3110.16:274:33

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Concord?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Concord for sightseeing.

What to pack for Concord in October

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

In October, Concord sees daytime highs around 58°F and nights near 42°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Concord in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Concord peaks around July 11 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Concord?

Concord sits at 43.2°N, 71.5°W, 272 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is East Concord, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Concord

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Concord has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 ft around an average of 328 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 856 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,921 ft.

The land around Concord is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 2 miles, trees (84%) within 10 miles, and trees (88%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
512 ft
10 miles
856 ft
50 miles
3,921 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: East Concord 2.5 mi · Manchester 16 mi · Bedford 18 mi · Laconia 22 mi · Merrimack 24 mi · Derry Village 25 mi · Derry 25 mi · Rochester 29 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
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Concord (43.2081°, -71.5376°, elevation 272 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).