Dumas weather in October

In October, Dumas sees average daytime highs of 72°F and overnight lows near 47°F, with 1.6 in of precipitation across 4.9 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 77°F in the first days to 66°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dumas's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dumas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
72°
6th warmest
Overnight low
47°
7th coldest
Precipitation
1.6 in
4.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:01 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
10 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Dumas is city in Texas, USA.

Density
1,045/km²
people per km²

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 77°F in the first days to 66°F by the end.

A typical October day in Dumas reaches about 72°F in the afternoon and slips back to 47°F overnight — a 25°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 58°F and 84°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 11°F cooler than September and about 12°F warmer than November.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17853
27853
37752
47752
57651
67651
77650
87550
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137348
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316541

How October really feels in Dumas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Dumas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan50° / 26°0.72.81.69.82.7
Feb54° / 29°0.63.11.610.64.0
Mar63° / 36°1.451.411.76.4
Apr71° / 44°1.65.40.412.97.5
May79° / 54°2.27013.97.2
Jun89° / 63°2.08.3014.44.7
Jul91° / 67°2.08014.23.8
Aug89° / 66°2.59.2013.44.4
Sep83° / 59°1.35.7012.26.9
Oct72° / 47°1.64.90.411.18.0
Nov60° / 35°0.83.41.210.15.7
Dec50° / 27°1.03.72.49.62.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37723
47723
57723
67624
77525
87525
97525
107525
117525
127525
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Dumas gets around 1.6 in of rain and snow over 4.9 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1160
2160
3160
4160
5160
6160
7160
8160
9160
10150
11150
12150
13140
14140
15141
16141
17141
18141
19141
20142
21142
22152
23152
24153
25153
26153
27153
28153
29143
30143
31144

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185123
285123
387112
488102
58992
69082
79082
89172
99262
109361
119451
129541
139541
149631
159631
169631
179820
189820
199820
209820
219820
229820
239820
249820
259820
269820
279820
289820
299820
309820
319910

Wind in October

Winds average 10 mph in October.

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

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
210light breeze
310light breeze
410light breeze
510light breeze
610light breeze
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910light breeze
1010light breeze
1110light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:486:26
211.66:486:25
311.66:496:23
411.56:506:22
511.56:516:20
611.46:526:19
711.46:536:17
811.46:546:16
911.36:546:15
1011.36:556:13
1111.36:566:12
1211.26:576:10
1311.26:586:09
1411.16:596:08
1511.17:006:06
1611.17:016:05
1711.07:026:04
1811.07:036:03
1911.07:036:01
2010.97:046:00
2110.97:055:59
2210.97:065:58
2310.87:075:56
2410.87:085:55
2510.87:095:54
2610.77:105:53
2710.77:115:52
2810.67:125:51
2910.67:135:50
3010.67:145:49
3110.57:155:48

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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84.7Bright
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204.3Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Dumas?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Dumas for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Dumas in October

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

In October, Dumas sees daytime highs around 72°F and nights near 47°F. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Dumas 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 Dumas peaks around July 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dumas?

Dumas sits at 35.9°N, 102.0°W, 3,661 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Amarillo, 45 mi away.

Topography around Dumas

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Dumas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 ft around an average of 3,658 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 623 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,713 ft.

The land around Dumas is covered by grassland (44%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (24%) within 2 miles, grassland (55%) and cropland (43%) within 10 miles, and grassland (68%) and cropland (31%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
138 ft
10 miles
623 ft
50 miles
1,713 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Amarillo 45 mi · Pampa 62 mi · Hereford 76 mi · Liberal 100 mi · Plainview 117 mi · Clovis 122 mi · Garden City 158 mi · Lubbock 158 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 Dumas (35.8656°, -101.9732°, elevation 3,661 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).