Plainview weather in October

In October, Plainview sees average daytime highs of 73°F and overnight lows near 48°F, with 1.9 in of precipitation across 5.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 78°F in the first days to 67°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Plainview's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plainview's year-round climate.

Daytime high
73°
6th warmest
Overnight low
48°
7th coldest
Precipitation
1.9 in
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:58 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
10 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Plainview is city in and count sear of Hale County, Texas, United States.

Density
585/km²
people per km²
Founded
1887

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 78°F in the first days to 67°F by the end.

A typical October day in Plainview reaches about 73°F in the afternoon and slips back to 48°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 60°F and 84°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 9°F cooler than September and about 12°F warmer than November.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17854
27854
37854
47753
57753
67652
77652
87652
97551
107551
117550
127450
137450
147449
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306743
316642

How October really feels in Plainview

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.

Plainview weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan52° / 29°0.72.81.3103.5
Feb57° / 32°0.94.11.510.74.8
Mar65° / 39°1.65.20.711.76.8
Apr73° / 46°1.75.10.312.87.9
May81° / 56°2.37.7013.86.9
Jun88° / 65°2.18.4014.24.7
Jul91° / 68°1.460144.2
Aug89° / 67°1.97.8013.34.6
Sep82° / 60°1.96.5012.26.9
Oct73° / 48°1.95.30.211.18.0
Nov61° / 37°0.93.30.710.26.3
Dec53° / 29°0.93.51.59.83.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37723
47624
57624
67624
77525
87525
97525
107525
117525
127525
137525
147525
157525
167525
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197624
207525
217525
227525
237426
247426
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267426
277327
287327
297327
307327
317228

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Plainview gets around 1.9 in of rain and snow over 5.3 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1180
2180
3180
4180
5180
6180
7180
8180
9180
10180
11180
12180
13170
14170
15160
16160
17151
18151
19151
20151
21151
22151
23151
24151
25152
26152
27152
28152
29142
30142
31142

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1761581
2771571
3781471
4801361
5801361
6811261
7821251
8831151
9841051
1087940
1187940
1289830
1390730
1491720
1592620
1692620
1793610
1893610
1994510
2094510
2194510
2294510
2394510
2495500
2595500
2696400
2796400
2896400
2996400
3096400
3197300

Wind in October

Winds average 10 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.

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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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3111light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 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 6:46 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:466:26
211.66:476:24
311.66:476:23
411.66:486:21
511.56:496:20
611.56:506:19
711.46:516:17
811.46:516:16
911.46:526:15
1011.36:536:13
1111.36:546:12
1211.36:556:11
1311.26:556:09
1411.26:566:08
1511.26:576:07
1611.16:586:06
1711.16:596:05
1811.17:006:03
1911.07:016:02
2011.07:016:01
2111.07:026:00
2210.97:035:59
2310.97:045:58
2410.97:055:56
2510.87:065:55
2610.87:075:54
2710.87:085:53
2810.77:095:52
2910.77:095:51
3010.77:105:50
3110.67:115:49

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Moderate
294.0Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Plainview?

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
5.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Plainview in October

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

In October, Plainview sees daytime highs around 73°F and nights near 48°F. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Plainview in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Plainview peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Plainview?

Plainview sits at 34.2°N, 101.7°W, 3,363 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lubbock, 43 mi away.

Topography around Plainview

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Plainview has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 ft around an average of 3,369 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,926 ft.

The land around Plainview is covered by grassland (35%), artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (26%) within 2 miles, cropland (69%) and grassland (27%) within 10 miles, and cropland (52%) and grassland (41%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
95 ft
10 miles
220 ft
50 miles
1,926 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Lubbock 43 mi · Hereford 59 mi · Amarillo 72 mi · Clovis 87 mi · Pampa 103 mi · Dumas 117 mi · Hobbs 132 mi · Big Spring 134 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 Plainview (34.1848°, -101.7068°, elevation 3,363 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).