Spokane weather in October

In October, Spokane sees average daytime highs of 58°F and overnight lows near 39°F, with 1.8 in of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 65°F in the first days to 50°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Spokane's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Spokane's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 58°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 39°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 1.8 in; 7.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:17 AM – 4:52 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 4th clearest
Wind: 6 mph; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Spokane is city in and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States.

Density: 1,275/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1871

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 50°F by the end.

A typical October day in Spokane reaches about 58°F in the afternoon and slips back to 39°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 49°F and 68°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 15°F cooler than September and about 15°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)	67	66	65	65	64	64	63	62	62	61	61	60	60	59	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	53	53	52	52	51	50	50	49
Avg low (°F)	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	34

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	67	45
2	66	44
3	65	44
4	65	44
5	64	43
6	64	43
7	63	42
8	62	42
9	62	42
10	61	42
11	61	41
12	60	41
13	60	40
14	59	40
15	58	40
16	58	40
17	57	39
18	57	39
19	56	38
20	56	38
21	55	38
22	55	37
23	54	37
24	53	37
25	53	36
26	52	36
27	52	36
28	51	35
29	50	35
30	50	35
31	49	34

How October really feels in Spokane

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 8 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.

Spokane weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 25°	2.7	12.7	8.2	8.7	0.0
Feb	40° / 27°	1.9	9.9	5.7	9.9	0.0
Mar	48° / 32°	2.5	12	3.6	11.6	1.7
Apr	57° / 38°	2.0	9.8	0.7	13.3	4.0
May	67° / 46°	1.8	8	0	14.9	6.4
Jun	74° / 52°	1.3	6	0	15.7	7.4
Jul	84° / 58°	0.5	2.7	0	15.4	6.9
Aug	83° / 57°	0.5	2.3	0	14.1	7.2
Sep	73° / 49°	0.8	4.2	0.1	12.4	7.9
Oct	58° / 39°	1.8	7.9	0.3	10.6	4.6
Nov	43° / 31°	2.9	12.6	4.5	9.1	0.6
Dec	35° / 25°	3.1	12.3	8.5	8.3	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	61	60	60	58	57	57	56	55	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	50	50	50	49	48	48	47	46	45	45	45	43	42	42	40	40
Cloudier (%)	39	40	40	42	43	43	44	45	46	47	47	47	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	54	55	55	55	57	58	58	60	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	43	57
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	40	60
31	40	60

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Spokane gets around 1.8 in of rain and snow over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	18	18	19	19	20	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	35
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	18	1
2	18	1
3	19	1
4	19	1
5	20	0
6	21	0
7	21	0
8	21	0
9	22	0
10	22	0
11	23	0
12	23	0
13	23	1
14	24	1
15	24	1
16	24	1
17	25	1
18	25	1
19	26	1
20	27	1
21	27	1
22	28	2
23	29	2
24	30	2
25	30	2
26	31	3
27	32	3
28	33	3
29	33	4
30	34	4
31	35	5

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 6 mph in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 4:27 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)	11.5	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:08	6:10	6:11	6:13	6:14	6:16	6:17	6:19	6:20	6:22	6:23	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:34	6:35	6:37	6:38	6:40
Sunset (PM)	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:16	5:14	5:12	5:10	5:08	5:06	5:04	5:02	5:00	4:58	4:56	4:54	4:52	4:51	4:49	4:47	4:45	4:43	4:41	4:40	4:38	4:36	4:35	4:33	4:31	4:30	4:28	4:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	5:55	5:22
2	11.4	5:56	5:20
3	11.3	5:58	5:18
4	11.3	5:59	5:16
5	11.2	6:01	5:14
6	11.2	6:02	5:12
7	11.1	6:04	5:10
8	11.0	6:05	5:08
9	11.0	6:07	5:06
10	10.9	6:08	5:04
11	10.9	6:10	5:02
12	10.8	6:11	5:00
13	10.8	6:13	4:58
14	10.7	6:14	4:56
15	10.6	6:16	4:54
16	10.6	6:17	4:52
17	10.5	6:19	4:51
18	10.5	6:20	4:49
19	10.4	6:22	4:47
20	10.4	6:23	4:45
21	10.3	6:25	4:43
22	10.3	6:26	4:41
23	10.2	6:28	4:40
24	10.1	6:29	4:38
25	10.1	6:31	4:36
26	10.0	6:32	4:35
27	10.0	6:34	4:33
28	9.9	6:35	4:31
29	9.9	6:37	4:30
30	9.8	6:38	4:28
31	9.8	6:40	4:27

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.84 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)	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	2.8	Moderate
17	2.8	Moderate
18	2.7	Moderate
19	2.7	Moderate
20	2.6	Moderate
21	2.5	Moderate
22	2.5	Moderate
23	2.4	Moderate
24	2.4	Moderate
25	2.3	Moderate
26	2.3	Moderate
27	2.2	Moderate
28	2.2	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.1	Moderate
31	2.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Spokane?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Spokane for sightseeing.

What to pack for Spokane in October

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

In October, Spokane sees daytime highs around 58°F and nights near 39°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Spokane 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 Spokane peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	7	6	9	6	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Spokane 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 Spokane is worst in August — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.3× the cleanest month (December, 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	11	12	10	24	69	21	16	11	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	12	Moderate
Jun	10	Good
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	69	Unhealthy
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Spokane?

Spokane sits at 47.7°N, 117.4°W, 1,873 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Opportunity, 8.7 mi away.

Topography around Spokane

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Spokane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 ft around an average of 1,939 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,139 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,610 ft.

The land around Spokane is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (41%) within 2 miles, trees (40%) and grassland (34%) within 10 miles, and trees (45%), grassland (26%) and cropland (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

643 ft

artificial surfaces 50%

10 miles

2,139 ft

trees 40%

50 miles

4,610 ft

trees 45%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

October weather nearby: Opportunity 8.7 mi · Spokane Valley 8.7 mi · Post Falls 22 mi · Coeur d'Alene 30 mi · Pullman 65 mi · Moscow 67 mi · Lewiston 88 mi · Lewiston Orchards 91 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 Spokane (47.6597°, -117.4291°, elevation 1,873 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	67	45
2	66	44
3	65	44
4	65	44
5	64	43
6	64	43
7	63	42
8	62	42
9	62	42
10	61	42
11	61	41
12	60	41
13	60	40
14	59	40
15	58	40
16	58	40
17	57	39
18	57	39
19	56	38
20	56	38
21	55	38
22	55	37
23	54	37
24	53	37
25	53	36
26	52	36
27	52	36
28	51	35
29	50	35
30	50	35
31	49	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	43	57
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	40	60
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	18	1
2	18	1
3	19	1
4	19	1
5	20	0
6	21	0
7	21	0
8	21	0
9	22	0
10	22	0
11	23	0
12	23	0
13	23	1
14	24	1
15	24	1
16	24	1
17	25	1
18	25	1
19	26	1
20	27	1
21	27	1
22	28	2
23	29	2
24	30	2
25	30	2
26	31	3
27	32	3
28	33	3
29	33	4
30	34	4
31	35	5

	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	67	45
2	66	44
3	65	44
4	65	44
5	64	43
6	64	43
7	63	42
8	62	42
9	62	42
10	61	42
11	61	41
12	60	41
13	60	40
14	59	40
15	58	40
16	58	40
17	57	39
18	57	39
19	56	38
20	56	38
21	55	38
22	55	37
23	54	37
24	53	37
25	53	36
26	52	36
27	52	36
28	51	35
29	50	35
30	50	35
31	49	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	43	57
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	40	60
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	18	1
2	18	1
3	19	1
4	19	1
5	20	0
6	21	0
7	21	0
8	21	0
9	22	0
10	22	0
11	23	0
12	23	0
13	23	1
14	24	1
15	24	1
16	24	1
17	25	1
18	25	1
19	26	1
20	27	1
21	27	1
22	28	2
23	29	2
24	30	2
25	30	2
26	31	3
27	32	3
28	33	3
29	33	4
30	34	4
31	35	5

	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	67	45
2	66	44
3	65	44
4	65	44
5	64	43
6	64	43
7	63	42
8	62	42
9	62	42
10	61	42
11	61	41
12	60	41
13	60	40
14	59	40
15	58	40
16	58	40
17	57	39
18	57	39
19	56	38
20	56	38
21	55	38
22	55	37
23	54	37
24	53	37
25	53	36
26	52	36
27	52	36
28	51	35
29	50	35
30	50	35
31	49	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	43	57
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	40	60
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	18	1
2	18	1
3	19	1
4	19	1
5	20	0
6	21	0
7	21	0
8	21	0
9	22	0
10	22	0
11	23	0
12	23	0
13	23	1
14	24	1
15	24	1
16	24	1
17	25	1
18	25	1
19	26	1
20	27	1
21	27	1
22	28	2
23	29	2
24	30	2
25	30	2
26	31	3
27	32	3
28	33	3
29	33	4
30	34	4
31	35	5

	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