Springfield weather in October

In October, Springfield sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 4.2 in of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 69°F in the first days to 59°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Springfield's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Springfield's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 64°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 44°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 4.2 in; 10.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 6:34 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 4th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 2.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Springfield is city in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

Density: 1,488/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1885

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 69°F in the first days to 59°F by the end.

A typical October day in Springfield reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 55°F and 74°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 12°F cooler than September and about 11°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)	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	59	59	59	58	58
Avg low (°F)	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	70	47
2	70	47
3	69	47
4	69	46
5	68	46
6	68	46
7	67	46
8	67	46
9	67	45
10	66	45
11	66	45
12	65	45
13	65	44
14	65	44
15	64	44
16	64	44
17	64	44
18	63	43
19	63	43
20	62	43
21	62	43
22	62	43
23	61	42
24	61	42
25	60	42
26	60	42
27	59	42
28	59	42
29	59	42
30	58	41
31	58	41

How October really feels in Springfield

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

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.

Springfield 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	48° / 35°	6.9	16.5	1.7	9.1	1.5
Feb	51° / 36°	5.4	14.9	1.9	10.2	2.2
Mar	55° / 38°	6.3	16.9	1.3	11.6	2.9
Apr	59° / 41°	5.1	15.6	0.4	13.2	3.9
May	66° / 46°	3.2	10.3	0	14.5	5.9
Jun	72° / 50°	1.7	7.3	0	15.2	7.2
Jul	81° / 54°	0.3	1.5	0	15	8.1
Aug	82° / 54°	0.5	2.2	0	13.8	7.8
Sep	75° / 50°	1.6	5	0	12.3	8.0
Oct	64° / 44°	4.2	10.6	0	10.8	5.7
Nov	53° / 39°	7.3	16.4	0.6	9.4	2.5
Dec	47° / 35°	8.1	17	1.8	8.8	1.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% 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 (%)	63	62	61	60	59	58	56	55	54	53	52	52	51	50	50	50	49	48	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	43	43	42	41	39	38
Cloudier (%)	37	38	39	40	41	42	44	45	46	47	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	52	53	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	57	58	59	61	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	39	61
31	38	62

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Springfield gets around 4.2 in of rain over 10.6 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. 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 (%)	25	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	44	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	26
3	27
4	27
5	28
6	29
7	29
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	36
21	37
22	37
23	38
24	39
25	40
26	41
27	42
28	43
29	44
30	44
31	45

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 97% 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 (%)	94	94	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in October

Winds average 4 mph in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 4:57 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	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:15	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:54
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:45	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:37	5:36	5:34	5:32	5:30	5:28	5:27	5:25	5:23	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:17	5:15	5:13	5:12	5:10	5:09	5:07	5:06	5:04	5:03	5:01	5:00	4:58	4:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:15	5:47
2	11.5	6:17	5:45
3	11.4	6:18	5:43
4	11.4	6:19	5:41
5	11.3	6:20	5:39
6	11.3	6:22	5:37
7	11.2	6:23	5:36
8	11.2	6:24	5:34
9	11.1	6:25	5:32
10	11.1	6:27	5:30
11	11.0	6:28	5:28
12	11.0	6:29	5:27
13	10.9	6:31	5:25
14	10.9	6:32	5:23
15	10.8	6:33	5:22
16	10.8	6:34	5:20
17	10.7	6:36	5:18
18	10.7	6:37	5:17
19	10.6	6:38	5:15
20	10.6	6:40	5:13
21	10.5	6:41	5:12
22	10.5	6:42	5:10
23	10.4	6:44	5:09
24	10.4	6:45	5:07
25	10.3	6:46	5:06
26	10.3	6:48	5:04
27	10.2	6:49	5:03
28	10.2	6:50	5:01
29	10.1	6:52	5:00
30	10.1	6:53	4:58
31	10.0	6:54	4:57

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.92 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)	3.9	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2
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	3.9	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.8	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.7	Moderate
22	2.6	Moderate
23	2.6	Moderate
24	2.5	Moderate
25	2.5	Moderate
26	2.4	Moderate
27	2.4	Moderate
28	2.3	Moderate
29	2.3	Moderate
30	2.2	Moderate
31	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Springfield

In seasonPeak

In October, Springfield sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Springfield's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Springfield?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

2.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Springfield for sightseeing.

What to pack for Springfield in October

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

In October, Springfield sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 44°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Springfield in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Springfield peaks around July 16 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	8	7	9	7	5	4	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Springfield 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 Springfield is worst in September — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.1× the cleanest month (January, 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)	6	8	10	11	11	8	8	16	40	11	11	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	11	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	40	Poor
Oct	11	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Springfield?

Springfield sits at 44.0°N, 123.0°W, 459 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Eugene, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Springfield

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Springfield has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 ft around an average of 499 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,612 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,388 ft.

The land around Springfield is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 2 miles, trees (58%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (84%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

692 ft

trees 50%

10 miles

2,612 ft

trees 58%

50 miles

6,388 ft

trees 84%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

October weather nearby: Eugene 3.1 mi · Lebanon 34 mi · Corvallis 38 mi · Albany 41 mi · Roseburg 60 mi · Four Corners 61 mi · Salem 62 mi · Dallas 62 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 Springfield (44.0462°, -123.022°, elevation 459 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	70	47
2	70	47
3	69	47
4	69	46
5	68	46
6	68	46
7	67	46
8	67	46
9	67	45
10	66	45
11	66	45
12	65	45
13	65	44
14	65	44
15	64	44
16	64	44
17	64	44
18	63	43
19	63	43
20	62	43
21	62	43
22	62	43
23	61	42
24	61	42
25	60	42
26	60	42
27	59	42
28	59	42
29	59	42
30	58	41
31	58	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	39	61
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	26
3	27
4	27
5	28
6	29
7	29
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	36
21	37
22	37
23	38
24	39
25	40
26	41
27	42
28	43
29	44
30	44
31	45

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	70	47
2	70	47
3	69	47
4	69	46
5	68	46
6	68	46
7	67	46
8	67	46
9	67	45
10	66	45
11	66	45
12	65	45
13	65	44
14	65	44
15	64	44
16	64	44
17	64	44
18	63	43
19	63	43
20	62	43
21	62	43
22	62	43
23	61	42
24	61	42
25	60	42
26	60	42
27	59	42
28	59	42
29	59	42
30	58	41
31	58	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	39	61
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	26
3	27
4	27
5	28
6	29
7	29
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	36
21	37
22	37
23	38
24	39
25	40
26	41
27	42
28	43
29	44
30	44
31	45

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	70	47
2	70	47
3	69	47
4	69	46
5	68	46
6	68	46
7	67	46
8	67	46
9	67	45
10	66	45
11	66	45
12	65	45
13	65	44
14	65	44
15	64	44
16	64	44
17	64	44
18	63	43
19	63	43
20	62	43
21	62	43
22	62	43
23	61	42
24	61	42
25	60	42
26	60	42
27	59	42
28	59	42
29	59	42
30	58	41
31	58	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	39	61
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	26
3	27
4	27
5	28
6	29
7	29
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	36
21	37
22	37
23	38
24	39
25	40
26	41
27	42
28	43
29	44
30	44
31	45

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2