Tooele weather in October

In October, Tooele sees average daytime highs of 63°F and overnight lows near 41°F, with 1.6 in of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 69°F in the first days to 56°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tooele's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tooele's year-round climate.

Daytime high
63°
6th warmest
Overnight low
41°
7th coldest
Precipitation
1.6 in
6.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:47 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
4 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Tooele is city in and county seat of Tooele County, Utah, United States.

Density
596/km²
people per km²
Founded
1851

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 69°F in the first days to 56°F by the end.

A typical October day in Tooele reaches about 63°F in the afternoon and slips back to 41°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 49°F and 75°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 15°F cooler than September and about 15°F warmer than November.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17047
27046
36946
46946
56845
66845
76744
86744
96643
106643
116542
126542
136442
146441
156441
166340
176340
186240
196239
206139
216139
226038
235938
245938
255837
265837
275736
285636
295636
305535
315535

How October really feels in Tooele

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 2 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
2
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tooele 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
Jan35° / 20°1.78.67.59.40.0
Feb41° / 24°1.68.1610.40.3
Mar52° / 32°1.99.65.311.72.8
Apr59° / 38°2.611.83.1134.4
May69° / 47°2.410.50.314.26.5
Jun81° / 56°1.25.4014.87.0
Jul90° / 64°0.84.7014.64.5
Aug89° / 63°0.74.7013.65.1
Sep78° / 53°1.55.2012.37.8
Oct63° / 41°1.66.8110.96.1
Nov47° / 29°1.47.84.79.71.8
Dec36° / 21°1.687.19.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57426
67426
77327
87327
97327
107327
117327
127327
137327
147426
157327
167327
177228
187228
197030
206931
216832
226733
236634
246535
256535
266436
276337
286337
296337
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Tooele gets around 1.6 in of rain and snow over 6.8 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1191
2191
3201
4201
5201
6201
7201
8201
9201
10201
11201
12191
13191
14192
15192
16192
17192
18202
19203
20213
21214
22224
23225
24225
25236
26236
27237
28247
29248
30249
31249

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 5:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:316:05
211.56:326:04
311.56:336:02
411.46:346:00
511.46:355:59
611.36:365:57
711.36:375:55
811.36:385:54
911.26:395:52
1011.26:415:51
1111.16:425:49
1211.16:435:47
1311.06:445:46
1411.06:455:44
1510.96:465:43
1610.96:475:41
1710.96:485:40
1810.86:495:38
1910.86:515:37
2010.76:525:35
2110.76:535:34
2210.66:545:33
2310.66:555:31
2410.66:565:30
2510.56:575:29
2610.56:595:27
2710.47:005:26
2810.47:015:25
2910.47:025:23
3010.37:035:22
3110.37:045:21

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Tooele?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Tooele for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tooele in October

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

In October, Tooele sees daytime highs around 63°F and nights near 41°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Tooele 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 Tooele peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tooele?

Tooele sits at 40.5°N, 112.3°W, 5,043 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Herriman, 14 mi away.

Topography around Tooele

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tooele has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,535 ft around an average of 5,118 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,306 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,346 ft.

The land around Tooele is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 2 miles, grassland (42%), shrubs (23%) and trees (21%) within 10 miles, and grassland (42%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,535 ft
10 miles
6,306 ft
50 miles
7,346 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Herriman 14 mi · Magna 16 mi · Kearns 18 mi · South Jordan Heights 19 mi · Riverton 19 mi · West Valley City 19 mi · South Jordan 19 mi · West Jordan 20 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 Tooele (40.5308°, -112.2983°, elevation 5,043 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).