Tri-Cities weather in October

In October, Tri-Cities sees average daytime highs of 66°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 0.9 in of rain across 5 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 73°F in the first days to 58°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tri-Cities's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tri-Cities's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 66°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 44°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 0.9 in; 5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:22 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 5th clearest
Wind: 6 mph; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.16 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 73°F in the first days to 58°F by the end.

A typical October day in Tri-Cities reaches about 66°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 57°F and 75°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 15°F cooler than September and about 16°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)	74	74	73	72	72	71	71	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	65	64	64	63	62	62	61	60	60	59	59	58	58	57
Avg low (°F)	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	39

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	74	49
2	74	49
3	73	48
4	72	48
5	72	48
6	71	47
7	71	47
8	70	47
9	69	46
10	69	46
11	68	46
12	68	45
13	67	45
14	67	45
15	66	44
16	66	44
17	65	44
18	65	43
19	64	43
20	64	43
21	63	42
22	62	42
23	62	42
24	61	41
25	60	41
26	60	40
27	59	40
28	59	40
29	58	39
30	58	39
31	57	39

How October really feels in Tri-Cities

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.

Tri-Cities weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	41° / 29°	1.3	8.1	2.3	8.8	0.2
Feb	48° / 32°	0.9	6.2	1.3	10	2.0
Mar	58° / 38°	0.9	5.9	0.4	11.6	4.6
Apr	68° / 44°	0.7	4.9	0	13.3	6.9
May	77° / 52°	0.7	4.5	0	14.7	7.6
Jun	84° / 58°	0.5	2.8	0	15.5	6.6
Jul	93° / 64°	0.1	1	0	15.2	3.9
Aug	92° / 62°	0.2	1	0	14	4.5
Sep	81° / 54°	0.3	1.8	0	12.3	7.7
Oct	66° / 44°	0.9	5	0	10.7	6.7
Nov	50° / 35°	1.1	7.3	0.7	9.2	2.4
Dec	41° / 29°	1.4	8.4	2.4	8.5	0.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 40%. 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 (%)	71	71	69	69	67	66	66	64	63	63	61	60	60	59	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	54	54	53	52	51
Cloudier (%)	29	29	31	31	33	34	34	36	37	37	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	67	33
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	53	47
30	52	48
31	51	49

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tri-Cities gets around 0.9 in of rain over 5 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 15% and peaks near 22% 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 (%)	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	22

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

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 99% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in October

Winds average 6 mph in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
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10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	5	calm
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30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 4:37 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	11.4	11.3	11.3	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	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:08	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:18	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:38	6:39	6:41	6:42	6:44
Sunset (PM)	5:30	5:28	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:16	5:15	5:13	5:11	5:09	5:07	5:05	5:03	5:02	5:00	4:58	4:56	4:54	4:53	4:51	4:49	4:48	4:46	4:45	4:43	4:41	4:40	4:38	4:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:01	5:30
2	11.4	6:03	5:28
3	11.4	6:04	5:26
4	11.3	6:05	5:24
5	11.3	6:07	5:22
6	11.2	6:08	5:20
7	11.1	6:10	5:18
8	11.1	6:11	5:16
9	11.0	6:12	5:15
10	11.0	6:14	5:13
11	10.9	6:15	5:11
12	10.9	6:16	5:09
13	10.8	6:18	5:07
14	10.8	6:19	5:05
15	10.7	6:21	5:03
16	10.7	6:22	5:02
17	10.6	6:24	5:00
18	10.6	6:25	4:58
19	10.5	6:26	4:56
20	10.4	6:28	4:54
21	10.4	6:29	4:53
22	10.3	6:31	4:51
23	10.3	6:32	4:49
24	10.2	6:34	4:48
25	10.2	6:35	4:46
26	10.1	6:36	4:45
27	10.1	6:38	4:43
28	10.0	6:39	4:41
29	10.0	6:41	4:40
30	9.9	6:42	4:38
31	9.9	6:44	4:37

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 3.16 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)	4.1	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.4	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
Level	Bright	Bright	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	4.1	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.1	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	2.9	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.8	Moderate
24	2.7	Moderate
25	2.7	Moderate
26	2.6	Moderate
27	2.6	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.4	Moderate
31	2.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Tri-Cities?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Tri-Cities for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tri-Cities in October

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

In October, Tri-Cities sees daytime highs around 66°F and nights near 44°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Tri-Cities 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 Tri-Cities 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	7	6	8	6	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very 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	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Tri-Cities 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 Tri-Cities is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 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)	10	11	14	11	9	10	13	27	21	12	11	9
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Tri-Cities?

Tri-Cities sits at 46.2°N, 119.2°W, 348 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Kennewick, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Tri-Cities

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tri-Cities has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 ft around an average of 400 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,894 ft.

The land around Tri-Cities is covered by artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (28%) within 2 miles, grassland (38%) and cropland (28%) within 10 miles, and grassland (51%) and cropland (42%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

197 ft

artificial surfaces 32%

10 miles

1,677 ft

grassland 38%

50 miles

3,894 ft

grassland 51%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

October weather nearby: Kennewick 3.7 mi · Pasco 4.3 mi · Richland 5.0 mi · Hermiston 29 mi · Sunnyside 39 mi · Walla Walla 43 mi · Pendleton 44 mi · Moses Lake 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 Tri-Cities (46.2454°, -119.1962°, elevation 348 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	74	49
2	74	49
3	73	48
4	72	48
5	72	48
6	71	47
7	71	47
8	70	47
9	69	46
10	69	46
11	68	46
12	68	45
13	67	45
14	67	45
15	66	44
16	66	44
17	65	44
18	65	43
19	64	43
20	64	43
21	63	42
22	62	42
23	62	42
24	61	41
25	60	41
26	60	40
27	59	40
28	59	40
29	58	39
30	58	39
31	57	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	67	33
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	53	47
30	52	48
31	51	49

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	74	49
2	74	49
3	73	48
4	72	48
5	72	48
6	71	47
7	71	47
8	70	47
9	69	46
10	69	46
11	68	46
12	68	45
13	67	45
14	67	45
15	66	44
16	66	44
17	65	44
18	65	43
19	64	43
20	64	43
21	63	42
22	62	42
23	62	42
24	61	41
25	60	41
26	60	40
27	59	40
28	59	40
29	58	39
30	58	39
31	57	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	67	33
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	53	47
30	52	48
31	51	49

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	74	49
2	74	49
3	73	48
4	72	48
5	72	48
6	71	47
7	71	47
8	70	47
9	69	46
10	69	46
11	68	46
12	68	45
13	67	45
14	67	45
15	66	44
16	66	44
17	65	44
18	65	43
19	64	43
20	64	43
21	63	42
22	62	42
23	62	42
24	61	41
25	60	41
26	60	40
27	59	40
28	59	40
29	58	39
30	58	39
31	57	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	67	33
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	53	47
30	52	48
31	51	49

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0