Weather in Salt Lake City in October 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Salt Lake City in October
Going from a maximum of +82°F during the day to a minimum of +27°F during the night, the temperature in October averages around +68°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 35% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +72°F to +52°F.
Is Salt Lake City warm or cold in October?
Salt Lake City is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +79°F to +64°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +54°F to +43°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Salt Lake City:
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Climate in Salt Lake City in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +79°F | +64°F | +48°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +32°F | +12°F | -2°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +102°F | +88°F | +73°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 42 mm | 55 mm | 38 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 50% | 60% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 13 | 10 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
October weather is still as good as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +79°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +64°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 42 mm to 55 mm. Humidity rises from 50% to 60%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 13 sunny days in September to 10 in October.
Next month (November) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Salt Lake City is gradually decreasing during October, going from 5 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Salt Lake City?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Salt Lake City in October has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+57°F) and the highest in 2021 (+67°F). The driest year was 2008 with only 265 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 885 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Salt Lake City, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.