October is one of the warmer months of the year in Alma, with average highs near 9.6°C and lows around 2.1°C (mean 5.9°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 85 mm of rainfall and 83% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Alma. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Alma was 2023 — when the month averaged 10.1°C — while the coldest was 1993 at 2.5°C. Typical October days reach 9.6°C with nights near 2.1°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.8°C per decade.
October is about average for rainfall in Alma, averaging 85 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 2006 with 143 mm, while the driest was 1994 at 23 mm.
Relative humidity in Alma during October averages 83%. The most humid October was 2006 at 87%, and the least humid was 2024 at 78%.
October receives about 1.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Alma. The sunniest October was 2022 at 2.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1992 at 1.4.
Average wind speed in Alma during October is 2.3 m/s. The windiest Octobers were 1999 and 2010 at 2.7 m/s, while the calmest was 2021 at 1.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 4.7°C | 5.0°C | 5.9°C | 6.4°C | 8.0°C | +3.3°C |
| Avg High | 8.5°C | 8.7°C | 9.4°C | 10.1°C | 12.0°C | +3.5°C |
| Avg Low | 0.8°C | 1.3°C | 2.3°C | 2.7°C | 4.0°C | +3.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 73 mm | 74 mm | 96 mm | 96 mm | 87 mm | +14 mm |
October temperatures in Alma have risen by about 3.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of -9.6°C (2020) to a record high of 25.2°C (2023).
Rainfall in October is about average for rainfall, averaging 85 mm, with a wettest year of 143 mm.
A good time to visit Alma
October is a good time to visit Alma, with days averaging 9.6°C and nights around 2.1°C (mean 5.9°C, warmer than Alma's yearly average) and higher rainfall. July and August are marginally more temperate, but October still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.7°C | 8.3°C | 3.9°C | 24.9°C | -1.1°C | 92 mm | 81% | 2.1 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 12.1°C | 7.8°C | 3.5°C | 20.1°C | -2.7°C | 79 mm | 78% | 2.4 m/s | 2 |
| 2023 🔥 | 13.5°C | 10.1°C | 6.6°C | 25.2°C | -4.4°C | 123 mm | 85% | 2.2 m/s | 2 |
| 2022 | 12.8°C | 8.2°C | 3.6°C | 19.0°C | -2.2°C | 66 mm | 83% | 2.2 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 13.6°C | 9.7°C | 5.9°C | 21.7°C | -1.5°C | 73 mm | 84% | 1.8 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 7.5°C | 4.0°C | 0.5°C | 14.4°C | -9.6°C | 90 mm | 83% | 2.2 m/s | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 10.1°C | 6.4°C | 2.8°C | 15.4°C | -0.4°C | 71 mm | 85% | 2.2 m/s | 2 |
| 2018 | 6.0°C | 2.7°C | -0.7°C | 19.0°C | -7.7°C | 112 mm | 80% | 2.5 m/s | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 13.7°C | 9.3°C | 5.0°C | 21.6°C | -0.7°C | 134 mm | 84% | 2.6 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 10.2°C | 6.6°C | 3.1°C | 21.1°C | -4.5°C | 134 mm | 83% | 2.3 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2015 | 7.7°C | 4.0°C | 0.4°C | 17.3°C | -3.4°C | 65 mm | 81% | 2.4 m/s | 2 |
| 2014 | 11.5°C | 7.6°C | 3.6°C | 19.0°C | -2.2°C | 129 mm | 85% | 2.3 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2013 | 11.2°C | 7.6°C | 3.9°C | 19.8°C | -4.0°C | 91 mm | 82% | 2.5 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2012 | 11.2°C | 7.6°C | 3.9°C | 18.3°C | -2.6°C | 101 mm | 84% | 2.3 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2011 | 11.0°C | 7.3°C | 3.5°C | 22.7°C | -2.9°C | 64 mm | 83% | 2.3 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2010 | 8.6°C | 5.2°C | 1.8°C | 15.2°C | -3.9°C | 62 mm | 82% | 2.7 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2009 | 6.7°C | 3.8°C | 1.0°C | 14.2°C | -5.3°C | 84 mm | 83% | 2.1 m/s | 1.6 |
| 2008 | 9.8°C | 6.2°C | 2.5°C | 16.8°C | -3.8°C | 89 mm | 84% | 2.4 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2007 | 12.4°C | 8.6°C | 4.7°C | 21.4°C | -2.6°C | 99 mm | 83% | 2.3 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2006 🌧️ | 8.4°C | 5.1°C | 1.7°C | 18.0°C | -4.4°C | 143 mm | 87% | 2.5 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2005 | 12.1°C | 8.2°C | 4.4°C | 24.8°C | -2.8°C | 78 mm | 85% | 2.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2004 | 10.8°C | 6.7°C | 2.5°C | 19.0°C | -2.2°C | 66 mm | 85% | 2 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2003 | 8.4°C | 5.1°C | 1.8°C | 21.0°C | -2.4°C | 99 mm | 83% | 2.4 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2002 | 6.8°C | 3.4°C | -0.1°C | 20.9°C | -5.7°C | 76 mm | 83% | 2.4 m/s | 2 |
| 2001 | 9.7°C | 6.4°C | 3.1°C | 18.3°C | -3.8°C | 114 mm | 85% | 2.5 m/s | 1.7 |
| 2000 | 8.9°C | 5.3°C | 1.6°C | 19.0°C | -3.6°C | 114 mm | 83% | 2.4 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1999 | 7.2°C | 3.7°C | 0.3°C | 13.8°C | -4.1°C | 101 mm | 80% | 2.7 m/s | 1.7 |
| 1998 | 9.7°C | 6.2°C | 2.6°C | 15.5°C | -3.3°C | 63 mm | 83% | 2.5 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1997 | 8.8°C | 4.9°C | 1.1°C | 19.1°C | -4.4°C | 47 mm | 82% | 2.3 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1996 | 8.2°C | 4.3°C | 0.3°C | 18.1°C | -4.7°C | 69 mm | 82% | 2.4 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1995 | 11.9°C | 8.0°C | 4.2°C | 20.0°C | -3.5°C | 64 mm | 81% | 2.5 m/s | 1.7 |
| 1994 | 11.4°C | 7.2°C | 3.0°C | 19.2°C | -2.6°C | 23 mm | 83% | 2.1 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1993 ❄️ | 5.8°C | 2.5°C | -0.9°C | 11.4°C | -6.0°C | 107 mm | 82% | 2.5 m/s | 1.6 |
| 1992 | 7.0°C | 3.4°C | -0.1°C | 15.1°C | -5.1°C | 59 mm | 84% | 2.1 m/s | 1.4 |
| 1991 | 8.7°C | 4.8°C | 0.9°C | 17.6°C | -7.0°C | 126 mm | 87% | 2.2 m/s | 1.5 |
| 1990 | 8.4°C | 5.0°C | 1.6°C | 15.0°C | -4.4°C | 82 mm | 83% | 2.3 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1989 | 9.4°C | 5.6°C | 1.7°C | 17.2°C | -4.4°C | 85 mm | 86% | 2.1 m/s | 2 |
| 1988 | 7.1°C | 3.5°C | 0.0°C | 19.9°C | -4.5°C | 80 mm | 84% | 2.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1987 | 8.1°C | 4.2°C | 0.3°C | 17.8°C | -6.3°C | 100 mm | 83% | 2.2 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1986 | 6.9°C | 3.1°C | -0.7°C | 14.8°C | -5.3°C | 92 mm | 84% | 2.1 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1985 | 9.4°C | 5.4°C | 1.5°C | 17.4°C | -4.1°C | 57 mm | 80% | 2.6 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1984 | 10.2°C | 6.0°C | 1.8°C | 18.0°C | -3.6°C | 31 mm | 82% | 2 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1983 | 8.6°C | 5.0°C | 1.4°C | 21.1°C | -3.4°C | 76 mm | 83% | 2.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 10.2°C | 6.1°C | 2.0°C | 15.4°C | -4.2°C | 49 mm | 84% | 2.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 6.6°C | 3.1°C | -0.4°C | 12.8°C | -4.9°C | 87 mm | 84% | 2.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 9.6°C with lows near 2.1°C (mean 5.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 85 mm of rainfall in Alma, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 143 mm in 2006.
The hottest October reached 25.2°C in 2023. The coldest dipped to -9.6°C in 2020.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 3.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 9°C to 12.9°C and overnight lows from 1.3°C to 4.7°C over the same span.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Alma and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 9.6°C daytime highs and 2.1°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 7th coolest month in Alma, averaging 5.9°C.
For October in Alma, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 9.6°C and lows of 2.1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in October averages 83% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in October is 2.3 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 2.7 m/s (1999).
The wettest October on record was 2006 with 143 mm. On average, October sees 85 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Alma behaves each October, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for October specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
