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St. Petersburg Weather in October

In October, St. Petersburg averages a high of 8°C (47°F) and a low of 4°C (39°F), from 54 years of daily records (1971–2025).

8°C
Average high
47°F
4°C
Average low
39°F
21°C
Record high
70°F · October 2, 1974
-10°C
Record low
15°F · October 31, 1988

What October Is Like in St. Petersburg

  • The October heat record, 21°C (70°F) on October 2, 1974, has stood for 51 years.
  • The coldest October reading, -10°C (15°F) on October 31, 1988, has not been matched in 37 years.
  • October in St. Petersburg has become 1.0°C (1.8°F) warmer on average: the 2010–2024 average against 1970–1989.
  • On average, 5.3 nights in October drop below freezing.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 39% of October days, and the month averages 65 mm in total.

Average daytime high in St. Petersburg, every October since 1971
3°C8°C13°C19801990200020102020October 1971: 6.8°COctober 1972: 7.3°COctober 1973: 5.3°COctober 1974: 9.3°COctober 1975: 8.2°COctober 1976: 3.7°COctober 1977: 6.9°COctober 1978: 6.4°COctober 1979: 7.7°COctober 1980: 7.9°COctober 1981: 10.1°COctober 1982: 7.4°COctober 1983: 8.9°COctober 1984: 10.0°COctober 1985: 9.6°COctober 1986: 8.1°COctober 1987: 9.2°COctober 1988: 9.2°COctober 1989: 8.1°COctober 1990: 8.1°COctober 1991: 9.9°COctober 1992: 3.8°COctober 1993: 7.2°COctober 1994: 8.0°COctober 1995: 10.7°COctober 1996: 8.7°COctober 1997: 6.0°COctober 1998: 9.4°COctober 1999: 9.4°COctober 2000: 11.2°COctober 2001: 9.3°COctober 2002: 3.8°COctober 2003: 7.3°COctober 2004: 9.0°COctober 2005: 10.8°COctober 2006: 10.3°COctober 2007: 9.5°COctober 2008: 10.7°COctober 2009: 6.6°COctober 2010: 8.0°COctober 2011: 9.9°COctober 2012: 8.8°COctober 2013: 9.9°COctober 2014: 7.6°COctober 2015: 8.4°COctober 2016: 7.0°COctober 2017: 7.4°COctober 2018: 10.4°COctober 2019: 8.0°COctober 2020: 11.7°COctober 2021: 10.7°COctober 2022: 10.4°COctober 2023: 7.2°COctober 2024: 10.8°C
Warmest: 2020 (11.7°C)Latest: 2024 (10.8°C)10-year averageLong-run average (8.4°C)

Look Up a Day in October

See the weather in St. Petersburg on any October date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, St. Petersburg (1971–2025); Petrokrepost (2019–2025). Averages cover 1971–2025. How we compute this

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