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Nantucket weather in October

Planning a journey to Nantucket this October and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in Nantucket in October?

Nantucket is a region in the United States of America. October in Nantucket generally has moderate temperatures, with high precipitation.

You can expect moderate maximum daytime temperatures of around 17°C and nighttime temperatures around 10°C in Nantucket.

October is a rainy month with an average rainfall of around 116 mm in Nantucket. The days are mostly sunny, with an average total of around 205 hours of sunshine in Nantucket. The sunlight during this month doesn't just make the days brighter, it also seems to make everyone a bit more cheerful.

For a closer look at October's conditions in Nantucket, see the map below. For a more detailed look at Nantucket's yearly weather, check out our Nantucket climate page.

Where to go in Nantucket in October

Find the average weather conditions in October for the most popular destinations in Nantucket on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailed information.

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Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations in Nantucket

What is the weather like in October for the most popular destinonation in Nantucket?

Average weather in Nantucket

In October Nantucket generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 17°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 10°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Nantucket
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
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22°C 
15°C 
231 hours 
83 mm 
9 days 
17°C 
10°C 
205 hours 
116 mm 
12 days 
12°C 
5°C 
149 hours 
117 mm 
12 days 
poor 
Climate in Nantucket

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Is October the best time to visit Nantucket?

In our opinion, October may not be the ideal time to visit Nantucket due to the typically unpleasant weather in Nantucket.

Generally speaking, June, July, August and September provide perfect weather in Nantucket. On the other hand, the months of January, February, March, November and December tend to have poor weather conditions.

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