Lafayette climate

Lafayette Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lafayette 2W, 3.1 km from Lafayette

Average highs run from 80°F on October 1 to 70°F on October 31, and lows from 56°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.63 in over about 7 wet days.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Lafayette, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.63 in
Record high
96°FOct 4, 2019
Record low
26°FOct 30, 2011
Chance of a freeze
56%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
11 h 50 min to 10 h 52 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
4.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 180°F56°F92°F 201940°F 202024%0%
Oct 280°F55°F92°F 201940°F 202024%0%
Oct 379°F55°F95°F 201948°F 200324%0%
Oct 479°F54°F96°F 201939°F 202024%0%
Oct 579°F54°F92°F 201941°F 201424%0%
Oct 678°F53°F89°F 200246°F 201024%0%
Oct 778°F53°F87°F 200247°F 201024%0%
Oct 878°F52°F88°F 200242°F 200024%0%
Oct 977°F52°F88°F 202537°F 200025%0%
Oct 1077°F52°F86°F 200237°F 200025%0%
Oct 1177°F51°F87°F 200237°F 200025%0%
Oct 1276°F51°F88°F 202537°F 200025%0%
Oct 1376°F50°F86°F 201737°F 200025%0%
Oct 1476°F50°F83°F 199741°F 200625%0%
Oct 1575°F49°F85°F 202541°F 200425%0%
Oct 1675°F49°F84°F 201841°F 200425%0%
Oct 1775°F48°F84°F 200736°F 200125%0%
Oct 1874°F48°F84°F 201837°F 200925%0%
Oct 1974°F47°F85°F 201636°F 200925%0%
Oct 2074°F47°F86°F 201634°F 202224%0%
Oct 2173°F46°F81°F 200136°F 200924%0%
Oct 2273°F46°F82°F 200337°F 200924%0%
Oct 2373°F45°F82°F 200138°F 200624%0%
Oct 2472°F45°F84°F 202435°F 199924%0%
Oct 2572°F44°F85°F 202435°F 201124%0%
Oct 2672°F44°F85°F 201035°F 201124%0%
Oct 2771°F44°F87°F 201037°F 200124%0%
Oct 2871°F43°F83°F 199634°F 200124%0%
Oct 2971°F43°F85°F 199630°F 200824%0%
Oct 3070°F42°F85°F 201626°F 201124%0%
Oct 3170°F42°F84°F 200030°F 202324%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lafayette, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 6:26 PM
October 31
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 5:51 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00014502 (Lafayette 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00010425, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.