Chester climate

Chester Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock, 13.4 km from Chester

Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31, and lows from 52°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.07 in over about 8 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 Chester, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.07 in
Record high
96°FOct 14, 1989
Record low
23°FOct 25, 1981
Chance of a freeze
55%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 37 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
7.4 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 176°F52°F93°F 201932°F 198422%0%
Oct 276°F51°F95°F 201928°F 198522%0%
Oct 375°F51°F95°F 201929°F 198522%0%
Oct 475°F51°F93°F 200632°F 198722%0%
Oct 575°F50°F95°F 199732°F 198722%0%
Oct 674°F50°F95°F 199730°F 198822%0%
Oct 774°F49°F90°F 201630°F 198823%0%
Oct 873°F49°F91°F 200730°F 197423%0%
Oct 973°F49°F92°F 198029°F 198723%0%
Oct 1073°F48°F87°F 201031°F 197923%0%
Oct 1172°F48°F89°F 201030°F 199023%0%
Oct 1272°F48°F87°F 199727°F 198724%0%
Oct 1371°F47°F88°F 202427°F 198824%0%
Oct 1471°F47°F96°F 198928°F 198824%0%
Oct 1570°F46°F89°F 198930°F 197924%0%
Oct 1670°F46°F85°F 199931°F 202424%0%
Oct 1769°F46°F89°F 201130°F 197824%
Oct 1869°F45°F88°F 201625°F 197624%
Oct 1969°F45°F87°F 201625°F 197625%
Oct 2068°F45°F86°F 198624°F 202225%
Oct 2168°F44°F87°F 200327°F 198725%
Oct 2267°F44°F88°F 197927°F 198725%
Oct 2367°F44°F86°F 201527°F 198225%
Oct 2466°F43°F82°F 201027°F 198225%
Oct 2566°F43°F90°F 198523°F 198126%
Oct 2665°F43°F83°F 198927°F 199026%
Oct 2765°F42°F82°F 199827°F 199026%
Oct 2864°F42°F85°F 199824°F 197626%
Oct 2964°F42°F87°F 199925°F 197626%
Oct 3063°F41°F85°F 199925°F 198026%
Oct 3163°F41°F86°F 198724°F 198826%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chester, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 6:42 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 6:01 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00114629 (Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114629, 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.