Cook County Weather in October
Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 53°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.48 in over about 12 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 63°F
- Average low
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 3.48 in
- Snowfall
- 0.1 in
- Record high
- 90°FOct 3, 2025
- Record low
- 26°FOct 31, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 52%
- Daylight
- 11 h 44 min to 10 h 24 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 77%
- Dew point
- 46°F
- Wind
- 13.9 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 70°F | 53°F | 88°F 2019 | 36°F 2003 | 34% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 70°F | 52°F | 85°F 2023 | 32°F 2003 | 34% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 70°F | 52°F | 90°F 2025 | 39°F 2004 | 34% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 69°F | 51°F | 89°F 2025 | 37°F 2014 | 34% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 69°F | 51°F | 88°F 1997 | 36°F 2020 | 34% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 68°F | 50°F | 88°F 2007 | 35°F 2012 | 34% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 68°F | 50°F | 88°F 2007 | 32°F 2000 | 34% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 67°F | 50°F | 88°F 2007 | 34°F 2000 | 35% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 67°F | 49°F | 87°F 2010 | 33°F 2000 | 35% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 66°F | 49°F | 84°F 2010 | 33°F 2009 | 35% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 66°F | 48°F | 84°F 2024 | 29°F 2009 | 35% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 65°F | 48°F | 86°F 2008 | 32°F 2006 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 13 | 65°F | 48°F | 79°F 2000 | 34°F 2006 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 14 | 64°F | 47°F | 78°F 2020 | 35°F 2002 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 15 | 64°F | 47°F | 80°F 1999 | 33°F 2006 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 16 | 63°F | 46°F | 80°F 1998 | 34°F 2018 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 17 | 63°F | 46°F | 85°F 2016 | 31°F 2004 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 18 | 63°F | 46°F | 79°F 2007 | 33°F 2009 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 19 | 62°F | 45°F | 76°F 2000 | 35°F 2022 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 20 | 62°F | 45°F | 85°F 2003 | 32°F 2018 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 21 | 61°F | 45°F | 82°F 2024 | 28°F 2018 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 22 | 61°F | 44°F | 82°F 2022 | 31°F 2013 | 36% | 1% |
| Oct 23 | 60°F | 44°F | 81°F 2022 | 32°F 2013 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 24 | 60°F | 43°F | 82°F 2023 | 30°F 1999 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 25 | 59°F | 43°F | 77°F 2012 | 29°F 2013 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 26 | 59°F | 43°F | 77°F 2000 | 34°F 1997 | 35% | 2% |
| Oct 27 | 58°F | 42°F | 79°F 2014 | 29°F 1997 | 35% | 2% |
| Oct 28 | 58°F | 42°F | 81°F 1999 | 28°F 1997 | 34% | 2% |
| Oct 29 | 57°F | 42°F | 83°F 2024 | 33°F 2008 | 34% | 2% |
| Oct 30 | 57°F | 41°F | 81°F 2024 | 30°F 2020 | 34% | 2% |
| Oct 31 | 56°F | 41°F | 72°F 2000 | 26°F 2019 | 34% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 6:32 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:46 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014819 (Chicago Midway AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014819, 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.