Gillespie climate

Gillespie Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Carlinville, 18.1 km from Gillespie

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 60°F on October 31, and lows from 49°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.31 in over about 9 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 Gillespie, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.31 in
Record high
95°FOct 3, 1922
Record low
17°FOct 29, 1925
Chance of a freeze
88%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 33 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
9.4 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 174°F49°F93°F 189732°F 195826%0%
Oct 273°F49°F94°F 189727°F 197426%0%
Oct 373°F49°F95°F 192228°F 197426%0%
Oct 472°F48°F93°F 189731°F 193526%0%
Oct 572°F48°F92°F 189729°F 198026%0%
Oct 672°F47°F90°F 191228°F 193527%0%
Oct 771°F47°F91°F 196327°F 195227%0%
Oct 871°F47°F90°F 189726°F 195227%0%
Oct 970°F46°F87°F 192825°F 191727%0%
Oct 1070°F46°F88°F 193824°F 196427%0%
Oct 1169°F46°F91°F 196327°F 191728%0%
Oct 1269°F45°F90°F 196325°F 198728%0%
Oct 1369°F45°F90°F 189920°F 191728%
Oct 1468°F45°F92°F 189724°F 197929%
Oct 1568°F44°F93°F 189726°F 193729%
Oct 1667°F44°F87°F 193826°F 199129%
Oct 1767°F44°F88°F 195327°F 194329%
Oct 1866°F43°F88°F 190824°F 194830%
Oct 1966°F43°F86°F 195321°F 197230%
Oct 2065°F43°F87°F 196321°F 193030%
Oct 2165°F42°F87°F 195323°F 195230%
Oct 2264°F42°F87°F 195324°F 197631%
Oct 2364°F42°F84°F 193426°F 192331%
Oct 2463°F41°F82°F 193420°F 198131%
Oct 2563°F41°F86°F 194028°F 196631%
Oct 2662°F40°F84°F 192718°F 196231%
Oct 2762°F40°F86°F 192723°F 192531%
Oct 2861°F40°F86°F 192721°F 192532%
Oct 2961°F39°F85°F 192717°F 192532%
Oct 3061°F39°F87°F 195018°F 192532%
Oct 3160°F39°F85°F 195017°F 192532%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gillespie, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • 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 7:26 AM, sunset 5:59 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111280 (Carlinville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114108, 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.