Kansas climate

Kansas Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Charleston, 21.2 km from Kansas

Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 62°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.94 in over about 10 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 Kansas, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.94 in
Record high
93°FOct 3, 1954
Record low
15°FOct 29, 1925
Chance of a freeze
80%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 32 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
10.3 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 176°F51°F92°F 191932°F 193928%0%
Oct 275°F51°F92°F 195329°F 197428%0%
Oct 375°F50°F93°F 195428°F 197428%0%
Oct 475°F50°F89°F 195130°F 193528%0%
Oct 574°F50°F90°F 194630°F 198029%0%
Oct 674°F49°F93°F 194627°F 195229%0%
Oct 773°F49°F93°F 194625°F 195229%0%
Oct 873°F48°F93°F 193925°F 195229%0%
Oct 972°F48°F90°F 191627°F 200029%0%
Oct 1072°F48°F89°F 193825°F 196430%0%
Oct 1171°F47°F89°F 193830°F 196430%0%
Oct 1271°F47°F88°F 192826°F 198730%0%
Oct 1370°F47°F87°F 197523°F 190930%0%
Oct 1470°F46°F84°F 192026°F 191730%0%
Oct 1570°F46°F90°F 193824°F 193731%0%
Oct 1669°F46°F88°F 193829°F 199131%0%
Oct 1769°F45°F88°F 193822°F 189631%0%
Oct 1868°F45°F89°F 193823°F 194831%0%
Oct 1968°F45°F86°F 190824°F 199231%0%
Oct 2067°F44°F89°F 195322°F 193032%0%
Oct 2167°F44°F89°F 195320°F 195232%0%
Oct 2266°F44°F89°F 195322°F 197632%0%
Oct 2366°F43°F85°F 196323°F 189632%1%
Oct 2465°F43°F82°F 196322°F 198132%1%
Oct 2565°F42°F86°F 194025°F 193033%1%
Oct 2664°F42°F84°F 194019°F 196233%1%
Oct 2764°F42°F85°F 192722°F 192533%1%
Oct 2863°F41°F87°F 192721°F 192533%1%
Oct 2963°F41°F81°F 190015°F 192533%1%
Oct 3062°F41°F85°F 195019°F 189334%1%
Oct 3162°F40°F84°F 193317°F 192534%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kansas, 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 6:48 AM, sunset 6:34 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:19 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 USC00111436 (Charleston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116610, 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.