Mendota climate

Mendota Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Paw Paw 2S, 17.6 km from Mendota

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 55°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.99 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 Mendota, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
2.99 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
91°FOct 6, 1963
Record low
16°FOct 19, 1972
Chance of a freeze
95%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 25 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
10.5 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 170°F45°F90°F 197130°F 199227%0%
Oct 269°F45°F89°F 197624°F 197427%0%
Oct 369°F45°F88°F 197626°F 200328%0%
Oct 468°F44°F89°F 200627°F 198928%0%
Oct 568°F44°F90°F 200528°F 198028%0%
Oct 667°F43°F91°F 196329°F 198828%0%
Oct 767°F43°F89°F 200728°F 200028%0%
Oct 867°F43°F91°F 200725°F 198728%0%
Oct 966°F42°F88°F 200727°F 198728%0%
Oct 1066°F42°F91°F 201025°F 196428%0%
Oct 1165°F42°F87°F 201025°F 198728%0%
Oct 1265°F41°F85°F 201024°F 198828%0%
Oct 1364°F41°F86°F 197523°F 198828%0%
Oct 1464°F40°F84°F 198929°F 199328%0%
Oct 1563°F40°F86°F 198926°F 197228%0%
Oct 1663°F40°F83°F 199926°F 197028%0%
Oct 1762°F39°F82°F 196425°F 197028%0%
Oct 1862°F39°F84°F 196520°F 197628%0%
Oct 1961°F39°F84°F 201616°F 197228%0%
Oct 2061°F38°F83°F 197123°F 199228%1%
Oct 2160°F38°F87°F 197923°F 201828%1%
Oct 2260°F38°F84°F 196323°F 197628%1%
Oct 2359°F37°F84°F 196324°F 196928%1%
Oct 2459°F37°F82°F 196319°F 198128%1%
Oct 2558°F36°F80°F 201223°F 199928%1%
Oct 2658°F36°F83°F 196323°F 197928%1%
Oct 2757°F36°F78°F 200023°F 196928%1%
Oct 2856°F35°F79°F 201416°F 197628%1%
Oct 2956°F35°F81°F 199923°F 198828%1%
Oct 3055°F35°F83°F 202416°F 198828%1%
Oct 3155°F34°F80°F 196823°F 198828%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mendota, 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 6:53 AM, sunset 6:38 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:52 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00116661 (Paw Paw 2S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116753, 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.