Minooka climate

Minooka Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Channahon Dresden Isl Dam, 6.6 km from Minooka

Average highs run from 72°F on October 1 to 57°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.09 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 Minooka, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.09 in
Record high
88°FOct 1, 2025
Record low
17°FOct 29, 1976
Chance of a freeze
72%
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 172°F50°F88°F 202534°F 198427%0%
Oct 271°F49°F86°F 201930°F 200328%0%
Oct 371°F49°F86°F 197632°F 200328%0%
Oct 470°F48°F87°F 199733°F 198728%0%
Oct 570°F48°F88°F 200530°F 198028%0%
Oct 669°F48°F87°F 199730°F 201028%0%
Oct 769°F47°F88°F 200731°F 201228%0%
Oct 868°F47°F87°F 200729°F 198728%0%
Oct 968°F46°F87°F 200729°F 198728%0%
Oct 1067°F46°F86°F 201030°F 200028%0%
Oct 1167°F46°F85°F 202131°F 198728%0%
Oct 1266°F45°F83°F 202430°F 198728%0%
Oct 1366°F45°F86°F 197528°F 198829%0%
Oct 1465°F45°F86°F 197528°F 198829%0%
Oct 1565°F44°F85°F 198928°F 198829%0%
Oct 1664°F44°F82°F 198930°F 197729%0%
Oct 1764°F44°F80°F 199829°F 201029%0%
Oct 1863°F43°F79°F 199428°F 197629%0%
Oct 1963°F43°F78°F 200725°F 199229%0%
Oct 2062°F43°F80°F 201725°F 199229%0%
Oct 2162°F42°F85°F 200325°F 199229%0%
Oct 2261°F42°F84°F 197923°F 197630%0%
Oct 2361°F42°F80°F 202223°F 197630%0%
Oct 2460°F41°F79°F 202221°F 198130%0%
Oct 2560°F41°F79°F 202322°F 198130%0%
Oct 2660°F41°F77°F 198924°F 197930%0%
Oct 2759°F40°F77°F 200024°F 197930%0%
Oct 2859°F40°F77°F 201424°F 197630%0%
Oct 2958°F39°F81°F 199917°F 197630%0%
Oct 3058°F39°F81°F 202421°F 198831%0%
Oct 3157°F39°F79°F 202422°F 198831%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Minooka, 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 6:50 AM, sunset 6:35 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:49 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111420 (Channahon Dresden Isl Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114530, 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.