Rock Island climate

Rock Island Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rock Island L&d 15, 1.5 km from Rock Island

Average highs run from 71°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 49°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.89 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 Rock Island, 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
43°F
Precipitation
2.89 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
95°FOct 3, 2006
Record low
16°FOct 29, 1952
Chance of a freeze
85%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 25 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
42°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 171°F49°F89°F 200630°F 197429%0%
Oct 271°F49°F91°F 195324°F 197429%0%
Oct 370°F48°F95°F 200627°F 197430%0%
Oct 470°F48°F91°F 200528°F 198930%0%
Oct 569°F47°F89°F 202428°F 198030%0%
Oct 669°F47°F92°F 196324°F 195230%0%
Oct 768°F47°F89°F 200727°F 195230%0%
Oct 868°F46°F87°F 194925°F 195230%1%
Oct 967°F46°F89°F 201026°F 200030%1%
Oct 1067°F45°F87°F 196224°F 196430%1%
Oct 1166°F45°F88°F 196224°F 198730%1%
Oct 1266°F45°F87°F 194726°F 198730%1%
Oct 1365°F44°F90°F 197527°F 197930%1%
Oct 1465°F44°F87°F 194727°F 197930%1%
Oct 1564°F43°F88°F 196327°F 194530%1%
Oct 1664°F43°F85°F 195026°F 195230%1%
Oct 1763°F43°F89°F 201623°F 194830%1%
Oct 1863°F42°F86°F 195019°F 195230%2%
Oct 1962°F42°F84°F 195320°F 199231%2%
Oct 2062°F41°F84°F 195322°F 195231%2%
Oct 2161°F41°F86°F 194720°F 195231%2%
Oct 2261°F41°F84°F 194721°F 197631%2%
Oct 2360°F40°F85°F 196323°F 198131%2%
Oct 2460°F40°F83°F 196323°F 198131%2%
Oct 2559°F39°F80°F 198922°F 196231%2%
Oct 2659°F39°F85°F 196319°F 196231%3%
Oct 2758°F38°F76°F 194521°F 197631%3%
Oct 2858°F38°F78°F 195020°F 197631%3%
Oct 2957°F38°F84°F 202416°F 195231%3%
Oct 3057°F37°F84°F 195016°F 198831%3%
Oct 3156°F37°F85°F 195021°F 201931%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rock Island, 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 6:59 AM, sunset 6:44 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 5:58 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00117391 (Rock Island L&d 15), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014923, 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.