Shelby County climate

Shelby County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Shelbyville Dam, 3.3 km from Shelby County

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 60°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.57 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 Shelby County, 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
45°F
Precipitation
3.57 in
Record high
95°FOct 2, 2019
Record low
15°FOct 29, 1952
Chance of a freeze
78%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 33 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 174°F51°F94°F 201929°F 191727%0%
Oct 274°F50°F95°F 201928°F 195827%0%
Oct 373°F50°F95°F 192226°F 195228%0%
Oct 473°F50°F95°F 192229°F 193528%0%
Oct 572°F49°F93°F 192228°F 198028%0%
Oct 672°F49°F92°F 200728°F 193528%0%
Oct 772°F48°F92°F 196321°F 195228%0%
Oct 871°F48°F93°F 200723°F 195228%0%
Oct 971°F48°F93°F 200726°F 191528%0%
Oct 1070°F47°F89°F 196226°F 192528%0%
Oct 1170°F47°F91°F 196228°F 196429%0%
Oct 1269°F46°F90°F 196227°F 200629%0%
Oct 1369°F46°F87°F 189927°F 198029%0%
Oct 1468°F46°F90°F 189920°F 189329%0%
Oct 1568°F45°F89°F 189724°F 197929%0%
Oct 1667°F45°F88°F 189716°F 189329%0%
Oct 1767°F44°F87°F 195019°F 189329%0%
Oct 1866°F44°F88°F 195323°F 194829%0%
Oct 1966°F44°F87°F 195323°F 189329%0%
Oct 2065°F43°F88°F 195320°F 193029%0%
Oct 2165°F43°F87°F 192018°F 195229%0%
Oct 2264°F42°F88°F 195319°F 195229%0%
Oct 2364°F42°F85°F 193922°F 197630%1%
Oct 2463°F42°F84°F 192120°F 198130%1%
Oct 2563°F41°F86°F 192721°F 198130%1%
Oct 2662°F41°F85°F 196318°F 194230%1%
Oct 2762°F41°F84°F 192722°F 192530%1%
Oct 2861°F40°F86°F 192220°F 197630%1%
Oct 2961°F40°F84°F 192715°F 195230%1%
Oct 3060°F39°F86°F 195020°F 192530%1%
Oct 3160°F39°F85°F 193319°F 192330%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shelby County, 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 6:51 AM, sunset 6:38 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:55 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00117876 (Shelbyville Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00112687, 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.