Uptown climate

Uptown Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Botanic Garden, 22.2 km from Uptown

Average highs run from 69°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 48°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.59 in over about 11 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 Uptown, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
3.59 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
90°FOct 3, 2025
Record low
26°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
86%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 24 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
13.9 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 169°F48°F88°F 201936°F 200335%0%
Oct 269°F48°F85°F 202332°F 200335%0%
Oct 368°F47°F90°F 202539°F 200435%0%
Oct 468°F47°F89°F 202537°F 201435%0%
Oct 568°F47°F88°F 199736°F 202035%0%
Oct 667°F46°F88°F 200735°F 201235%0%
Oct 767°F46°F88°F 200732°F 200035%0%
Oct 866°F45°F88°F 200734°F 200035%0%
Oct 966°F45°F87°F 201033°F 200035%0%
Oct 1065°F45°F84°F 201033°F 200935%0%
Oct 1165°F44°F84°F 202429°F 200935%0%
Oct 1265°F44°F86°F 200832°F 200635%0%
Oct 1364°F44°F79°F 200034°F 200635%0%
Oct 1464°F43°F78°F 202035°F 200236%0%
Oct 1563°F43°F80°F 199933°F 200636%0%
Oct 1663°F43°F80°F 199834°F 201836%0%
Oct 1762°F42°F85°F 201631°F 200435%0%
Oct 1862°F42°F79°F 200733°F 200935%1%
Oct 1962°F42°F76°F 200035°F 202235%1%
Oct 2061°F41°F85°F 200332°F 201835%1%
Oct 2161°F41°F82°F 202428°F 201835%1%
Oct 2260°F41°F82°F 202231°F 201335%1%
Oct 2360°F40°F81°F 202232°F 201335%1%
Oct 2459°F40°F82°F 202330°F 199935%1%
Oct 2559°F40°F77°F 201229°F 201335%1%
Oct 2659°F39°F77°F 200034°F 199735%1%
Oct 2758°F39°F79°F 201429°F 199735%1%
Oct 2858°F39°F81°F 199928°F 199735%1%
Oct 2957°F39°F83°F 202433°F 200835%1%
Oct 3057°F38°F81°F 202430°F 202035%2%
Oct 3156°F38°F72°F 200026°F 201935%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Uptown, 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 6:32 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:46 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111497 (Chicago Botanic Garden), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014819, 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.