Knox County Weather in October
Average highs run from 77°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 40°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 low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 70°F
- Average low
- 45°F
- Precipitation
- 3.57 in
- Record high
- 95°FOct 1, 2019
- Record low
- 23°FOct 31, 2023
- Chance of a freeze
- 73%
- Daylight
- 11 h 46 min to 10 h 34 min
- Cloud cover
- 53%
- Humidity
- 72%
- Dew point
- 47°F
- Wind
- 9.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 77°F | 50°F | 95°F 2019 | 37°F 2003 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 77°F | 50°F | 95°F 2019 | 35°F 2003 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 76°F | 50°F | 91°F 2023 | 31°F 2004 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 76°F | 49°F | 91°F 1997 | 35°F 2020 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 75°F | 49°F | 91°F 2007 | 33°F 1999 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 75°F | 49°F | 93°F 2007 | 33°F 2004 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 74°F | 48°F | 94°F 2007 | 32°F 2000 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 74°F | 48°F | 95°F 2007 | 33°F 2000 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 74°F | 47°F | 88°F 2010 | 30°F 2000 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 73°F | 47°F | 89°F 2010 | 30°F 2000 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 73°F | 47°F | 89°F 2010 | 33°F 2000 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 72°F | 46°F | 87°F 1997 | 34°F 2006 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 72°F | 46°F | 83°F 2021 | 32°F 2006 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 71°F | 46°F | 86°F 2017 | 32°F 2002 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 71°F | 45°F | 85°F 2008 | 30°F 2006 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 70°F | 45°F | 84°F 2016 | 30°F 2020 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 70°F | 45°F | 87°F 2016 | 30°F 2015 | 29% | |
| Oct 18 | 70°F | 44°F | 87°F 2007 | 28°F 2015 | 29% | |
| Oct 19 | 69°F | 44°F | 87°F 2005 | 30°F 2022 | 29% | |
| Oct 20 | 69°F | 44°F | 84°F 2003 | 29°F 2022 | 29% | |
| Oct 21 | 68°F | 43°F | 82°F 2007 | 29°F 2018 | 29% | |
| Oct 22 | 68°F | 43°F | 84°F 2015 | 28°F 1997 | 30% | |
| Oct 23 | 67°F | 43°F | 83°F 2020 | 30°F 1998 | 30% | |
| Oct 24 | 67°F | 42°F | 81°F 2000 | 29°F 1999 | 30% | |
| Oct 25 | 66°F | 42°F | 81°F 2023 | 27°F 2013 | 30% | |
| Oct 26 | 66°F | 42°F | 83°F 2023 | 29°F 2013 | 30% | |
| Oct 27 | 65°F | 41°F | 84°F 2014 | 28°F 2001 | 31% | |
| Oct 28 | 65°F | 41°F | 82°F 1999 | 26°F 2001 | 31% | |
| Oct 29 | 64°F | 41°F | 83°F 2024 | 29°F 2005 | 31% | |
| Oct 30 | 64°F | 40°F | 81°F 2024 | 31°F 2005 | 31% | |
| Oct 31 | 63°F | 40°F | 79°F 1999 | 23°F 2023 | 31% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 7:32 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 8:16 AM, sunset 6:50 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00129113 (Vincennes 5 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013809, 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.