Notre Dame climate

Notre Dame Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for S Bend, 0.9 km from Notre Dame

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 55°F on October 31, and lows from 48°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.97 in.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Notre Dame, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
3.97 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
92°FOct 6, 1963
Record low
12°FOct 11, 1906
Chance of a freeze
76%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 25 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
75%
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 170°F48°F90°F 189731°F 18990%
Oct 270°F48°F87°F 192222°F 19081%
Oct 370°F47°F88°F 189828°F 19741%
Oct 469°F47°F89°F 192230°F 19081%
Oct 569°F46°F89°F 190529°F 19011%
Oct 668°F46°F92°F 196325°F 19351%
Oct 768°F46°F88°F 200725°F 19351%
Oct 867°F45°F88°F 200728°F 18961%
Oct 966°F45°F86°F 194927°F 19891%
Oct 1066°F44°F85°F 190526°F 19251%
Oct 1165°F44°F87°F 192812°F 19061%
Oct 1265°F43°F84°F 200816°F 19061%
Oct 1364°F43°F86°F 197526°F 19091%
Oct 1464°F43°F88°F 189725°F 19091%
Oct 1563°F42°F89°F 189725°F 19091%
Oct 1663°F42°F85°F 196328°F 19442%
Oct 1762°F41°F86°F 195028°F 19522%
Oct 1862°F41°F85°F 195026°F 19522%
Oct 1961°F41°F85°F 190825°F 18962%
Oct 2060°F40°F84°F 195323°F 18952%
Oct 2160°F40°F85°F 195322°F 18952%
Oct 2259°F39°F84°F 195321°F 19303%
Oct 2359°F39°F83°F 196325°F 18953%
Oct 2458°F39°F82°F 202323°F 19813%
Oct 2558°F38°F80°F 196323°F 19303%
Oct 2657°F38°F82°F 196323°F 19424%
Oct 2757°F38°F80°F 192718°F 19364%
Oct 2856°F37°F79°F 189621°F 19064%
Oct 2956°F37°F81°F 202416°F 19255%
Oct 3055°F37°F81°F 195017°F 18955%
Oct 3155°F36°F83°F 195020°F 19065%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Notre Dame, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02461102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 7:26 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:16 AM, sunset 6:41 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00128437 (S Bend), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014848, 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.