Plainfield climate

Plainfield Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Indianapolis, 10.2 km from Plainfield

Average highs run from 72°F on October 1 to 59°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.22 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 Plainfield, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.22 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
93°FOct 1, 2019
Record low
24°FOct 31, 2023
Chance of a freeze
73%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 32 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
8.3 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 172°F51°F93°F 201942°F 202027%0%
Oct 272°F51°F92°F 201939°F 202027%0%
Oct 371°F50°F87°F 201843°F 201427%0%
Oct 471°F50°F84°F 202338°F 202027%0%
Oct 571°F50°F82°F 202433°F 202027%0%
Oct 670°F49°F86°F 201634°F 201227%0%
Oct 770°F49°F86°F 201835°F 201228%0%
Oct 869°F48°F88°F 201831°F 201228%0%
Oct 969°F48°F85°F 201835°F 202228%0%
Oct 1068°F48°F79°F 202037°F 201228%0%
Oct 1168°F47°F79°F 202031°F 201228%0%
Oct 1267°F47°F80°F 201533°F 201928%0%
Oct 1367°F47°F76°F 201436°F 201829%0%
Oct 1467°F46°F82°F 201736°F 202229%0%
Oct 1566°F46°F74°F 201638°F 201829%0%
Oct 1666°F45°F75°F 201132°F 202029%0%
Oct 1765°F45°F83°F 201633°F 202029%1%
Oct 1865°F45°F81°F 202531°F 201529%1%
Oct 1964°F44°F77°F 201630°F 202230%1%
Oct 2064°F44°F76°F 201727°F 202230%1%
Oct 2163°F44°F76°F 201529°F 201830%1%
Oct 2263°F43°F83°F 201532°F 201130%1%
Oct 2363°F43°F78°F 202235°F 202530%1%
Oct 2462°F43°F81°F 201232°F 202530%1%
Oct 2562°F42°F79°F 201235°F 201731%1%
Oct 2661°F42°F75°F 202334°F 201731%1%
Oct 2761°F42°F83°F 201435°F 201231%1%
Oct 2860°F41°F71°F 201434°F 201731%2%
Oct 2960°F41°F81°F 201630°F 201731%2%
Oct 3059°F41°F79°F 202429°F 201731%2%
Oct 3159°F40°F68°F 202424°F 202332%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Plainfield, 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 (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 7:28 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:13 AM, sunset 6:45 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093819 (Indianapolis), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00124260, 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.