Waterloo climate

Waterloo Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Franklin Wwtp, 17 km from Waterloo

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 59°F on October 31, and lows from 48°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.34 in over about 8 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 Waterloo, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
3.34 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
90°FOct 4, 1954
Record low
20°FOct 25, 1981
Chance of a freeze
89%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 32 min
Cloud cover
57%
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 173°F48°F89°F 197129°F 200324%0%
Oct 272°F47°F89°F 197133°F 195824%0%
Oct 372°F47°F89°F 195330°F 197424%0%
Oct 471°F46°F90°F 195430°F 197425%0%
Oct 571°F46°F86°F 200732°F 196825%0%
Oct 670°F45°F86°F 200733°F 196825%0%
Oct 770°F45°F87°F 196326°F 195225%0%
Oct 870°F44°F89°F 200729°F 201225%0%
Oct 969°F44°F88°F 200728°F 198925%0%
Oct 1069°F44°F84°F 201032°F 196426%0%
Oct 1168°F43°F86°F 196230°F 196426%0%
Oct 1268°F43°F86°F 196228°F 198826%0%
Oct 1367°F42°F87°F 196224°F 198826%0%
Oct 1467°F42°F86°F 197528°F 197926%0%
Oct 1566°F41°F83°F 196829°F 197927%0%
Oct 1666°F41°F86°F 196325°F 199127%0%
Oct 1765°F41°F85°F 196330°F 197727%0%
Oct 1865°F40°F83°F 196322°F 199227%0%
Oct 1964°F40°F85°F 195326°F 199227%0%
Oct 2064°F39°F85°F 195327°F 196427%0%
Oct 2163°F39°F86°F 195321°F 195227%0%
Oct 2263°F39°F86°F 195324°F 197427%0%
Oct 2362°F38°F85°F 196326°F 199727%0%
Oct 2462°F38°F86°F 196321°F 198128%0%
Oct 2561°F38°F83°F 196320°F 198128%0%
Oct 2661°F37°F82°F 196322°F 196228%0%
Oct 2761°F37°F81°F 196323°F 196228%0%
Oct 2860°F37°F78°F 196321°F 197628%0%
Oct 2960°F36°F77°F 199121°F 197628%0%
Oct 3059°F36°F79°F 197124°F 198028%0%
Oct 3159°F36°F79°F 197124°F 198028%0%

Chance of rain

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

October 1
sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 7:27 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:12 AM, sunset 6:44 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00123091 (Franklin Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00124272, 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.