Adel climate

Adel Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines Wsfo-Johnston, 27.9 km from Adel

Average highs run from 71°F on October 1 to 55°F on October 31, and lows from 49°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.51 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 Adel, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
2.51 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
95°FOct 5, 1963
Record low
-8°FOct 30, 1925
Chance of a freeze
90%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 25 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
11.0 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 171°F49°F93°F 202326°F 197428%0%
Oct 270°F48°F93°F 195320°F 197428%0%
Oct 370°F48°F91°F 199726°F 198728%1%
Oct 469°F48°F94°F 199722°F 193528%1%
Oct 569°F47°F95°F 196326°F 198828%1%
Oct 668°F47°F94°F 196317°F 193528%1%
Oct 768°F46°F91°F 199720°F 201228%1%
Oct 867°F46°F89°F 193819°F 201228%1%
Oct 967°F45°F88°F 193820°F 200028%1%
Oct 1066°F45°F89°F 192821°F 196429%1%
Oct 1166°F45°F87°F 192818°F 198729%1%
Oct 1265°F44°F88°F 195620°F 198729%1%
Oct 1365°F44°F88°F 197513°F 191729%1%
Oct 1464°F43°F88°F 194719°F 193729%1%
Oct 1564°F43°F89°F 193824°F 195228%2%
Oct 1663°F43°F87°F 191021°F 194328%2%
Oct 1763°F42°F86°F 194717°F 197628%2%
Oct 1862°F42°F86°F 201617°F 202228%2%
Oct 1962°F41°F84°F 200315°F 197228%2%
Oct 2061°F41°F90°F 194715°F 197228%2%
Oct 2161°F40°F89°F 194712°F 193028%3%
Oct 2260°F40°F86°F 194016°F 197628%3%
Oct 2360°F40°F82°F 196315°F 193728%3%
Oct 2459°F39°F83°F 202220°F 191728%3%
Oct 2559°F39°F81°F 194020°F 193328%3%
Oct 2658°F38°F84°F 194016°F 194228%3%
Oct 2758°F38°F82°F 192216°F 199728%4%
Oct 2857°F38°F82°F 19993°F 192527%4%
Oct 2956°F37°F90°F 1937-7°F 192527%4%
Oct 3056°F37°F86°F 1950-8°F 192527%4%
Oct 3155°F36°F85°F 195014°F 191327%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Adel, 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 (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 6:58 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 6:12 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132209 (Des Moines Wsfo-Johnston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00136566, 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.