Ames Weather in October
Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 55°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.77 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
- 63°F
- Average low
- 39°F
- Precipitation
- 2.77 in
- Snowfall
- 0.4 in
- Record high
- 95°FOct 3, 1997
- Record low
- 11°FOct 27, 2020
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 11 h 44 min to 10 h 23 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 71%
- Dew point
- 40°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 70°F | 45°F | 93°F 1976 | 28°F 1985 | 31% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 70°F | 45°F | 91°F 1976 | 25°F 1974 | 31% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 69°F | 44°F | 95°F 1997 | 28°F 1987 | 31% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 69°F | 44°F | 91°F 1997 | 28°F 1968 | 31% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 68°F | 43°F | 92°F 2024 | 29°F 1988 | 31% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 68°F | 43°F | 91°F 1997 | 27°F 2000 | 31% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 67°F | 43°F | 87°F 1997 | 20°F 2012 | 31% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 67°F | 42°F | 86°F 2010 | 23°F 2000 | 30% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 66°F | 42°F | 86°F 2010 | 23°F 2000 | 30% | 1% |
| Oct 10 | 66°F | 42°F | 85°F 2020 | 26°F 2000 | 30% | 1% |
| Oct 11 | 65°F | 41°F | 86°F 2024 | 19°F 1987 | 30% | 1% |
| Oct 12 | 65°F | 41°F | 89°F 1975 | 26°F 1980 | 30% | 1% |
| Oct 13 | 64°F | 40°F | 89°F 1975 | 25°F 1979 | 30% | 1% |
| Oct 14 | 64°F | 40°F | 84°F 1968 | 26°F 1969 | 30% | 1% |
| Oct 15 | 63°F | 40°F | 84°F 1968 | 25°F 2022 | 29% | 1% |
| Oct 16 | 63°F | 39°F | 81°F 1968 | 25°F 1976 | 29% | 1% |
| Oct 17 | 62°F | 39°F | 85°F 2016 | 21°F 1976 | 29% | 1% |
| Oct 18 | 62°F | 38°F | 84°F 2016 | 21°F 2022 | 29% | 1% |
| Oct 19 | 61°F | 38°F | 85°F 2003 | 13°F 1972 | 29% | 1% |
| Oct 20 | 61°F | 38°F | 87°F 2003 | 21°F 1976 | 28% | 1% |
| Oct 21 | 60°F | 37°F | 84°F 2003 | 26°F 1976 | 28% | 1% |
| Oct 22 | 59°F | 37°F | 82°F 1975 | 17°F 1976 | 28% | 1% |
| Oct 23 | 59°F | 36°F | 81°F 2022 | 19°F 1981 | 28% | 2% |
| Oct 24 | 58°F | 36°F | 80°F 2022 | 20°F 2020 | 27% | 2% |
| Oct 25 | 58°F | 36°F | 79°F 1989 | 24°F 1976 | 27% | 2% |
| Oct 26 | 57°F | 35°F | 76°F 1966 | 20°F 2020 | 27% | 2% |
| Oct 27 | 57°F | 35°F | 81°F 1966 | 11°F 2020 | 26% | 2% |
| Oct 28 | 56°F | 34°F | 79°F 1966 | 20°F 1967 | 26% | 2% |
| Oct 29 | 56°F | 34°F | 82°F 2024 | 21°F 2019 | 26% | 2% |
| Oct 30 | 55°F | 34°F | 80°F 2024 | 19°F 1988 | 25% | 2% |
| Oct 31 | 55°F | 33°F | 83°F 1968 | 18°F 2020 | 25% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 6:56 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 6:09 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094989 (Ames Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130200, 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.