Colfax climate

Colfax Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines 17 E, 14 km from Colfax

Average highs run from 71°F on October 1 to 55°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.89 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 Colfax, 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
41°F
Precipitation
2.89 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
95°FOct 5, 1963
Record low
13°FOct 19, 1972
Chance of a freeze
96%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 25 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
10.7 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°F47°F91°F 202330°F 197429%0%
Oct 270°F47°F93°F 195322°F 197429%0%
Oct 370°F47°F93°F 199725°F 197529%0%
Oct 469°F46°F88°F 200630°F 195029%0%
Oct 569°F46°F95°F 196330°F 198829%0%
Oct 668°F45°F94°F 196324°F 195229%0%
Oct 768°F45°F89°F 196325°F 197429%0%
Oct 867°F45°F83°F 189320°F 197629%0%
Oct 967°F44°F83°F 196322°F 189529%0%
Oct 1066°F44°F89°F 196226°F 196429%0%
Oct 1166°F43°F85°F 196224°F 198729%0%
Oct 1265°F43°F87°F 197527°F 189528%0%
Oct 1365°F43°F89°F 197527°F 197928%1%
Oct 1464°F42°F87°F 189726°F 200928%1%
Oct 1564°F42°F87°F 189725°F 189328%1%
Oct 1663°F41°F88°F 195023°F 197628%1%
Oct 1763°F41°F88°F 195023°F 194828%1%
Oct 1862°F40°F88°F 195020°F 202227%1%
Oct 1961°F40°F82°F 195313°F 197227%1%
Oct 2061°F40°F84°F 195320°F 189627%1%
Oct 2160°F39°F85°F 200320°F 189627%1%
Oct 2260°F39°F81°F 196313°F 197627%1%
Oct 2359°F38°F84°F 196317°F 198126%1%
Oct 2459°F38°F80°F 195221°F 189626%1%
Oct 2558°F37°F80°F 199220°F 198126%1%
Oct 2658°F37°F82°F 195520°F 198126%1%
Oct 2757°F37°F82°F 195019°F 199725%1%
Oct 2857°F36°F78°F 195019°F 197625%1%
Oct 2956°F36°F84°F 195015°F 189525%1%
Oct 3056°F35°F86°F 195017°F 189524%2%
Oct 3155°F35°F87°F 195020°F 194924%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Colfax, 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 7:10 AM, sunset 6:54 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 6:09 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00054902 (Des Moines 17 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00135992, 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.