Dubuque County climate

Dubuque County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dubuque Rgnl AP, 16.6 km from Dubuque County

Average highs run from 67°F on October 1 to 53°F on October 31, and lows from 46°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.93 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 Dubuque County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
2.93 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
90°FOct 3, 1997
Record low
13°FOct 29, 1952
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 22 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
41°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 167°F46°F88°F 197626°F 200329%0%
Oct 267°F45°F89°F 195322°F 200329%0%
Oct 366°F45°F90°F 199727°F 198729%0%
Oct 466°F44°F86°F 202525°F 198929%0%
Oct 565°F44°F85°F 199725°F 195229%1%
Oct 665°F44°F86°F 196320°F 195229%1%
Oct 764°F43°F86°F 200725°F 200128%1%
Oct 864°F43°F80°F 196622°F 195228%1%
Oct 963°F43°F85°F 201025°F 200028%1%
Oct 1063°F42°F84°F 196224°F 200928%1%
Oct 1162°F42°F84°F 202421°F 200928%1%
Oct 1262°F41°F83°F 199523°F 198828%1%
Oct 1361°F41°F85°F 197527°F 200928%1%
Oct 1461°F41°F80°F 196226°F 200628%2%
Oct 1560°F40°F83°F 195322°F 195228%2%
Oct 1660°F40°F81°F 195324°F 202428%2%
Oct 1760°F40°F82°F 195322°F 200428%2%
Oct 1859°F39°F83°F 195316°F 195228%2%
Oct 1959°F39°F83°F 195318°F 197228%3%
Oct 2058°F38°F82°F 195322°F 195228%3%
Oct 2158°F38°F80°F 195316°F 195228%3%
Oct 2257°F38°F80°F 196319°F 197628%3%
Oct 2357°F37°F82°F 196322°F 196928%3%
Oct 2456°F37°F79°F 202321°F 199928%4%
Oct 2556°F37°F78°F 198918°F 196228%4%
Oct 2655°F36°F77°F 196316°F 196228%4%
Oct 2755°F36°F76°F 196619°F 199728%4%
Oct 2854°F35°F72°F 196620°F 197628%4%
Oct 2954°F35°F82°F 202413°F 195228%5%
Oct 3053°F35°F77°F 197119°F 198828%5%
Oct 3153°F34°F75°F 196816°F 201928%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dubuque County, 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 7:01 AM, sunset 6:45 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 5:58 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094908 (Dubuque Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094908, 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.