Humboldt County climate

Humboldt County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dakota City, 5.8 km from Humboldt County

Average highs run from 71°F on October 1 to 53°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.59 in.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Humboldt County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
2.59 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
95°FOct 4, 1997
Record low
-4°FOct 30, 1925
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 20 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
11.6 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°F45°F91°F 202325°F 19850%
Oct 270°F45°F94°F 197627°F 20030%
Oct 370°F45°F92°F 199728°F 19870%
Oct 469°F44°F95°F 199720°F 19350%
Oct 569°F44°F94°F 196326°F 19350%
Oct 668°F43°F93°F 196316°F 19350%
Oct 767°F43°F93°F 199719°F 20120%
Oct 867°F42°F88°F 199320°F 20121%
Oct 966°F42°F87°F 193821°F 20001%
Oct 1066°F41°F92°F 191021°F 19251%
Oct 1165°F41°F88°F 191020°F 19871%
Oct 1265°F40°F88°F 195623°F 19171%
Oct 1364°F40°F91°F 197518°F 19091%
Oct 1463°F39°F91°F 197516°F 19371%
Oct 1563°F39°F87°F 195322°F 19371%
Oct 1662°F38°F90°F 191020°F 19431%
Oct 1762°F38°F85°F 193819°F 19431%
Oct 1861°F37°F86°F 192416°F 20221%
Oct 1960°F37°F81°F 200314°F 19721%
Oct 2060°F36°F89°F 194715°F 19602%
Oct 2159°F36°F88°F 194713°F 19302%
Oct 2259°F35°F85°F 192716°F 19762%
Oct 2358°F35°F83°F 196316°F 19372%
Oct 2457°F34°F81°F 195216°F 20202%
Oct 2557°F34°F86°F 192717°F 20202%
Oct 2656°F33°F86°F 192715°F 19422%
Oct 2756°F33°F84°F 192216°F 19253%
Oct 2855°F33°F82°F 19221°F 19253%
Oct 2954°F32°F86°F 1937-2°F 19253%
Oct 3054°F32°F85°F 1950-4°F 19253%
Oct 3153°F31°F83°F 195010°F 19173%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Humboldt County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.012341102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 6:58 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 6:10 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132041 (Dakota City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00132999, 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.