Johnson County climate

Johnson County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Iowa City Muni AP, 5.7 km from Johnson County

Average highs run from 72°F on October 1 to 57°F on October 31, and lows from 48°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.98 in over about 10 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 Johnson County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
2.98 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
93°FOct 3, 2006
Record low
11°FOct 29, 1952
Chance of a freeze
91%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 25 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
10.5 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 172°F48°F91°F 202325°F 200332%0%
Oct 271°F48°F88°F 201721°F 200332%0%
Oct 371°F47°F93°F 200625°F 195232%0%
Oct 470°F47°F91°F 200530°F 195032%0%
Oct 570°F46°F90°F 202424°F 195232%0%
Oct 669°F46°F88°F 200719°F 195232%0%
Oct 769°F46°F88°F 200723°F 195232%0%
Oct 868°F45°F86°F 194920°F 195231%0%
Oct 968°F45°F87°F 201025°F 200031%0%
Oct 1067°F44°F82°F 201027°F 200031%0%
Oct 1167°F44°F86°F 202427°F 200031%0%
Oct 1266°F44°F85°F 199529°F 200631%0%
Oct 1366°F43°F80°F 199629°F 200631%0%
Oct 1465°F43°F83°F 200528°F 200631%0%
Oct 1565°F43°F86°F 199925°F 195231%0%
Oct 1664°F42°F90°F 195024°F 195231%0%
Oct 1764°F42°F89°F 195022°F 195231%1%
Oct 1863°F41°F89°F 195015°F 195230%1%
Oct 1963°F41°F81°F 200019°F 202230%1%
Oct 2062°F41°F82°F 200319°F 195230%1%
Oct 2162°F40°F85°F 202214°F 195230%1%
Oct 2261°F40°F85°F 202221°F 199730%1%
Oct 2361°F39°F79°F 202224°F 200630%1%
Oct 2460°F39°F82°F 202322°F 199930%1%
Oct 2560°F39°F81°F 195223°F 195030%1%
Oct 2659°F38°F79°F 195220°F 194930%1%
Oct 2759°F38°F77°F 201420°F 199730%1%
Oct 2858°F38°F76°F 195019°F 195229%1%
Oct 2958°F37°F84°F 202411°F 195229%1%
Oct 3057°F37°F85°F 195025°F 202329%1%
Oct 3157°F36°F88°F 195021°F 201929%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Johnson County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 6:48 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 6:02 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014937 (Iowa City Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014937, 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.