Jones County climate

Jones County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Anamosa 1 Wnw, 13.4 km from Jones County

Average highs run from 69°F on October 1 to 54°F on October 31, and lows from 43°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.24 in over about 7 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 Jones County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
3.24 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
92°FOct 4, 1997
Record low
10°FOct 29, 1952
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 23 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
74%
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 169°F43°F90°F 197625°F 195824%0%
Oct 268°F43°F91°F 195321°F 197424%0%
Oct 368°F42°F86°F 195423°F 195224%0%
Oct 467°F42°F92°F 199722°F 198924%0%
Oct 567°F42°F86°F 200526°F 198023%0%
Oct 666°F41°F90°F 196317°F 195223%0%
Oct 766°F41°F88°F 194724°F 198823%0%
Oct 865°F41°F87°F 200720°F 195223%0%
Oct 965°F40°F88°F 201022°F 200023%0%
Oct 1064°F40°F88°F 201018°F 196423%0%
Oct 1164°F40°F85°F 196217°F 198723%0%
Oct 1264°F39°F84°F 202419°F 198723%0%
Oct 1363°F39°F89°F 197522°F 198823%0%
Oct 1463°F39°F88°F 194723°F 197923%0%
Oct 1562°F38°F90°F 194720°F 195223%0%
Oct 1662°F38°F86°F 194721°F 195222%0%
Oct 1761°F38°F87°F 194723°F 199222%0%
Oct 1861°F37°F86°F 194714°F 195222%1%
Oct 1960°F37°F86°F 195315°F 197222%1%
Oct 2060°F37°F86°F 194717°F 195222%1%
Oct 2159°F36°F88°F 194713°F 195222%1%
Oct 2259°F36°F86°F 194720°F 196422%1%
Oct 2358°F36°F84°F 196319°F 198122%1%
Oct 2457°F35°F81°F 196317°F 196022%1%
Oct 2557°F35°F80°F 201219°F 196622%1%
Oct 2656°F34°F79°F 195515°F 196222%1%
Oct 2756°F34°F76°F 196620°F 199722%1%
Oct 2855°F34°F76°F 195018°F 196921%1%
Oct 2955°F33°F78°F 195010°F 195221%1%
Oct 3054°F33°F81°F 195013°F 198821%2%
Oct 3154°F33°F84°F 195019°F 195421%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jones County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 6:46 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 5:59 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00130213 (Anamosa 1 Wnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00131257, 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.