Van Buren County climate

Van Buren County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Keosauqua, 2.5 km from Van Buren 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 2.97 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 Van Buren County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
2.97 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
96°FOct 2, 1953
Record low
1°FOct 30, 1925
Chance of a freeze
96%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 28 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
43°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°F95°F 195330°F 189522%0%
Oct 271°F47°F96°F 195326°F 197422%0%
Oct 371°F47°F92°F 189728°F 195222%0%
Oct 470°F46°F93°F 193827°F 193522%0%
Oct 570°F46°F90°F 196330°F 195023%0%
Oct 670°F46°F95°F 196322°F 195223%0%
Oct 769°F45°F93°F 193924°F 195223%0%
Oct 869°F45°F87°F 191625°F 195223%0%
Oct 968°F45°F87°F 193819°F 189523%0%
Oct 1068°F44°F89°F 192021°F 199323%0%
Oct 1167°F44°F88°F 196224°F 198723%0%
Oct 1267°F43°F89°F 195623°F 190823%0%
Oct 1366°F43°F92°F 189912°F 191723%0%
Oct 1466°F43°F91°F 189720°F 190923%0%
Oct 1565°F42°F89°F 189721°F 193723%0%
Oct 1665°F42°F89°F 195327°F 195223%0%
Oct 1764°F41°F88°F 195324°F 194323%1%
Oct 1864°F41°F89°F 195320°F 195223%1%
Oct 1963°F41°F88°F 195317°F 197223%1%
Oct 2063°F40°F85°F 197919°F 195223%1%
Oct 2162°F40°F86°F 195317°F 193023%1%
Oct 2262°F39°F88°F 189922°F 197623%1%
Oct 2361°F39°F86°F 189914°F 189523%1%
Oct 2461°F39°F82°F 189920°F 191723%1%
Oct 2560°F38°F84°F 193921°F 192623%1%
Oct 2660°F38°F85°F 194018°F 194223%1%
Oct 2759°F37°F86°F 192719°F 192523%1%
Oct 2859°F37°F85°F 19279°F 192523%1%
Oct 2958°F37°F86°F 193711°F 192523%1%
Oct 3058°F36°F85°F 19501°F 192523%1%
Oct 3157°F36°F87°F 195017°F 192523%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Van Buren 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 7:04 AM, sunset 6:50 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 6:05 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00134389 (Keosauqua), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00132789, 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.