Bennington climate

Bennington Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Minneapolis, 14.1 km from Bennington

Average highs run from 77°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.39 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 Bennington, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
2.39 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
100°FOct 3, 1954
Record low
13°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
88%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 34 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
11.2 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 177°F50°F97°F 200630°F 195824%0%
Oct 276°F50°F97°F 196334°F 200424%0%
Oct 376°F49°F100°F 195432°F 198724%0%
Oct 475°F49°F96°F 196330°F 199924%0%
Oct 575°F49°F97°F 202433°F 195324%0%
Oct 674°F48°F94°F 196326°F 195224%1%
Oct 774°F48°F95°F 202021°F 195223%1%
Oct 873°F47°F96°F 197925°F 200023%1%
Oct 973°F47°F95°F 202123°F 200023%1%
Oct 1072°F46°F95°F 196329°F 200023%1%
Oct 1172°F46°F94°F 197530°F 201923%1%
Oct 1272°F45°F91°F 197527°F 201923%1%
Oct 1371°F45°F88°F 195332°F 196923%1%
Oct 1471°F44°F91°F 198928°F 196922%1%
Oct 1570°F44°F88°F 198926°F 195222%1%
Oct 1670°F43°F89°F 201624°F 196622%1%
Oct 1769°F43°F91°F 201622°F 197622%1%
Oct 1869°F42°F91°F 200526°F 202222%1%
Oct 1968°F42°F87°F 200323°F 202222%1%
Oct 2068°F42°F90°F 202320°F 197621%1%
Oct 2167°F41°F89°F 197827°F 197621%2%
Oct 2267°F41°F88°F 200327°F 200621%2%
Oct 2366°F40°F89°F 199126°F 198121%2%
Oct 2466°F40°F87°F 202426°F 197221%2%
Oct 2565°F39°F90°F 201424°F 197521%2%
Oct 2665°F39°F89°F 201423°F 195721%2%
Oct 2765°F38°F85°F 199922°F 195721%2%
Oct 2864°F38°F88°F 202423°F 201721%2%
Oct 2964°F38°F85°F 201617°F 201921%2%
Oct 3063°F37°F87°F 196819°F 199321%2%
Oct 3163°F37°F82°F 198213°F 201921%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bennington, 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 7:26 AM, sunset 7:13 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:57 AM, sunset 6:31 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00145363 (Minneapolis), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003919, 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.