Lawrence climate

Lawrence Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lawrence, 2.1 km from Lawrence

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 60°F on October 31, and lows from 53°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.20 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 Lawrence, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
3.20 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
96°FOct 3, 2006
Record low
15°FOct 19, 2022
Chance of a freeze
63%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 34 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
45°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 173°F53°F94°F 200232°F 201123%0%
Oct 273°F53°F95°F 200633°F 200423%0%
Oct 373°F52°F96°F 200634°F 201023%0%
Oct 472°F52°F91°F 201331°F 199923%0%
Oct 572°F51°F93°F 202426°F 201223%0%
Oct 671°F51°F88°F 199730°F 201223%0%
Oct 771°F50°F90°F 202021°F 201223%0%
Oct 871°F50°F89°F 201026°F 200023%0%
Oct 970°F50°F90°F 202122°F 200023%0%
Oct 1070°F49°F87°F 202424°F 201223%0%
Oct 1169°F49°F88°F 202029°F 201923%0%
Oct 1269°F48°F93°F 202426°F 200623%0%
Oct 1368°F48°F84°F 201722°F 200623%0%
Oct 1468°F48°F86°F 202023°F 200623%1%
Oct 1568°F47°F88°F 202527°F 201823%1%
Oct 1667°F47°F86°F 201623°F 202423%1%
Oct 1767°F46°F88°F 201621°F 202223%1%
Oct 1866°F46°F85°F 200517°F 202223%1%
Oct 1966°F45°F84°F 200315°F 202223%1%
Oct 2065°F45°F89°F 200323°F 201123%1%
Oct 2165°F45°F87°F 202222°F 201123%1%
Oct 2264°F44°F86°F 202026°F 200623%1%
Oct 2364°F44°F89°F 202325°F 200623%1%
Oct 2464°F43°F92°F 202422°F 199923%1%
Oct 2563°F43°F86°F 201123°F 201323%1%
Oct 2663°F42°F87°F 201425°F 201223%1%
Oct 2762°F42°F84°F 199924°F 199722%1%
Oct 2862°F42°F85°F 202421°F 200822%1%
Oct 2961°F41°F83°F 200423°F 201122%1%
Oct 3061°F41°F80°F 202422°F 202322%1%
Oct 3160°F40°F79°F 201618°F 202322%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lawrence, 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 7:17 AM, sunset 7:03 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 6:21 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00144559 (Lawrence), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003997, 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.