Linn County climate

Linn County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mound City, 7.8 km from Linn County

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.57 in over about 9 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 Linn County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.57 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
99°FOct 7, 1963
Record low
17°FOct 30, 1917
Chance of a freeze
79%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 37 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
47°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 174°F50°F96°F 195330°F 198427%0%
Oct 274°F49°F97°F 195333°F 198527%0%
Oct 373°F49°F94°F 195435°F 198727%0%
Oct 473°F49°F96°F 196336°F 196827%0%
Oct 573°F48°F98°F 196333°F 197927%0%
Oct 672°F48°F96°F 191232°F 193227%0%
Oct 772°F48°F99°F 196327°F 195227%0%
Oct 872°F47°F94°F 196326°F 200027%0%
Oct 971°F47°F94°F 196325°F 200027%0%
Oct 1071°F47°F96°F 196325°F 190627%0%
Oct 1171°F46°F94°F 197522°F 200027%0%
Oct 1270°F46°F90°F 195623°F 190927%0%
Oct 1370°F46°F92°F 202425°F 190727%0%
Oct 1469°F45°F92°F 193830°F 196927%0%
Oct 1569°F45°F92°F 193833°F 194327%0%
Oct 1669°F45°F90°F 193828°F 194327%0%
Oct 1768°F44°F90°F 195029°F 202427%0%
Oct 1868°F44°F90°F 193224°F 194827%0%
Oct 1968°F44°F96°F 193224°F 191727%1%
Oct 2067°F43°F90°F 194722°F 191627%1%
Oct 2167°F43°F90°F 194025°F 191627%1%
Oct 2266°F43°F88°F 194725°F 195227%1%
Oct 2366°F42°F93°F 193920°F 193727%1%
Oct 2466°F42°F90°F 192725°F 191727%1%
Oct 2565°F42°F90°F 192728°F 192627%1%
Oct 2665°F41°F89°F 195223°F 194227%1%
Oct 2764°F41°F89°F 195023°F 195727%1%
Oct 2864°F41°F87°F 195018°F 192527%1%
Oct 2963°F40°F89°F 195020°F 191327%1%
Oct 3063°F40°F91°F 195017°F 191727%1%
Oct 3163°F40°F87°F 195018°F 192527%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Linn County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 7:02 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:44 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 USC00145528 (Mound City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00142835, 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.