Hancock County climate

Hancock County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cannelton, 8.9 km from Hancock County

Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31, and lows from 57°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.70 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 Hancock County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
3.70 in
Record high
96°FOct 1, 1953
Record low
21°FOct 29, 1952
Chance of a freeze
19%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 37 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
6.9 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 176°F57°F96°F 195335°F 194623%0%
Oct 276°F56°F92°F 201932°F 198523%0%
Oct 375°F56°F95°F 195331°F 197423%0%
Oct 475°F56°F92°F 195430°F 197423%0%
Oct 574°F55°F92°F 195134°F 196823%0%
Oct 674°F55°F94°F 194132°F 198024%0%
Oct 774°F54°F91°F 193932°F 198024%0%
Oct 873°F54°F93°F 193927°F 195224%0%
Oct 973°F54°F94°F 193931°F 200024%0%
Oct 1073°F53°F88°F 194629°F 196424%0%
Oct 1172°F53°F87°F 194329°F 196424%0%
Oct 1272°F52°F90°F 196331°F 198824%0%
Oct 1371°F52°F90°F 194029°F 198825%0%
Oct 1471°F51°F90°F 194231°F 198725%0%
Oct 1570°F51°F87°F 194030°F 194625%0%
Oct 1670°F51°F90°F 194732°F 199125%0%
Oct 1770°F50°F85°F 194131°F 199125%0%
Oct 1869°F50°F88°F 201125°F 194825%0%
Oct 1969°F49°F87°F 195329°F 199225%0%
Oct 2068°F49°F88°F 194328°F 199225%0%
Oct 2168°F48°F90°F 195326°F 195225%0%
Oct 2267°F48°F90°F 194724°F 197425%0%
Oct 2367°F47°F89°F 195325°F 195225%0%
Oct 2466°F47°F87°F 196322°F 198125%0%
Oct 2566°F47°F87°F 194023°F 198126%0%
Oct 2666°F46°F91°F 194028°F 194226%0%
Oct 2765°F46°F88°F 194028°F 196226%0%
Oct 2865°F45°F87°F 194022°F 197626%0%
Oct 2964°F45°F84°F 194621°F 195226%0%
Oct 3064°F44°F82°F 197125°F 197626%0%
Oct 3163°F44°F86°F 195026°F 198027%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hancock 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 6:43 AM, sunset 6:30 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 5:49 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00121256 (Cannelton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00128698, 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.