Start Weather in October
Average highs run from 85°F on October 1 to 75°F on October 31, and lows from 62°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.63 in over about 5 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 80°F
- Average low
- 56°F
- Precipitation
- 4.63 in
- Record high
- 99°FOct 2, 2019
- Record low
- 29°FOct 28, 1957
- Chance of a freeze
- 2%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.4
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 10 h 54 min
- Cloud cover
- 42%
- Humidity
- 69%
- Dew point
- 55°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 85°F | 62°F | 96°F 2019 | 36°F 1984 | 14% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 84°F | 61°F | 99°F 2019 | 35°F 1984 | 14% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 84°F | 61°F | 98°F 2019 | 39°F 1984 | 14% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 84°F | 61°F | 94°F 1954 | 40°F 1987 | 14% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 84°F | 60°F | 94°F 1954 | 38°F 1987 | 14% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 83°F | 60°F | 98°F 1954 | 38°F 1932 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 83°F | 60°F | 95°F 1962 | 35°F 1964 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 83°F | 59°F | 94°F 2010 | 37°F 1952 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 83°F | 59°F | 94°F 1931 | 39°F 1967 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 82°F | 58°F | 95°F 2010 | 35°F 1964 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 82°F | 58°F | 96°F 1931 | 34°F 1964 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 82°F | 58°F | 94°F 1931 | 38°F 1977 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 81°F | 57°F | 95°F 1963 | 35°F 1977 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 81°F | 57°F | 93°F 1935 | 34°F 1977 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 81°F | 56°F | 96°F 2015 | 35°F 1969 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 80°F | 56°F | 92°F 1935 | 34°F 1961 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 80°F | 56°F | 92°F 1935 | 33°F 1952 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 80°F | 55°F | 91°F 1953 | 32°F 1948 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 79°F | 55°F | 90°F 1934 | 30°F 1948 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 20 | 79°F | 54°F | 93°F 2023 | 30°F 1964 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 21 | 79°F | 54°F | 94°F 1934 | 30°F 1976 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 22 | 78°F | 54°F | 94°F 1934 | 36°F 1960 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 23 | 78°F | 53°F | 92°F 1934 | 33°F 1952 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 24 | 78°F | 53°F | 90°F 1934 | 31°F 1952 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 25 | 77°F | 53°F | 93°F 1931 | 32°F 1952 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 26 | 77°F | 52°F | 91°F 1931 | 31°F 1965 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 27 | 76°F | 52°F | 94°F 2010 | 32°F 1957 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 28 | 76°F | 51°F | 90°F 1971 | 29°F 1957 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 29 | 76°F | 51°F | 88°F 1971 | 29°F 1952 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 30 | 75°F | 51°F | 90°F 1937 | 29°F 1952 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 31 | 75°F | 50°F | 89°F 1937 | 30°F 1993 | 20% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 6:52 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 6:18 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00167691 (Rayville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013942, 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.