Plainwell climate

Plainwell Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gull Lake Biological Stn, 22.3 km from Plainwell

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 48°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.95 in.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Plainwell, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
3.95 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
87°FOct 3, 2025
Record low
25°FOct 30, 2008
Chance of a freeze
82%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 22 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
11.0 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 170°F48°F85°F 200233°F 20030%
Oct 269°F47°F85°F 202328°F 20030%
Oct 369°F47°F87°F 202534°F 20030%
Oct 468°F47°F87°F 202532°F 20080%
Oct 568°F46°F84°F 200528°F 20040%
Oct 667°F46°F85°F 200731°F 20030%
Oct 767°F46°F86°F 200729°F 20010%
Oct 867°F46°F86°F 200731°F 20010%
Oct 966°F45°F85°F 201033°F 20000%
Oct 1066°F45°F84°F 201032°F 20141%
Oct 1165°F45°F82°F 201029°F 20091%
Oct 1265°F44°F82°F 200831°F 20061%
Oct 1364°F44°F80°F 200832°F 20021%
Oct 1464°F44°F74°F 202130°F 20021%
Oct 1563°F44°F75°F 200729°F 20061%
Oct 1663°F43°F76°F 199829°F 20201%
Oct 1763°F43°F79°F 201627°F 20031%
Oct 1862°F43°F78°F 201627°F 20091%
Oct 1962°F43°F74°F 202129°F 20141%
Oct 2061°F42°F81°F 200331°F 19992%
Oct 2161°F42°F78°F 202427°F 20022%
Oct 2260°F42°F77°F 202228°F 20082%
Oct 2360°F42°F77°F 202229°F 20082%
Oct 2459°F41°F80°F 202328°F 20063%
Oct 2559°F41°F77°F 201227°F 20253%
Oct 2659°F41°F73°F 200028°F 20063%
Oct 2758°F40°F75°F 201428°F 19993%
Oct 2858°F40°F74°F 199927°F 20114%
Oct 2957°F40°F80°F 202429°F 20084%
Oct 3057°F40°F79°F 202425°F 20084%
Oct 3156°F39°F70°F 200326°F 20205%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Plainwell, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0123451102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 7:24 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:15 AM, sunset 6:37 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00203504 (Gull Lake Biological Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094815, 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.