Afton climate

Afton Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for River Falls, 14.5 km from Afton

Average highs run from 65°F on October 1 to 49°F on October 31, and lows from 43°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.95 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 Afton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
2.95 in
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
90°FOct 2, 2023
Record low
15°FOct 27, 2020
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 42 min to 10 h 13 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
9.2 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 165°F43°F85°F 202334°F 20111%
Oct 264°F42°F90°F 202334°F 20111%
Oct 364°F42°F87°F 202333°F 20101%
Oct 463°F41°F86°F 202532°F 20201%
Oct 563°F41°F89°F 202532°F 20201%
Oct 662°F40°F85°F 201133°F 20121%
Oct 762°F40°F87°F 200727°F 20121%
Oct 861°F40°F83°F 201129°F 20121%
Oct 961°F39°F85°F 201032°F 20141%
Oct 1060°F39°F84°F 201127°F 20091%
Oct 1160°F38°F76°F 201126°F 20091%
Oct 1259°F38°F83°F 201525°F 20061%
Oct 1359°F37°F76°F 200825°F 20061%
Oct 1458°F37°F68°F 200826°F 20091%
Oct 1558°F37°F67°F 201026°F 20061%
Oct 1657°F36°F68°F 201629°F 20062%
Oct 1757°F36°F71°F 201429°F 20242%
Oct 1856°F35°F72°F 201723°F 20222%
Oct 1956°F35°F78°F 202123°F 20222%
Oct 2055°F35°F74°F 202125°F 20222%
Oct 2155°F34°F79°F 202425°F 20182%
Oct 2254°F34°F83°F 202426°F 20182%
Oct 2354°F33°F75°F 202429°F 20063%
Oct 2453°F33°F66°F 200723°F 20203%
Oct 2553°F33°F64°F 202424°F 20203%
Oct 2652°F32°F63°F 201424°F 20203%
Oct 2751°F32°F65°F 201415°F 20203%
Oct 2851°F31°F66°F 201415°F 20204%
Oct 2950°F31°F75°F 202424°F 20194%
Oct 3050°F31°F78°F 202422°F 20194%
Oct 3149°F30°F70°F 200723°F 20194%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Afton, 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 (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 6:51 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 6:01 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00477226 (River Falls), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00218039, 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.