Cottage Grove climate

Cottage Grove Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hastings Dam 2, 9.6 km from Cottage Grove

Average highs run from 67°F on October 1 to 51°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.61 in over about 10 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 Cottage Grove, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
2.61 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
91°FOct 1, 2023
Record low
15°FOct 27, 2020
Chance of a freeze
86%
Daylight
11 h 42 min to 10 h 12 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 167°F47°F91°F 202330°F 200334%1%
Oct 267°F46°F88°F 202326°F 200334%1%
Oct 366°F46°F90°F 199730°F 199634%1%
Oct 466°F45°F89°F 202530°F 195234%1%
Oct 565°F45°F89°F 201127°F 195234%1%
Oct 665°F44°F89°F 200730°F 200134%1%
Oct 764°F44°F86°F 200326°F 201234%1%
Oct 864°F43°F86°F 201027°F 200034%1%
Oct 963°F43°F86°F 193825°F 200034%2%
Oct 1063°F43°F83°F 193827°F 200934%2%
Oct 1162°F42°F84°F 201529°F 200634%2%
Oct 1262°F42°F78°F 200826°F 200633%2%
Oct 1361°F41°F80°F 200026°F 193733%2%
Oct 1461°F41°F86°F 194724°F 193733%3%
Oct 1560°F40°F85°F 194725°F 193733%3%
Oct 1660°F40°F85°F 193823°F 195233%3%
Oct 1759°F40°F83°F 194722°F 195233%3%
Oct 1859°F39°F87°F 195023°F 202233%4%
Oct 1958°F39°F85°F 200024°F 202232%4%
Oct 2057°F38°F82°F 202422°F 195232%4%
Oct 2157°F38°F89°F 194725°F 201832%4%
Oct 2256°F37°F77°F 202225°F 201332%5%
Oct 2356°F37°F77°F 202220°F 193732%5%
Oct 2455°F37°F75°F 195224°F 202031%5%
Oct 2555°F36°F73°F 194821°F 194231%6%
Oct 2654°F36°F68°F 200020°F 194231%6%
Oct 2754°F35°F72°F 194815°F 202031%6%
Oct 2853°F35°F76°F 202420°F 193931%7%
Oct 2953°F34°F82°F 199921°F 195230%7%
Oct 3052°F34°F83°F 195023°F 201930%7%
Oct 3151°F34°F83°F 195017°F 199630%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cottage Grove, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 6:52 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:49 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 USC00213567 (Hastings Dam 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014927, 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.