Fairfax climate

Fairfax Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Redwood Falls, 30.1 km from Fairfax

Average highs run from 68°F on October 1 to 50°F on October 31, and lows from 44°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.38 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 Fairfax, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
2.38 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
93°FOct 1, 2023
Record low
3°FOct 29, 1925
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 42 min to 10 h 14 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
11.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 168°F44°F93°F 202326°F 196124%0%
Oct 268°F43°F93°F 195318°F 197424%1%
Oct 367°F43°F92°F 193822°F 198924%1%
Oct 467°F42°F92°F 202521°F 193524%1%
Oct 566°F42°F92°F 194722°F 195223%1%
Oct 666°F41°F90°F 199321°F 193523%1%
Oct 765°F41°F88°F 199722°F 197423%1%
Oct 864°F40°F90°F 201016°F 200023%1%
Oct 964°F40°F88°F 201021°F 200023%1%
Oct 1063°F39°F92°F 192818°F 193523%1%
Oct 1163°F39°F90°F 201522°F 198722%1%
Oct 1262°F38°F87°F 197517°F 191722%1%
Oct 1362°F38°F85°F 195618°F 190922%1%
Oct 1461°F37°F91°F 194716°F 193722%1%
Oct 1560°F37°F88°F 191023°F 195222%1%
Oct 1660°F36°F86°F 191021°F 194321%1%
Oct 1759°F36°F86°F 194716°F 195221%1%
Oct 1858°F35°F84°F 194517°F 202221%2%
Oct 1958°F35°F87°F 200313°F 197221%2%
Oct 2057°F34°F90°F 194715°F 195220%2%
Oct 2157°F34°F91°F 194714°F 193020%2%
Oct 2256°F34°F82°F 199215°F 193620%2%
Oct 2355°F33°F80°F 197313°F 193620%2%
Oct 2455°F33°F83°F 198919°F 195520%2%
Oct 2554°F32°F83°F 198918°F 192619%2%
Oct 2653°F32°F85°F 192712°F 202019%2%
Oct 2753°F31°F80°F 19838°F 202019%2%
Oct 2852°F31°F78°F 19376°F 191919%2%
Oct 2952°F30°F80°F 19373°F 192519%3%
Oct 3051°F30°F86°F 19504°F 192518%3%
Oct 3150°F30°F80°F 194412°F 191718%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairfax, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 6:59 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 6:09 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216839 (Redwood Falls), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014992, 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.