Lake County climate

Lake County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wolf Ridge Elc, 16.6 km from Lake County

Average highs run from 59°F on October 1 to 43°F on October 31, and lows from 40°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.51 in over about 11 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 Lake County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
3.51 in
Snowfall
1.5 in
Record high
81°FOct 8, 2003
Record low
16°FOct 17, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 40 min to 10 h 02 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
7.2 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 159°F40°F75°F 200028°F 200939%1%
Oct 258°F40°F78°F 200521°F 200339%2%
Oct 358°F39°F77°F 200522°F 199939%2%
Oct 457°F39°F71°F 200527°F 200038%2%
Oct 557°F38°F58°F 200624°F 200338%2%
Oct 656°F38°F68°F 200723°F 199938%2%
Oct 756°F38°F76°F 200423°F 199938%2%
Oct 855°F37°F81°F 200324°F 200037%2%
Oct 955°F37°F81°F 200323°F 200037%3%
Oct 1054°F36°F77°F 200322°F 200037%3%
Oct 1154°F36°F78°F 200320°F 200937%3%
Oct 1253°F36°F71°F 200418°F 200637%3%
Oct 1353°F35°F73°F 200021°F 200636%3%
Oct 1452°F35°F66°F 200822°F 200236%4%
Oct 1552°F35°F66°F 200522°F 200636%4%
Oct 1651°F34°F55°F 200717°F 200236%4%
Oct 1751°F34°F59°F 200516°F 200236%4%
Oct 1850°F33°F68°F 199823°F 200136%5%
Oct 1950°F33°F64°F 200027°F 200135%5%
Oct 2049°F33°F78°F 200023°F 199935%5%
Oct 2149°F32°F67°F 200324°F 200835%6%
Oct 2248°F32°F58°F 199920°F 200635%6%
Oct 2348°F31°F70°F 200023°F 200635%7%
Oct 2447°F31°F69°F 199819°F 200635%7%
Oct 2547°F30°F68°F 200018°F 200235%7%
Oct 2646°F30°F64°F 200017°F 200635%8%
Oct 2745°F30°F61°F 200023°F 200634%8%
Oct 2845°F29°F59°F 199919°F 200234%9%
Oct 2944°F29°F62°F 200521°F 200834%9%
Oct 3044°F28°F60°F 200520°F 200834%10%
Oct 3143°F28°F68°F 200818°F 200234%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lake County, 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 7:05 AM, sunset 6:45 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 5:50 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00219134 (Wolf Ridge Elc), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212543, 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.