Minneapolis climate

Minneapolis Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lower St Anthony Falls, 1.4 km from Minneapolis

Average highs run from 64°F on October 1 to 48°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.99 in over about 9 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 Minneapolis, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
2.99 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
92°FOct 1, 2023
Record low
13°FOct 27, 1997
Chance of a freeze
92%
Daylight
11 h 42 min to 10 h 12 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
37°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 164°F47°F92°F 202324°F 197432%0%
Oct 264°F47°F89°F 195322°F 197432%1%
Oct 363°F47°F90°F 199726°F 199632%1%
Oct 463°F46°F91°F 202526°F 198932%1%
Oct 562°F46°F88°F 201125°F 195232%1%
Oct 662°F45°F87°F 200726°F 197632%1%
Oct 761°F45°F85°F 199725°F 197631%1%
Oct 861°F44°F87°F 201027°F 198931%1%
Oct 960°F44°F86°F 193825°F 196431%1%
Oct 1059°F43°F83°F 193825°F 196431%1%
Oct 1159°F43°F85°F 201523°F 198731%1%
Oct 1258°F42°F87°F 197524°F 198031%1%
Oct 1358°F42°F84°F 195626°F 200930%1%
Oct 1457°F41°F86°F 194725°F 193930%1%
Oct 1557°F41°F85°F 194726°F 197430%1%
Oct 1656°F40°F86°F 193823°F 195230%1%
Oct 1755°F40°F82°F 194722°F 194829%2%
Oct 1855°F40°F87°F 195018°F 197229%2%
Oct 1954°F39°F84°F 200015°F 197229%2%
Oct 2054°F39°F83°F 195318°F 196028%2%
Oct 2153°F38°F88°F 194719°F 196028%2%
Oct 2253°F38°F81°F 199221°F 197628%2%
Oct 2352°F37°F81°F 196320°F 198128%2%
Oct 2452°F37°F80°F 198917°F 196028%2%
Oct 2551°F36°F82°F 198918°F 196227%2%
Oct 2650°F36°F83°F 195516°F 196227%3%
Oct 2750°F36°F74°F 194813°F 199727%3%
Oct 2849°F35°F75°F 194818°F 196727%3%
Oct 2949°F35°F80°F 202419°F 198027%3%
Oct 3048°F34°F83°F 195016°F 198826%3%
Oct 3148°F34°F83°F 195016°F 199626%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Minneapolis, 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 7:11 AM, sunset 6:53 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 6:02 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214884 (Lower St Anthony Falls), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014922, 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.