Waterville climate

Waterville Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 16.8 km from Waterville

Average highs run from 67°F on October 1 to 50°F on October 31, and lows from 44°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.77 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 Waterville, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
2.77 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
93°FOct 4, 1997
Record low
-1°FOct 29, 1925
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 15 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
11.6 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°F44°F92°F 202325°F 200333%1%
Oct 266°F43°F91°F 195317°F 200333%1%
Oct 366°F43°F89°F 199724°F 197433%1%
Oct 465°F42°F93°F 199715°F 193533%1%
Oct 565°F42°F90°F 202517°F 195233%1%
Oct 664°F41°F88°F 196319°F 193533%1%
Oct 764°F41°F88°F 199718°F 201233%1%
Oct 863°F40°F86°F 199317°F 200032%1%
Oct 963°F40°F90°F 193819°F 191732%1%
Oct 1062°F39°F90°F 192820°F 191632%2%
Oct 1162°F39°F85°F 193417°F 198732%2%
Oct 1261°F39°F88°F 201521°F 198732%2%
Oct 1361°F38°F87°F 197515°F 191732%2%
Oct 1460°F38°F86°F 194718°F 193732%2%
Oct 1559°F37°F86°F 195320°F 195232%2%
Oct 1659°F37°F85°F 193820°F 195231%3%
Oct 1758°F36°F82°F 193816°F 195231%3%
Oct 1858°F36°F85°F 195018°F 202231%3%
Oct 1957°F36°F81°F 195313°F 197231%3%
Oct 2057°F35°F84°F 200313°F 197231%3%
Oct 2156°F35°F87°F 19477°F 191631%4%
Oct 2255°F34°F82°F 202413°F 191631%4%
Oct 2355°F34°F84°F 19278°F 193630%4%
Oct 2454°F34°F79°F 196316°F 202030%4%
Oct 2554°F33°F83°F 192719°F 192630%5%
Oct 2653°F33°F84°F 192714°F 193630%5%
Oct 2752°F32°F79°F 19899°F 202030%5%
Oct 2852°F32°F75°F 19669°F 202030%5%
Oct 2951°F32°F81°F 1950-1°F 192530%6%
Oct 3051°F31°F84°F 1950-1°F 192529%6%
Oct 3150°F31°F80°F 195011°F 191729%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waterville, 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 7:12 AM, sunset 6:55 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 6:05 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00218692 (Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00218692, 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.