Lafayette County climate

Lafayette County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for University, 4.5 km from Lafayette County

Average highs run from 82°F on October 1 to 70°F on October 31, and lows from 55°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.10 in over about 8 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 Lafayette County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.10 in
Record high
98°FOct 1, 1919
Record low
20°FOct 30, 1925
Chance of a freeze
50%
Days of 90°F or more
1.4
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 48 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
5.4 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 182°F55°F98°F 191929°F 198424%0%
Oct 281°F55°F97°F 201929°F 198424%0%
Oct 381°F54°F98°F 192830°F 198124%0%
Oct 481°F54°F98°F 201933°F 198724%0%
Oct 580°F54°F95°F 195432°F 198024%0%
Oct 680°F53°F95°F 193830°F 198024%0%
Oct 780°F53°F92°F 191628°F 199125%0%
Oct 879°F52°F93°F 200728°F 197825%0%
Oct 979°F52°F95°F 191626°F 200025%0%
Oct 1079°F51°F98°F 192827°F 200025%0%
Oct 1178°F51°F94°F 192830°F 200026%0%
Oct 1278°F51°F92°F 192830°F 197726%0%
Oct 1377°F50°F93°F 192828°F 197726%0%
Oct 1477°F50°F93°F 196330°F 197726%0%
Oct 1577°F49°F91°F 195331°F 197826%0%
Oct 1676°F49°F93°F 195332°F 194327%0%
Oct 1776°F49°F92°F 195329°F 194327%0%
Oct 1875°F48°F93°F 195327°F 194827%0%
Oct 1975°F48°F91°F 195327°F 202227%0%
Oct 2075°F48°F90°F 200526°F 202227%0%
Oct 2174°F47°F90°F 194127°F 197627%0%
Oct 2274°F47°F91°F 194128°F 197628%0%
Oct 2373°F47°F89°F 195326°F 198228%0%
Oct 2473°F46°F89°F 189424°F 198128%0%
Oct 2573°F46°F90°F 192725°F 198228%0%
Oct 2672°F46°F88°F 192726°F 198229%0%
Oct 2772°F45°F87°F 194026°F 198229%0%
Oct 2871°F45°F88°F 201028°F 200129%0%
Oct 2971°F45°F89°F 192726°F 191029%0%
Oct 3071°F44°F88°F 193720°F 192530%0%
Oct 3170°F44°F88°F 193724°F 198030%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lafayette County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 6:42 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:17 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 USC00229079 (University), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00229079, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.