Marion County climate

Marion County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbia, 2.5 km from Marion County

Average highs run from 85°F on October 1 to 74°F on October 31, and lows from 62°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.75 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 Marion County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
3.75 in
Record high
99°FOct 2, 1926
Record low
22°FOct 31, 1917
Chance of a freeze
5%
Days of 90°F or more
2.2
Daylight
11 h 51 min to 10 h 57 min
Cloud cover
43%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
3.8 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 185°F62°F98°F 190436°F 192023%0%
Oct 284°F62°F99°F 192636°F 192023%0%
Oct 384°F61°F98°F 192640°F 197523%0%
Oct 484°F61°F98°F 192841°F 198423%0%
Oct 584°F61°F98°F 193141°F 201023%0%
Oct 683°F60°F97°F 192537°F 193223%0%
Oct 783°F60°F98°F 191935°F 191723%0%
Oct 883°F59°F98°F 192537°F 195223%0%
Oct 982°F59°F95°F 196332°F 192123%0%
Oct 1082°F58°F93°F 190429°F 191523%0%
Oct 1182°F58°F92°F 190433°F 191523%0%
Oct 1281°F57°F94°F 196337°F 193223%0%
Oct 1381°F57°F95°F 196331°F 191723%0%
Oct 1481°F57°F91°F 191636°F 197723%0%
Oct 1580°F56°F93°F 193137°F 197823%0%
Oct 1680°F56°F94°F 192537°F 198723%0%
Oct 1780°F55°F95°F 202532°F 194323%0%
Oct 1879°F55°F92°F 192634°F 197623%0%
Oct 1979°F54°F90°F 192132°F 194823%0%
Oct 2078°F54°F89°F 192729°F 191723%0%
Oct 2178°F53°F90°F 192730°F 191723%0%
Oct 2278°F53°F94°F 193531°F 191623%0%
Oct 2377°F52°F92°F 192632°F 191623%0%
Oct 2477°F52°F93°F 192624°F 191724%0%
Oct 2577°F52°F92°F 193628°F 191724%0%
Oct 2676°F51°F91°F 192731°F 196524%0%
Oct 2776°F51°F92°F 193931°F 196124%0%
Oct 2875°F50°F95°F 191529°F 195724%0%
Oct 2975°F50°F90°F 202429°F 195225%0%
Oct 3075°F50°F90°F 193526°F 195225%0%
Oct 3174°F49°F89°F 202422°F 191725%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Marion County, 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 6:53 AM, sunset 6:44 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 6:11 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00221865 (Columbia), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00221865, 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.