Benton County climate

Benton County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Truman Dam & Rsvr, 11.6 km from Benton County

Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 64°F on October 31, and lows from 52°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.45 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 Benton County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.45 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
94°FOct 4, 2006
Record low
22°FOct 24, 1981
Chance of a freeze
56%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 37 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
9.2 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 176°F52°F90°F 202331°F 198427%0%
Oct 276°F52°F91°F 200232°F 198527%0%
Oct 375°F51°F92°F 200630°F 198728%0%
Oct 475°F51°F94°F 200639°F 201028%0%
Oct 574°F51°F90°F 202434°F 198828%0%
Oct 674°F50°F89°F 198233°F 199128%0%
Oct 774°F50°F87°F 200733°F 199128%0%
Oct 873°F49°F89°F 200727°F 198728%0%
Oct 973°F49°F87°F 201528°F 198729%0%
Oct 1072°F49°F88°F 202129°F 200029%0%
Oct 1172°F48°F85°F 202029°F 200029%0%
Oct 1272°F48°F90°F 202429°F 198729%0%
Oct 1371°F47°F91°F 202430°F 198729%0%
Oct 1471°F47°F87°F 201732°F 200229%0%
Oct 1570°F47°F88°F 202032°F 200229%0%
Oct 1670°F46°F87°F 199925°F 202429%0%
Oct 1770°F46°F90°F 201626°F 202429%0%
Oct 1869°F45°F90°F 201629°F 202229%0%
Oct 1969°F45°F86°F 200526°F 202229%0%
Oct 2068°F45°F88°F 199527°F 202229%0%
Oct 2168°F44°F87°F 200329°F 198229%0%
Oct 2267°F44°F87°F 201528°F 198229%0%
Oct 2367°F44°F86°F 202429°F 198229%0%
Oct 2467°F43°F88°F 199122°F 198129%1%
Oct 2566°F43°F86°F 202426°F 200629%1%
Oct 2666°F43°F87°F 201429°F 199029%1%
Oct 2765°F42°F88°F 201429°F 198129%1%
Oct 2865°F42°F85°F 199926°F 198729%1%
Oct 2965°F42°F86°F 202423°F 201729%1%
Oct 3064°F41°F81°F 202423°F 202329%1%
Oct 3164°F41°F84°F 201626°F 202329%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Benton 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 7:09 AM, sunset 6:56 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 6:15 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00238466 (Truman Dam & Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00238466, 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.