De Soto climate

De Soto Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Festus, 17.1 km from De Soto

Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.83 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 De Soto, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
2.83 in
Record high
96°FOct 2, 1953
Record low
16°FOct 30, 1980
Chance of a freeze
70%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 37 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
4.7 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°F51°F94°F 201931°F 194622%0%
Oct 275°F51°F96°F 195318°F 198722%0%
Oct 375°F50°F92°F 192226°F 196122%0%
Oct 475°F50°F93°F 195428°F 196822%0%
Oct 574°F50°F93°F 195426°F 197923%0%
Oct 674°F49°F91°F 194426°F 196423%0%
Oct 773°F49°F91°F 196325°F 195223%0%
Oct 873°F48°F90°F 196326°F 197823%0%
Oct 973°F48°F90°F 193827°F 200023%0%
Oct 1072°F48°F89°F 192821°F 192523%0%
Oct 1172°F47°F93°F 196322°F 196424%0%
Oct 1272°F47°F90°F 196326°F 198724%0%
Oct 1371°F47°F91°F 198925°F 198724%0%
Oct 1471°F46°F88°F 193822°F 197924%0%
Oct 1570°F46°F88°F 193824°F 196124%0%
Oct 1670°F45°F91°F 201128°F 197024%
Oct 1769°F45°F87°F 193823°F 194324%
Oct 1869°F45°F89°F 195319°F 197624%
Oct 1969°F44°F88°F 195325°F 197224%
Oct 2068°F44°F87°F 196323°F 196425%
Oct 2168°F44°F87°F 195323°F 196025%
Oct 2267°F43°F88°F 190820°F 195225%
Oct 2367°F43°F86°F 193923°F 198225%
Oct 2466°F43°F89°F 190820°F 198125%
Oct 2566°F42°F87°F 192720°F 198125%
Oct 2665°F42°F85°F 192720°F 194225%
Oct 2765°F42°F86°F 192722°F 194226%
Oct 2864°F41°F87°F 192718°F 195726%
Oct 2964°F41°F84°F 195020°F 195226%
Oct 3063°F41°F86°F 195016°F 198026%
Oct 3163°F40°F85°F 195019°F 192526%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at De Soto, 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 6:58 AM, sunset 6:45 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 6:04 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00232850 (Festus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00232809, 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.