Douglas County climate

Douglas County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wasola 5N, 11.5 km from Douglas County

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.28 in over about 6 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 Douglas County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
4.28 in
Record high
91°FOct 1, 2019
Record low
21°FOct 29, 2017
Chance of a freeze
68%
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 41 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
5.8 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 175°F51°F91°F 201940°F 200318%0%
Oct 274°F50°F91°F 201936°F 201118%0%
Oct 374°F50°F86°F 201836°F 200418%0%
Oct 474°F50°F87°F 200235°F 201018%0%
Oct 573°F49°F89°F 201834°F 201018%0%
Oct 673°F49°F88°F 202433°F 200118%0%
Oct 772°F49°F85°F 200732°F 200018%0%
Oct 872°F48°F85°F 201829°F 200018%0%
Oct 972°F48°F87°F 201731°F 200019%0%
Oct 1071°F48°F85°F 202128°F 200019%0%
Oct 1171°F47°F84°F 202031°F 199619%0%
Oct 1271°F47°F86°F 201532°F 201919%0%
Oct 1370°F47°F84°F 201730°F 200619%0%
Oct 1470°F46°F88°F 201731°F 200219%0%
Oct 1570°F46°F86°F 201534°F 200419%0%
Oct 1669°F46°F86°F 201129°F 202419%0%
Oct 1769°F45°F85°F 201630°F 200119%0%
Oct 1869°F45°F83°F 200428°F 202219%0%
Oct 1968°F45°F86°F 201623°F 202220%0%
Oct 2068°F44°F83°F 200331°F 200620%0%
Oct 2167°F44°F85°F 202329°F 201120%0%
Oct 2267°F43°F83°F 202032°F 199720%0%
Oct 2367°F43°F86°F 202428°F 200620%0%
Oct 2466°F43°F81°F 202126°F 200620%0%
Oct 2566°F42°F83°F 202426°F 201321%0%
Oct 2665°F42°F82°F 201429°F 200521%0%
Oct 2765°F42°F82°F 202326°F 200121%0%
Oct 2865°F41°F84°F 202425°F 200821%0%
Oct 2964°F41°F81°F 199821°F 201721%0%
Oct 3064°F41°F81°F 201628°F 202321%0%
Oct 3163°F40°F81°F 201623°F 202321%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Douglas 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 7:05 AM, sunset 6:53 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 6:14 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00238754 (Wasola 5N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053901, 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.