Jackson County climate

Jackson County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Independence, 7.1 km from Jackson County

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 60°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.54 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 Jackson County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.54 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
94°FOct 3, 2006
Record low
22°FOct 19, 2022
Chance of a freeze
70%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 34 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
10.5 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 173°F51°F93°F 200643°F 200428%0%
Oct 273°F51°F93°F 200636°F 200428%0%
Oct 372°F50°F94°F 200640°F 201028%0%
Oct 472°F50°F87°F 201338°F 201428%0%
Oct 571°F50°F92°F 202434°F 201228%0%
Oct 671°F49°F87°F 200734°F 201228%0%
Oct 770°F49°F90°F 202030°F 201228%0%
Oct 870°F48°F86°F 201034°F 202228%0%
Oct 970°F48°F84°F 201037°F 200928%0%
Oct 1069°F48°F85°F 202432°F 200928%0%
Oct 1169°F47°F88°F 202434°F 200628%0%
Oct 1268°F47°F91°F 202434°F 201928%0%
Oct 1368°F46°F86°F 201729°F 200628%0%
Oct 1468°F46°F87°F 201731°F 200628%0%
Oct 1567°F46°F86°F 202532°F 201828%1%
Oct 1667°F45°F86°F 201631°F 201828%1%
Oct 1766°F45°F88°F 201633°F 202228%1%
Oct 1866°F44°F83°F 200526°F 202228%1%
Oct 1965°F44°F81°F 200322°F 202228%1%
Oct 2065°F44°F85°F 200332°F 201128%1%
Oct 2164°F43°F85°F 202232°F 201128%1%
Oct 2264°F43°F85°F 202430°F 200628%1%
Oct 2364°F42°F86°F 202329°F 200628%1%
Oct 2463°F42°F88°F 202430°F 201328%1%
Oct 2563°F42°F85°F 201128°F 201328%1%
Oct 2662°F41°F85°F 201428°F 202027%1%
Oct 2762°F41°F76°F 201428°F 201227%1%
Oct 2861°F40°F87°F 202426°F 200827%1%
Oct 2961°F40°F83°F 202432°F 201027%1%
Oct 3060°F40°F83°F 202428°F 202327%1%
Oct 3160°F39°F79°F 201625°F 201927%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jackson 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 7:13 AM, sunset 7:00 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 6:18 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00234154 (Independence), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053879, 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.