Lafayette County climate

Lafayette County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Higginsville, 6.7 km from Lafayette County

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 60°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.16 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 Lafayette County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.16 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
96°FOct 4, 1920
Record low
18°FOct 20, 2022
Chance of a freeze
78%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 33 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
10.1 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°F50°F92°F 195332°F 198528%0%
Oct 273°F50°F95°F 195327°F 198128%0%
Oct 372°F50°F95°F 197631°F 198128%0%
Oct 472°F49°F96°F 192032°F 198028%0%
Oct 571°F49°F94°F 193730°F 197928%0%
Oct 671°F48°F94°F 196330°F 200528%0%
Oct 771°F48°F96°F 193930°F 199128%0%
Oct 870°F48°F94°F 191626°F 200028%0%
Oct 970°F47°F94°F 192824°F 200029%0%
Oct 1069°F47°F96°F 196326°F 200029%0%
Oct 1169°F46°F90°F 196230°F 193229%0%
Oct 1268°F46°F93°F 189925°F 190929%0%
Oct 1368°F46°F94°F 189926°F 197929%0%
Oct 1468°F45°F92°F 189928°F 193728%0%
Oct 1567°F45°F92°F 193832°F 190128%1%
Oct 1667°F44°F94°F 192828°F 194328%1%
Oct 1766°F44°F89°F 192424°F 197628%1%
Oct 1866°F44°F89°F 202123°F 202228%1%
Oct 1965°F43°F89°F 196320°F 202228%1%
Oct 2065°F43°F89°F 202118°F 202228%1%
Oct 2164°F43°F87°F 189925°F 191628%1%
Oct 2264°F42°F88°F 197826°F 199028%1%
Oct 2363°F42°F91°F 193919°F 198128%1%
Oct 2463°F42°F86°F 192719°F 198128%1%
Oct 2563°F41°F89°F 193923°F 198128%1%
Oct 2662°F41°F86°F 192720°F 194228%1%
Oct 2762°F40°F85°F 192723°F 200128%1%
Oct 2861°F40°F84°F 197719°F 192528%1%
Oct 2961°F40°F90°F 193721°F 198028%1%
Oct 3060°F39°F89°F 195019°F 191728%1%
Oct 3160°F39°F87°F 195020°F 193028%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lafayette 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 7:11 AM, sunset 6:58 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:42 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 USC00233838 (Higginsville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00238712, 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.