Waterloo climate

Waterloo Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Valley NWS, 7.7 km from Waterloo

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 58°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.37 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 Waterloo, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
2.37 in
Snowfall
1.0 in
Record high
94°FOct 6, 2024
Record low
14°FOct 31, 2023
Chance of a freeze
86%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 26 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
11.2 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 173°F50°F93°F 202343°F 201127%1%
Oct 272°F49°F91°F 200630°F 200427%1%
Oct 372°F49°F91°F 200532°F 200427%1%
Oct 471°F48°F92°F 201835°F 200927%1%
Oct 571°F48°F91°F 200535°F 200926%1%
Oct 670°F48°F94°F 202428°F 201226%1%
Oct 770°F47°F85°F 200724°F 201226%1%
Oct 869°F47°F84°F 200623°F 201226%1%
Oct 969°F46°F91°F 201032°F 202226%1%
Oct 1068°F46°F82°F 202426°F 200926%1%
Oct 1168°F45°F86°F 202426°F 200925%1%
Oct 1267°F45°F90°F 201529°F 200625%1%
Oct 1367°F45°F86°F 202526°F 200625%1%
Oct 1466°F44°F78°F 201526°F 200625%1%
Oct 1566°F44°F83°F 200527°F 201825%2%
Oct 1665°F43°F75°F 202528°F 201824%2%
Oct 1765°F43°F81°F 201629°F 202224%2%
Oct 1864°F42°F82°F 201619°F 202224%2%
Oct 1964°F42°F85°F 200519°F 202224%2%
Oct 2063°F42°F79°F 201523°F 202223%2%
Oct 2163°F41°F82°F 202431°F 201123%2%
Oct 2262°F41°F80°F 202430°F 200623%2%
Oct 2362°F40°F79°F 200425°F 200623%2%
Oct 2461°F40°F85°F 202226°F 200623%2%
Oct 2561°F39°F79°F 202328°F 200522%3%
Oct 2660°F39°F72°F 201127°F 200522%3%
Oct 2760°F39°F81°F 201427°F 201222%3%
Oct 2859°F38°F77°F 201621°F 201722%3%
Oct 2959°F38°F81°F 201621°F 201721%3%
Oct 3058°F37°F81°F 202419°F 202321%3%
Oct 3158°F37°F74°F 200714°F 202321%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waterloo, 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 7:22 AM, sunset 7:07 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 6:21 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00258795 (Valley NWS), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00253467, 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.