Benson County Weather in October
Average highs run from 63°F on October 1 to 44°F on October 31, and lows from 39°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.40 in over about 5 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 54°F
- Average low
- 32°F
- Precipitation
- 1.40 in
- Record high
- 94°FOct 4, 1963
- Record low
- -2°FOct 31, 1991
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 39 min to 9 h 59 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 69%
- Dew point
- 32°F
- Wind
- 12.1 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 63°F | 39°F | 89°F 1976 | 18°F 1936 | 18% |
| Oct 2 | 62°F | 38°F | 88°F 1992 | 24°F 1993 | 18% |
| Oct 3 | 62°F | 38°F | 85°F 1922 | 21°F 1989 | 18% |
| Oct 4 | 61°F | 37°F | 94°F 1963 | 21°F 1968 | 18% |
| Oct 5 | 60°F | 37°F | 85°F 1949 | 16°F 1935 | 18% |
| Oct 6 | 60°F | 36°F | 86°F 1961 | 19°F 1976 | 18% |
| Oct 7 | 59°F | 36°F | 85°F 2003 | 18°F 1976 | 18% |
| Oct 8 | 59°F | 36°F | 86°F 1936 | 20°F 1932 | 18% |
| Oct 9 | 58°F | 35°F | 83°F 1938 | 17°F 1932 | 18% |
| Oct 10 | 58°F | 35°F | 84°F 1955 | 15°F 1987 | 18% |
| Oct 11 | 57°F | 34°F | 82°F 1934 | 18°F 1935 | 18% |
| Oct 12 | 56°F | 34°F | 84°F 1934 | 14°F 1933 | 17% |
| Oct 13 | 56°F | 33°F | 87°F 1934 | 16°F 1979 | 17% |
| Oct 14 | 55°F | 33°F | 84°F 1988 | 16°F 1937 | 17% |
| Oct 15 | 55°F | 32°F | 84°F 1953 | 18°F 1952 | 17% |
| Oct 16 | 54°F | 32°F | 83°F 1945 | 18°F 1952 | 17% |
| Oct 17 | 53°F | 31°F | 79°F 1929 | 11°F 1948 | 17% |
| Oct 18 | 53°F | 31°F | 77°F 1956 | 8°F 1972 | 17% |
| Oct 19 | 52°F | 31°F | 83°F 2003 | 16°F 1930 | 17% |
| Oct 20 | 51°F | 30°F | 77°F 1953 | 18°F 1930 | 17% |
| Oct 21 | 51°F | 30°F | 75°F 1953 | 13°F 1936 | 17% |
| Oct 22 | 50°F | 29°F | 79°F 1963 | 4°F 1936 | 17% |
| Oct 23 | 49°F | 29°F | 79°F 1963 | 12°F 1976 | 17% |
| Oct 24 | 49°F | 28°F | 77°F 1989 | 14°F 1976 | 17% |
| Oct 25 | 48°F | 28°F | 73°F 1924 | 9°F 1991 | 17% |
| Oct 26 | 48°F | 27°F | 78°F 1924 | 7°F 1936 | 17% |
| Oct 27 | 47°F | 27°F | 78°F 1938 | 9°F 1925 | 16% |
| Oct 28 | 46°F | 27°F | 76°F 1937 | 7°F 1925 | 16% |
| Oct 29 | 46°F | 26°F | 73°F 1950 | 3°F 1925 | 16% |
| Oct 30 | 45°F | 26°F | 76°F 1950 | 2°F 1991 | 16% |
| Oct 31 | 44°F | 25°F | 74°F 1999 | -2°F 1991 | 16% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 7:16 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 8:21 AM, sunset 6:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00325848 (Minnewaukan), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014912, 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.