Elgin Weather in October
Average highs run from 72°F on October 1 to 55°F on October 31, and lows from 35°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.16 in over about 10 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
- 64°F
- Average low
- 32°F
- Precipitation
- 2.16 in
- Snowfall
- 0.2 in
- Record high
- 89°FOct 2, 2001
- Record low
- 9°FOct 30, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 42 min to 10 h 10 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 64%
- Dew point
- 33°F
- Wind
- 6.7 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 72°F | 35°F | 88°F 1992 | 29°F 1985 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 71°F | 35°F | 89°F 2001 | 27°F 2019 | 22% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 71°F | 35°F | 87°F 1987 | 24°F 2019 | 22% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 70°F | 35°F | 85°F 1970 | 27°F 2012 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 70°F | 34°F | 86°F 1988 | 26°F 1969 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 69°F | 34°F | 87°F 1980 | 20°F 1974 | 23% | 1% |
| Oct 7 | 69°F | 34°F | 87°F 1980 | 26°F 1974 | 24% | 1% |
| Oct 8 | 68°F | 34°F | 85°F 2022 | 22°F 1968 | 24% | 1% |
| Oct 9 | 68°F | 33°F | 85°F 1965 | 18°F 1985 | 25% | 1% |
| Oct 10 | 67°F | 33°F | 86°F 2015 | 18°F 2019 | 26% | 1% |
| Oct 11 | 66°F | 33°F | 82°F 1988 | 22°F 2019 | 26% | 1% |
| Oct 12 | 66°F | 33°F | 87°F 1991 | 20°F 2002 | 27% | 1% |
| Oct 13 | 65°F | 33°F | 81°F 2022 | 20°F 1969 | 28% | 1% |
| Oct 14 | 65°F | 32°F | 82°F 2022 | 18°F 1969 | 28% | 1% |
| Oct 15 | 64°F | 32°F | 78°F 2022 | 23°F 1969 | 29% | 1% |
| Oct 16 | 64°F | 32°F | 82°F 1991 | 22°F 1970 | 29% | 2% |
| Oct 17 | 63°F | 32°F | 81°F 2022 | 22°F 1996 | 30% | 2% |
| Oct 18 | 62°F | 32°F | 79°F 2022 | 24°F 1991 | 31% | 2% |
| Oct 19 | 62°F | 32°F | 79°F 2015 | 22°F 1976 | 31% | 2% |
| Oct 20 | 61°F | 31°F | 79°F 2023 | 21°F 1984 | 32% | 2% |
| Oct 21 | 61°F | 31°F | 78°F 2003 | 19°F 1984 | 32% | 2% |
| Oct 22 | 60°F | 31°F | 81°F 2003 | 19°F 1984 | 33% | 3% |
| Oct 23 | 60°F | 31°F | 82°F 2003 | 19°F 2020 | 34% | 3% |
| Oct 24 | 59°F | 31°F | 78°F 1993 | 18°F 2020 | 34% | 3% |
| Oct 25 | 58°F | 31°F | 72°F 1992 | 19°F 1978 | 35% | 3% |
| Oct 26 | 58°F | 31°F | 74°F 1988 | 18°F 2020 | 35% | 4% |
| Oct 27 | 57°F | 31°F | 72°F 1965 | 18°F 1970 | 36% | 4% |
| Oct 28 | 57°F | 31°F | 76°F 2003 | 18°F 1971 | 37% | 4% |
| Oct 29 | 56°F | 31°F | 73°F 2003 | 13°F 1971 | 37% | 5% |
| Oct 30 | 56°F | 31°F | 71°F 1965 | 9°F 2019 | 38% | 5% |
| Oct 31 | 55°F | 30°F | 75°F 1965 | 11°F 2002 | 38% | 5% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 6:32 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:40 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00352597 (Elgin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00354622, 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.