Pierre climate

Pierre Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pierre Rgnl AP, 5.4 km from Pierre

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 52°F on October 31, and lows from 43°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.69 in over about 7 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 Pierre, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
1.69 in
Snowfall
1.3 in
Record high
98°FOct 2, 1997
Record low
2°FOct 27, 2020
Chance of a freeze
100%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 15 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
11.6 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 170°F43°F96°F 195325°F 198523%1%
Oct 269°F43°F98°F 199725°F 199923%1%
Oct 369°F42°F96°F 193828°F 195023%1%
Oct 468°F42°F95°F 201125°F 198823%1%
Oct 567°F41°F94°F 194724°F 195222%1%
Oct 667°F41°F98°F 199319°F 201222%1%
Oct 766°F40°F91°F 197520°F 200022%1%
Oct 865°F40°F92°F 198018°F 200022%1%
Oct 965°F39°F89°F 200322°F 195922%2%
Oct 1064°F39°F93°F 195519°F 198722%2%
Oct 1164°F39°F95°F 201516°F 200922%2%
Oct 1263°F38°F93°F 195621°F 194621%2%
Oct 1362°F38°F90°F 196218°F 197921%2%
Oct 1462°F37°F90°F 196220°F 193721%2%
Oct 1561°F37°F90°F 195822°F 201821%3%
Oct 1661°F36°F90°F 199120°F 197621%3%
Oct 1760°F36°F90°F 202415°F 194821%3%
Oct 1859°F35°F90°F 200017°F 202221%3%
Oct 1959°F35°F87°F 194717°F 196021%4%
Oct 2058°F34°F92°F 194719°F 201120%4%
Oct 2158°F34°F93°F 194714°F 198720%4%
Oct 2257°F33°F85°F 199218°F 198120%5%
Oct 2357°F33°F85°F 197315°F 198120%5%
Oct 2456°F33°F84°F 198915°F 198720%5%
Oct 2555°F32°F88°F 194012°F 202020%5%
Oct 2655°F32°F83°F 19663°F 202020%6%
Oct 2754°F31°F90°F 19382°F 202019%6%
Oct 2854°F31°F87°F 193715°F 195219%6%
Oct 2953°F30°F92°F 19339°F 199119%7%
Oct 3053°F30°F88°F 19506°F 199119%7%
Oct 3152°F29°F85°F 19904°F 199119%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pierre, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 7:22 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:17 AM, sunset 6:32 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024025 (Pierre Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024025, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.