Henderson County climate

Henderson County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lexington, 0.5 km from Henderson County

Average highs run from 79°F on October 1 to 67°F on October 31, and lows from 54°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.23 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 Henderson County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
4.23 in
Record high
97°FOct 3, 2019
Record low
21°FOct 23, 2006
Chance of a freeze
54%
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 44 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
50°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 179°F54°F95°F 201938°F 199922%0%
Oct 279°F53°F96°F 201936°F 200322%0%
Oct 378°F53°F97°F 201935°F 201123%0%
Oct 478°F52°F96°F 201934°F 201023%0%
Oct 578°F52°F91°F 200634°F 201023%0%
Oct 677°F51°F92°F 201934°F 201023%0%
Oct 777°F51°F90°F 200734°F 200123%0%
Oct 876°F51°F91°F 200731°F 200024%0%
Oct 976°F50°F91°F 200726°F 200024%0%
Oct 1076°F50°F90°F 201026°F 200024%0%
Oct 1175°F49°F91°F 201030°F 200024%0%
Oct 1275°F49°F89°F 201031°F 200024%0%
Oct 1375°F48°F87°F 202430°F 200624%0%
Oct 1474°F48°F85°F 199931°F 200624%0%
Oct 1574°F48°F87°F 201731°F 200625%0%
Oct 1673°F47°F85°F 200032°F 202425%0%
Oct 1773°F47°F88°F 200531°F 202125%0%
Oct 1873°F46°F86°F 201129°F 202225%0%
Oct 1972°F46°F88°F 201627°F 202225%0%
Oct 2072°F45°F91°F 200526°F 202225%0%
Oct 2171°F45°F89°F 201626°F 202225%0%
Oct 2271°F45°F86°F 202026°F 202225%0%
Oct 2371°F44°F85°F 202421°F 200625%0%
Oct 2470°F44°F86°F 200025°F 200625%0%
Oct 2570°F43°F86°F 200021°F 200625%0%
Oct 2669°F43°F86°F 200028°F 199925%0%
Oct 2769°F43°F86°F 200029°F 200126%0%
Oct 2868°F42°F84°F 200026°F 200126%0%
Oct 2968°F42°F85°F 202326°F 200826%0%
Oct 3068°F42°F86°F 201629°F 200526%0%
Oct 3167°F41°F87°F 201628°F 201226%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Henderson 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 6:49 AM, sunset 6:37 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:59 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00405210 (Lexington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00407015, 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.