Spencer climate

Spencer Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sparta Wastewater Plant, 17.8 km from Spencer

Average highs run from 77°F on October 1 to 66°F on October 31, and lows from 52°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.28 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 Spencer, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.28 in
Record high
96°FOct 1, 2019
Record low
20°FOct 20, 2022
Chance of a freeze
80%
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 44 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
4.7 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 177°F52°F96°F 201930°F 189527%0%
Oct 277°F52°F95°F 201931°F 198427%0%
Oct 377°F51°F95°F 201930°F 197427%0%
Oct 476°F51°F95°F 191931°F 197427%0%
Oct 576°F51°F93°F 195430°F 196827%0%
Oct 676°F50°F93°F 193129°F 198028%0%
Oct 775°F50°F95°F 191629°F 193528%0%
Oct 875°F49°F90°F 191227°F 200028%0%
Oct 975°F49°F91°F 191227°F 200028%0%
Oct 1074°F48°F92°F 191327°F 200028%0%
Oct 1174°F48°F91°F 191224°F 190628%0%
Oct 1273°F47°F87°F 192028°F 190628%0%
Oct 1373°F47°F88°F 192025°F 190928%0%
Oct 1473°F47°F90°F 192827°F 198828%0%
Oct 1572°F46°F89°F 194728°F 200628%0%
Oct 1672°F46°F89°F 195032°F 202428%0%
Oct 1772°F45°F88°F 191729°F 197728%0%
Oct 1871°F45°F87°F 191527°F 194828%0%
Oct 1971°F44°F90°F 201627°F 194828%0%
Oct 2070°F44°F89°F 201620°F 202229%0%
Oct 2170°F44°F88°F 192022°F 197429%0%
Oct 2270°F43°F88°F 194724°F 198729%0%
Oct 2369°F43°F89°F 192026°F 192429%0%
Oct 2469°F42°F85°F 192126°F 190429%0%
Oct 2568°F42°F88°F 190022°F 190329%0%
Oct 2668°F42°F85°F 191924°F 201330%0%
Oct 2768°F41°F85°F 191923°F 196130%0%
Oct 2867°F41°F84°F 199124°F 191430%0%
Oct 2967°F41°F85°F 192223°F 192530%0%
Oct 3066°F40°F87°F 192223°F 195230%0%
Oct 3166°F40°F86°F 192224°F 191731%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Spencer, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 6:25 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:47 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00408522 (Sparta Wastewater Plant), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00405882, 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.