Springfield climate

Springfield Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Springfield Exp Stn, 5.7 km from Springfield

Average highs run from 77°F on October 1 to 65°F on October 31, and lows from 54°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.17 in over about 9 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 Springfield, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
4.17 in
Record high
97°FOct 2, 2019
Record low
22°FOct 28, 2001
Chance of a freeze
68%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 42 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
6.9 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°F54°F96°F 201934°F 199326%0%
Oct 277°F53°F97°F 201934°F 198426%0%
Oct 376°F53°F97°F 201929°F 197426%0%
Oct 476°F52°F95°F 201929°F 197426%0%
Oct 576°F52°F92°F 195134°F 198027%0%
Oct 675°F51°F92°F 201929°F 198027%0%
Oct 775°F51°F91°F 200729°F 198027%0%
Oct 874°F51°F94°F 200727°F 200027%0%
Oct 974°F50°F92°F 200724°F 200027%0%
Oct 1074°F50°F87°F 198024°F 200027%0%
Oct 1173°F49°F88°F 201025°F 200028%0%
Oct 1273°F49°F90°F 201029°F 196728%0%
Oct 1372°F49°F88°F 194728°F 200628%0%
Oct 1472°F48°F89°F 195428°F 200628%0%
Oct 1572°F48°F86°F 195029°F 197728%0%
Oct 1671°F47°F87°F 195029°F 199128%0%
Oct 1771°F47°F84°F 195027°F 200129%0%
Oct 1871°F47°F86°F 195326°F 194829%0%
Oct 1970°F46°F87°F 195328°F 197629%0%
Oct 2070°F46°F90°F 200527°F 196429%0%
Oct 2169°F46°F87°F 195327°F 195229%0%
Oct 2269°F45°F87°F 195327°F 195229%0%
Oct 2369°F45°F87°F 196325°F 199729%0%
Oct 2468°F44°F85°F 200024°F 200630%0%
Oct 2568°F44°F84°F 200024°F 198130%0%
Oct 2667°F44°F84°F 200024°F 196230%0%
Oct 2767°F43°F83°F 196323°F 194230%0%
Oct 2866°F43°F84°F 201422°F 200130%0%
Oct 2966°F43°F83°F 195022°F 197630%0%
Oct 3066°F43°F86°F 201624°F 197630%0%
Oct 3165°F42°F84°F 201627°F 198031%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Springfield, 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 6:43 AM, sunset 6:31 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 5:52 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00408562 (Springfield Exp Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00408562, 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.