Elkhart climate

Elkhart Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Palestine 2 Ne, 17.7 km from Elkhart

Average highs run from 85°F on October 1 to 74°F on October 31, and lows from 60°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.23 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 Elkhart, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
4.23 in
Record high
96°FOct 14, 2015
Record low
29°FOct 28, 2008
Chance of a freeze
18%
Days of 90°F or more
2.4
Daylight
11 h 51 min to 10 h 56 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
56°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 185°F60°F94°F 201947°F 202222%0%
Oct 285°F59°F94°F 201949°F 202222%0%
Oct 385°F59°F94°F 201950°F 201522%0%
Oct 484°F59°F93°F 201948°F 201422%0%
Oct 584°F58°F93°F 201946°F 201022%0%
Oct 684°F58°F93°F 201943°F 201022%0%
Oct 783°F58°F93°F 202544°F 201022%0%
Oct 883°F57°F92°F 202546°F 200822%0%
Oct 983°F57°F91°F 201546°F 200522%0%
Oct 1082°F56°F94°F 201949°F 201623%0%
Oct 1182°F56°F92°F 201544°F 201923%0%
Oct 1282°F56°F94°F 201542°F 201923%0%
Oct 1381°F55°F95°F 202445°F 200623%0%
Oct 1481°F55°F96°F 201548°F 200423%0%
Oct 1581°F55°F95°F 201543°F 201024%0%
Oct 1680°F54°F91°F 201544°F 202324%0%
Oct 1780°F54°F90°F 202538°F 202324%0%
Oct 1879°F54°F91°F 200543°F 201724%0%
Oct 1979°F53°F91°F 200442°F 201124%0%
Oct 2079°F53°F90°F 200537°F 201125%0%
Oct 2178°F52°F88°F 201749°F 201625%0%
Oct 2278°F52°F89°F 200344°F 201925%0%
Oct 2377°F52°F89°F 200336°F 200626%0%
Oct 2477°F51°F87°F 202435°F 200526%0%
Oct 2577°F51°F88°F 202132°F 200526%0%
Oct 2676°F51°F90°F 202435°F 200726%0%
Oct 2776°F50°F90°F 202434°F 200827%0%
Oct 2875°F50°F87°F 202429°F 200827%0%
Oct 2975°F50°F87°F 202430°F 201727%0%
Oct 3074°F49°F88°F 202437°F 202128%0%
Oct 3174°F49°F85°F 201630°F 201928%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elkhart, 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 7:16 AM, sunset 7:07 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 6:34 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093914 (Palestine 2 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053968, 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.