Merkel climate

Merkel Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Merkel 12 Sw, 19.7 km from Merkel

Average highs run from 82°F on October 1 to 72°F on October 31, and lows from 57°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.65 in.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Merkel, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
2.65 in
Record high
103°FOct 1, 1979
Record low
20°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
36%
Days of 90°F or more
2.4
Daylight
11 h 51 min to 10 h 53 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
11.0 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 182°F57°F103°F 197942°F 19850%
Oct 282°F57°F99°F 195140°F 19750%
Oct 382°F56°F100°F 195139°F 19750%
Oct 482°F56°F98°F 195146°F 19750%
Oct 581°F56°F94°F 201940°F 19850%
Oct 681°F55°F97°F 201941°F 19910%
Oct 781°F55°F99°F 197939°F 19520%
Oct 880°F54°F102°F 197934°F 20120%
Oct 980°F54°F93°F 196339°F 19520%
Oct 1080°F54°F95°F 202036°F 19900%
Oct 1179°F53°F100°F 202040°F 20190%
Oct 1279°F53°F99°F 197933°F 19770%
Oct 1379°F53°F97°F 195436°F 19690%
Oct 1478°F52°F96°F 202038°F 19690%
Oct 1578°F52°F95°F 196236°F 20180%
Oct 1678°F51°F93°F 197934°F 19770%
Oct 1777°F51°F95°F 201140°F 19760%
Oct 1877°F51°F89°F 202332°F 19480%
Oct 1977°F50°F92°F 197932°F 19890%
Oct 2076°F50°F94°F 201929°F 19760%
Oct 2176°F50°F93°F 197938°F 19960%
Oct 2276°F49°F89°F 198932°F 19900%
Oct 2375°F49°F91°F 202433°F 20080%
Oct 2475°F48°F91°F 195034°F 20050%
Oct 2575°F48°F92°F 202137°F 20050%
Oct 2674°F48°F90°F 195029°F 20200%
Oct 2774°F47°F90°F 195028°F 19570%
Oct 2873°F47°F91°F 195029°F 20170%
Oct 2973°F47°F88°F 195029°F 19800%
Oct 3073°F46°F89°F 196827°F 19930%
Oct 3172°F46°F90°F 201020°F 20190%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Merkel, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 7:25 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:57 AM, sunset 6:50 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415852 (Merkel 12 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013962, 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.