Sterling County climate

Sterling County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sterling City, 6.4 km from Sterling County

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 2.46 in over about 4 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 Sterling County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
2.46 in
Record high
101°FOct 3, 2000
Record low
19°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
26%
Days of 90°F or more
3.1
Daylight
11 h 51 min to 10 h 55 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
10.7 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 182°F57°F98°F 195141°F 198513%0%
Oct 282°F57°F98°F 201642°F 198513%0%
Oct 381°F56°F101°F 200042°F 196113%0%
Oct 481°F56°F101°F 200042°F 196113%0%
Oct 581°F56°F97°F 200042°F 198513%0%
Oct 681°F55°F97°F 200044°F 198513%0%
Oct 780°F55°F96°F 195636°F 197613%0%
Oct 880°F55°F98°F 197936°F 197613%0%
Oct 980°F54°F99°F 197935°F 197613%0%
Oct 1080°F54°F98°F 202039°F 200013%0%
Oct 1179°F54°F98°F 202038°F 201913%0%
Oct 1279°F53°F95°F 197936°F 201913%0%
Oct 1379°F53°F97°F 197935°F 196913%0%
Oct 1478°F52°F98°F 202036°F 201813%0%
Oct 1578°F52°F94°F 197236°F 201813%0%
Oct 1678°F52°F98°F 201637°F 197613%0%
Oct 1777°F51°F95°F 201637°F 197613%0%
Oct 1877°F51°F97°F 201138°F 196813%0%
Oct 1977°F51°F96°F 201632°F 198913%0%
Oct 2076°F50°F93°F 201631°F 198913%0%
Oct 2176°F50°F92°F 200735°F 197613%0%
Oct 2275°F49°F92°F 200735°F 199013%0%
Oct 2375°F49°F92°F 199535°F 199013%0%
Oct 2475°F49°F92°F 195035°F 199013%0%
Oct 2574°F48°F92°F 202132°F 195513%0%
Oct 2674°F48°F92°F 202126°F 202013%0%
Oct 2773°F47°F90°F 195025°F 202013%0%
Oct 2873°F47°F91°F 195031°F 202013%0%
Oct 2973°F46°F88°F 195029°F 198013%0%
Oct 3072°F46°F90°F 198723°F 201913%0%
Oct 3172°F46°F90°F 201019°F 201912%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sterling County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 7:29 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 6:55 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418630 (Sterling City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023041, 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.