Benton County climate

Benton County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Prosser, 19.5 km from Benton County

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 57°F on October 31, and lows from 46°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.77 in over about 6 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 Benton County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
0.77 in
Record high
93°FOct 6, 2020
Record low
13°FOct 31, 2002
Chance of a freeze
76%
Daylight
11 h 41 min to 10 h 07 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
8.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 173°F46°F87°F 197030°F 195013%
Oct 272°F46°F86°F 199130°F 195413%
Oct 372°F45°F89°F 195834°F 199913%
Oct 471°F45°F91°F 202033°F 197314%
Oct 571°F45°F88°F 198033°F 197314%
Oct 670°F44°F93°F 202032°F 194414%
Oct 770°F44°F88°F 202030°F 197015%
Oct 869°F44°F88°F 202028°F 198515%
Oct 969°F43°F85°F 194528°F 198515%
Oct 1068°F43°F85°F 194527°F 201916%
Oct 1168°F43°F85°F 194526°F 200916%
Oct 1267°F42°F85°F 195229°F 200216%
Oct 1366°F42°F88°F 197629°F 197017%
Oct 1466°F41°F84°F 194523°F 196917%
Oct 1565°F41°F81°F 195924°F 196917%
Oct 1665°F41°F80°F 196124°F 194618%
Oct 1764°F40°F80°F 200325°F 194918%
Oct 1864°F40°F78°F 196322°F 196918%
Oct 1963°F40°F77°F 197322°F 194919%
Oct 2062°F39°F78°F 197322°F 194919%
Oct 2162°F39°F85°F 200323°F 194919%
Oct 2261°F39°F79°F 195920°F 198420%
Oct 2361°F38°F79°F 194425°F 198420%
Oct 2460°F38°F80°F 194528°F 195821%
Oct 2560°F38°F78°F 197725°F 200221%
Oct 2659°F38°F80°F 195524°F 200221%
Oct 2759°F37°F72°F 194419°F 197022%
Oct 2858°F37°F76°F 200320°F 194822%
Oct 2958°F37°F71°F 201218°F 197122%
Oct 3057°F36°F74°F 196716°F 201922%
Oct 3157°F36°F75°F 196713°F 200222%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Benton County, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:38 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 5:45 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00456768 (Prosser), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00457015, 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.