Appleton climate

Appleton Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Appleton, 2.5 km from Appleton

Average highs run from 65°F on October 1 to 51°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.84 in over about 11 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 Appleton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
2.84 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
89°FOct 6, 1963
Record low
15°FOct 19, 1992
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
11 h 42 min to 10 h 15 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
40°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 165°F45°F85°F 201929°F 190835%0%
Oct 265°F44°F87°F 202324°F 190835%0%
Oct 364°F44°F86°F 200529°F 194535%0%
Oct 464°F44°F88°F 202525°F 199935%0%
Oct 563°F43°F87°F 202527°F 195235%0%
Oct 663°F43°F89°F 196325°F 193535%0%
Oct 762°F43°F87°F 200723°F 200135%0%
Oct 862°F42°F87°F 200724°F 198735%0%
Oct 961°F42°F86°F 200725°F 198934%0%
Oct 1061°F41°F80°F 201823°F 190634%0%
Oct 1160°F41°F81°F 193819°F 190634%1%
Oct 1260°F41°F82°F 192823°F 201234%1%
Oct 1359°F40°F82°F 197521°F 198834%1%
Oct 1459°F40°F83°F 194724°F 193734%1%
Oct 1558°F40°F85°F 194726°F 194434%1%
Oct 1658°F39°F84°F 194724°F 195233%1%
Oct 1757°F39°F83°F 194723°F 195233%1%
Oct 1857°F39°F80°F 191020°F 194833%1%
Oct 1956°F38°F76°F 194715°F 199233%1%
Oct 2056°F38°F80°F 194720°F 195233%2%
Oct 2155°F38°F82°F 195323°F 196033%2%
Oct 2255°F37°F83°F 194721°F 199732%2%
Oct 2354°F37°F81°F 196321°F 193632%2%
Oct 2454°F37°F76°F 196320°F 191732%2%
Oct 2554°F36°F77°F 198920°F 200632%3%
Oct 2653°F36°F75°F 198919°F 194232%3%
Oct 2753°F35°F75°F 196622°F 194231%3%
Oct 2852°F35°F77°F 192721°F 193331%3%
Oct 2952°F35°F72°F 195019°F 198731%3%
Oct 3051°F34°F81°F 202418°F 198831%4%
Oct 3151°F34°F79°F 202417°F 191731%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Appleton, 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 6:52 AM, sunset 6:34 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:44 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00470265 (Appleton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00470265, 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.