Bancroft climate

Bancroft Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hancock Exp Farm, 21.4 km from Bancroft

Average highs run from 65°F on October 1 to 51°F on October 31, and lows from 43°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.71 in over about 10 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 Bancroft, 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
37°F
Precipitation
2.71 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
94°FOct 4, 1897
Record low
6°FOct 30, 1925
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 15 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
39°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 165°F43°F84°F 192225°F 191833%0%
Oct 265°F43°F90°F 197624°F 190833%0%
Oct 364°F42°F90°F 189719°F 195233%0%
Oct 464°F42°F94°F 189724°F 190133%0%
Oct 564°F42°F84°F 192222°F 195233%0%
Oct 663°F41°F84°F 196322°F 193533%1%
Oct 763°F41°F88°F 196317°F 195233%1%
Oct 862°F40°F84°F 200721°F 190733%1%
Oct 962°F40°F81°F 190519°F 189533%1%
Oct 1061°F40°F85°F 193819°F 196433%1%
Oct 1161°F39°F85°F 193814°F 190632%1%
Oct 1260°F39°F81°F 192823°F 200632%1%
Oct 1360°F38°F83°F 195620°F 191732%1%
Oct 1459°F38°F85°F 189721°F 189432%1%
Oct 1559°F38°F84°F 194723°F 194432%1%
Oct 1658°F37°F84°F 190817°F 195232%1%
Oct 1758°F37°F83°F 191013°F 190732%1%
Oct 1857°F37°F89°F 195015°F 189632%1%
Oct 1957°F36°F81°F 196516°F 190931%1%
Oct 2056°F36°F83°F 195315°F 195231%2%
Oct 2156°F36°F87°F 194716°F 189531%2%
Oct 2255°F35°F82°F 194718°F 189631%2%
Oct 2355°F35°F87°F 189915°F 196931%2%
Oct 2454°F35°F81°F 196316°F 189531%2%
Oct 2554°F34°F79°F 190016°F 193331%2%
Oct 2653°F34°F80°F 192715°F 196230%2%
Oct 2753°F33°F81°F 192714°F 189830%2%
Oct 2852°F33°F80°F 192717°F 190730%2%
Oct 2952°F33°F76°F 19509°F 190530%3%
Oct 3051°F32°F79°F 20246°F 192530%3%
Oct 3151°F32°F79°F 195010°F 190629%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bancroft, 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 6:56 AM, sunset 6:39 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:49 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00473405 (Hancock Exp Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00478171, 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.