Benton climate

Benton Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Galena, 19 km from Benton

Average highs run from 69°F on October 1 to 53°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.02 in over about 9 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, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
3.02 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
91°FOct 2, 1953
Record low
12°FOct 26, 1962
Chance of a freeze
94%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 22 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
10.5 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 169°F45°F89°F 197629°F 195830%0%
Oct 268°F45°F91°F 195320°F 197430%0%
Oct 368°F44°F87°F 197624°F 200330%0%
Oct 467°F44°F90°F 199723°F 198930%0%
Oct 567°F44°F85°F 200522°F 195230%0%
Oct 666°F43°F89°F 196318°F 195230%0%
Oct 766°F43°F87°F 200725°F 200030%0%
Oct 865°F43°F86°F 200723°F 195230%0%
Oct 965°F42°F83°F 194924°F 196430%0%
Oct 1064°F42°F86°F 201018°F 196430%0%
Oct 1164°F41°F85°F 201019°F 198730%0%
Oct 1263°F41°F83°F 195623°F 198830%0%
Oct 1363°F41°F88°F 197525°F 199330%0%
Oct 1462°F40°F82°F 197525°F 197930%0%
Oct 1562°F40°F85°F 195321°F 195230%1%
Oct 1661°F39°F84°F 195323°F 195230%1%
Oct 1760°F39°F84°F 195021°F 195230%1%
Oct 1860°F39°F86°F 195014°F 195230%1%
Oct 1959°F38°F83°F 195315°F 197229%1%
Oct 2059°F38°F84°F 195318°F 195229%1%
Oct 2158°F37°F81°F 195318°F 195229%1%
Oct 2258°F37°F79°F 195320°F 197630%1%
Oct 2357°F37°F84°F 196318°F 196930%1%
Oct 2457°F36°F80°F 196318°F 198130%1%
Oct 2556°F36°F77°F 198922°F 196230%2%
Oct 2656°F35°F76°F 195512°F 196230%2%
Oct 2755°F35°F75°F 196617°F 197629%2%
Oct 2855°F35°F73°F 195018°F 199729%2%
Oct 2954°F34°F75°F 195013°F 195229%2%
Oct 3054°F34°F82°F 195013°F 198829%2%
Oct 3153°F33°F82°F 195015°F 195429%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Benton, 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 6:59 AM, sunset 6:43 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:56 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00113312 (Galena), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00476646, 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.