Bloomington climate

Bloomington Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lancaster 4 Wsw, 12.6 km from Bloomington

Average highs run from 66°F on October 1 to 52°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.90 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 Bloomington, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
2.90 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
93°FOct 6, 1963
Record low
4°FOct 30, 1925
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 20 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
40°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 166°F45°F91°F 197622°F 189530%0%
Oct 266°F45°F91°F 195322°F 197430%0%
Oct 365°F44°F92°F 199723°F 200330%0%
Oct 465°F44°F92°F 199724°F 193530%0%
Oct 565°F44°F88°F 192222°F 193530%0%
Oct 664°F43°F93°F 196316°F 193530%0%
Oct 764°F43°F89°F 190518°F 189630%0%
Oct 863°F42°F89°F 189315°F 189530%1%
Oct 963°F42°F88°F 190518°F 190630%1%
Oct 1062°F42°F89°F 201018°F 196430%1%
Oct 1162°F41°F85°F 201021°F 189430%1%
Oct 1261°F41°F84°F 191811°F 190629%1%
Oct 1361°F40°F90°F 197518°F 191729%1%
Oct 1460°F40°F90°F 197518°F 191729%1%
Oct 1560°F40°F88°F 194721°F 193729%1%
Oct 1659°F39°F87°F 191024°F 200629%1%
Oct 1759°F39°F86°F 191022°F 189529%1%
Oct 1858°F39°F86°F 195020°F 195229%1%
Oct 1958°F38°F84°F 190217°F 197229%2%
Oct 2057°F38°F86°F 195318°F 193029%2%
Oct 2157°F37°F86°F 194720°F 189629%2%
Oct 2256°F37°F83°F 194718°F 193029%2%
Oct 2356°F37°F87°F 189918°F 193629%2%
Oct 2455°F36°F88°F 189919°F 191729%2%
Oct 2555°F36°F85°F 190214°F 192529%2%
Oct 2654°F36°F84°F 194615°F 194229%3%
Oct 2754°F35°F84°F 192716°F 189529%3%
Oct 2853°F35°F78°F 190916°F 189529%3%
Oct 2953°F34°F79°F 19505°F 192529%3%
Oct 3052°F34°F82°F 19014°F 192529%3%
Oct 3152°F34°F83°F 19507°F 189529%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bloomington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 6:45 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:57 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00474546 (Lancaster 4 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00476827, 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.