Onalaska Weather in October
Average highs run from 69°F on October 1 to 54°F on October 31, and lows from 48°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.49 in over about 9 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 62°F
- Average low
- 42°F
- Precipitation
- 2.49 in
- Snowfall
- 0.3 in
- Record high
- 93°FOct 6, 1963
- Record low
- 14°FOct 30, 1988
- Chance of a freeze
- 88%
- Daylight
- 11 h 43 min to 10 h 16 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 77%
- 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 69°F | 48°F | 92°F 1976 | 28°F 1974 | 31% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 69°F | 47°F | 87°F 2023 | 20°F 1974 | 31% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 68°F | 47°F | 91°F 1997 | 27°F 1987 | 31% | 1% |
| Oct 4 | 68°F | 47°F | 89°F 2025 | 27°F 1989 | 31% | 1% |
| Oct 5 | 67°F | 46°F | 85°F 1997 | 29°F 1988 | 31% | 1% |
| Oct 6 | 67°F | 46°F | 93°F 1963 | 28°F 1988 | 31% | 1% |
| Oct 7 | 66°F | 45°F | 86°F 1993 | 26°F 2001 | 31% | 1% |
| Oct 8 | 66°F | 45°F | 83°F 2010 | 26°F 1976 | 30% | 1% |
| Oct 9 | 65°F | 45°F | 85°F 2010 | 25°F 2000 | 30% | 1% |
| Oct 10 | 65°F | 44°F | 85°F 1962 | 23°F 1964 | 30% | 1% |
| Oct 11 | 64°F | 44°F | 85°F 2015 | 22°F 1987 | 30% | 1% |
| Oct 12 | 64°F | 43°F | 87°F 1995 | 21°F 1988 | 30% | 1% |
| Oct 13 | 63°F | 43°F | 86°F 1975 | 24°F 1965 | 30% | 1% |
| Oct 14 | 63°F | 43°F | 86°F 1947 | 25°F 1939 | 30% | 1% |
| Oct 15 | 62°F | 42°F | 85°F 1958 | 26°F 2006 | 30% | 1% |
| Oct 16 | 62°F | 42°F | 83°F 1953 | 23°F 1939 | 29% | 2% |
| Oct 17 | 61°F | 42°F | 83°F 1938 | 19°F 1939 | 29% | 2% |
| Oct 18 | 61°F | 41°F | 83°F 1950 | 18°F 1972 | 29% | 2% |
| Oct 19 | 60°F | 41°F | 82°F 2000 | 15°F 1972 | 29% | 2% |
| Oct 20 | 60°F | 40°F | 83°F 2003 | 19°F 1952 | 29% | 2% |
| Oct 21 | 59°F | 40°F | 83°F 1947 | 22°F 1960 | 29% | 2% |
| Oct 22 | 59°F | 40°F | 83°F 1947 | 23°F 1969 | 29% | 3% |
| Oct 23 | 58°F | 39°F | 82°F 1963 | 20°F 1969 | 29% | 3% |
| Oct 24 | 58°F | 39°F | 80°F 1973 | 20°F 1981 | 29% | 3% |
| Oct 25 | 57°F | 38°F | 81°F 1989 | 22°F 1942 | 29% | 3% |
| Oct 26 | 57°F | 38°F | 78°F 1955 | 18°F 1962 | 29% | 3% |
| Oct 27 | 56°F | 38°F | 80°F 1966 | 17°F 1976 | 29% | 4% |
| Oct 28 | 56°F | 37°F | 72°F 1950 | 17°F 1969 | 29% | 4% |
| Oct 29 | 55°F | 37°F | 82°F 2024 | 18°F 1980 | 29% | 4% |
| Oct 30 | 55°F | 37°F | 78°F 2024 | 14°F 1988 | 29% | 4% |
| Oct 31 | 54°F | 36°F | 78°F 1950 | 20°F 1949 | 29% | 5% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 6:46 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:56 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014920 (La Crosse Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014920, 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.