Rock County climate

Rock County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Afton - Janesville Wwtp, 3.8 km from Rock County

Average highs run from 69°F on October 1 to 54°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.99 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 Rock County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
2.99 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
89°FOct 4, 2025
Record low
14°FOct 29, 1988
Chance of a freeze
94%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 21 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
42°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 169°F45°F88°F 202129°F 200334%0%
Oct 268°F45°F88°F 202124°F 200334%0%
Oct 368°F44°F85°F 200625°F 200334%0%
Oct 468°F44°F89°F 202527°F 198934%0%
Oct 567°F43°F88°F 200527°F 200434%0%
Oct 667°F43°F88°F 199727°F 200434%0%
Oct 766°F43°F88°F 200724°F 198734%0%
Oct 866°F42°F88°F 200724°F 198734%0%
Oct 965°F42°F85°F 200726°F 200034%0%
Oct 1065°F42°F88°F 201027°F 198734%0%
Oct 1164°F41°F83°F 201024°F 198733%0%
Oct 1264°F41°F83°F 201022°F 198833%0%
Oct 1363°F41°F83°F 199522°F 198833%0%
Oct 1463°F40°F80°F 199527°F 199333%0%
Oct 1562°F40°F82°F 198926°F 200633%1%
Oct 1662°F39°F81°F 199926°F 200633%1%
Oct 1761°F39°F79°F 199828°F 198933%1%
Oct 1861°F39°F83°F 201624°F 199233%1%
Oct 1960°F38°F77°F 202519°F 199233%1%
Oct 2060°F38°F78°F 200020°F 199232%1%
Oct 2159°F38°F80°F 200323°F 201832%1%
Oct 2259°F37°F80°F 202424°F 198732%1%
Oct 2358°F37°F79°F 202226°F 201332%1%
Oct 2458°F37°F78°F 199122°F 198732%1%
Oct 2557°F36°F81°F 202322°F 199932%1%
Oct 2657°F36°F78°F 198924°F 200632%1%
Oct 2756°F36°F75°F 199826°F 198732%1%
Oct 2856°F35°F76°F 201423°F 198832%2%
Oct 2955°F35°F72°F 198914°F 198832%2%
Oct 3055°F35°F82°F 202418°F 198832%2%
Oct 3154°F34°F76°F 202424°F 199631%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rock County, 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 6:54 AM, sunset 6:37 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:50 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00470045 (Afton - Janesville Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00470045, 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.