Waunakee climate

Waunakee Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Madison Dane Rgnl AP, 10.6 km from Waunakee

Average highs run from 67°F on October 1 to 53°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.77 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 Waunakee, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
2.77 in
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
88°FOct 2, 1976
Record low
17°FOct 8, 1987
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 19 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
41°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 167°F45°F87°F 197125°F 198433%0%
Oct 266°F45°F88°F 197626°F 197433%0%
Oct 366°F44°F83°F 198324°F 198733%0%
Oct 465°F44°F85°F 200528°F 198933%1%
Oct 565°F44°F85°F 200525°F 198033%1%
Oct 664°F43°F87°F 196328°F 198833%1%
Oct 764°F43°F86°F 200727°F 200133%1%
Oct 863°F43°F85°F 200717°F 198733%1%
Oct 963°F42°F83°F 199720°F 198732%1%
Oct 1062°F42°F84°F 201023°F 196432%1%
Oct 1162°F42°F81°F 201018°F 198732%1%
Oct 1262°F41°F78°F 198918°F 198732%1%
Oct 1361°F41°F83°F 200824°F 198732%1%
Oct 1461°F40°F86°F 197528°F 197732%2%
Oct 1560°F40°F81°F 196827°F 198632%2%
Oct 1660°F40°F81°F 198923°F 197832%2%
Oct 1759°F40°F77°F 196418°F 197632%2%
Oct 1859°F39°F78°F 196517°F 201532%2%
Oct 1958°F39°F76°F 196519°F 197232%3%
Oct 2058°F39°F77°F 200022°F 197232%3%
Oct 2157°F38°F77°F 200324°F 198732%3%
Oct 2257°F38°F79°F 196321°F 198232%3%
Oct 2356°F38°F80°F 196318°F 196932%3%
Oct 2456°F37°F78°F 196318°F 198132%4%
Oct 2555°F37°F77°F 198917°F 198732%4%
Oct 2655°F36°F77°F 196321°F 198732%4%
Oct 2754°F36°F75°F 198921°F 197632%4%
Oct 2854°F36°F74°F 201420°F 197632%5%
Oct 2954°F35°F69°F 198619°F 198432%5%
Oct 3053°F35°F76°F 197120°F 198832%5%
Oct 3153°F35°F72°F 197118°F 198832%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waunakee, 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 6:55 AM, sunset 6:39 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:51 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014837 (Madison Dane Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00471416, 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.