Climate averages 1991–2020
Bloomington (Minnesota), United States weather
in October.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a cool month in Bloomington (Minnesota), United States: daytime highs average 13.8°C and nights cool to about 6.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 64 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 01 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Minneapolis (16 km away). In October its highs average 13.6°C, about as warm as Bloomington (Minnesota), United States, with 67 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Bloomington (Minnesota), United States ranks 486th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 186th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Bloomington (Minnesota), United States is 7.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.8°C to 4.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 64 mm to 49 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bloomington (Minnesota), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -5.1°C-13.3°C | -13.3°C | 26 | 6.0 | 9.29 h |
| February | -2.1°C-11.0°C | -11.0°C | 27 | 5.3 | 10.410 h |
| March | 5.0°C-4.4°C | -4.4°C | 54 | 7.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 12.7°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 81 | 10.9 | 13.513 h |
| May | 19.6°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 113 | 12.1 | 14.815 h |
| June | 25.0°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 112 | 12.2 | 15.516 h |
| July | 27.4°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 91 | 10.2 | 15.215 h |
| August | 26.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 99 | 9.8 | 14.114 h |
| September | 21.9°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 82 | 9.4 | 12.613 h |
| October, selected | 13.8°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 64 | 8.5 | 11.011 h |
| November | 4.9°C-1.6°C | -1.6°C | 49 | 6.8 | 9.610 h |
| December | -2.2°C-9.4°C | -9.4°C | 36 | 6.4 | 8.99 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Minneapolis in OctoberUnited States · 16 kmHigh 13.6°C · Low 6.0°C · 67 mm rain
- Saint Paul in OctoberUnited States · 20 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 6.1°C · 68 mm rain
- Plymouth, United States in OctoberUnited States · 23 kmHigh 13.4°C · Low 5.9°C · 66 mm rain
- Brooklyn Park in OctoberUnited States · 29 kmHigh 13.4°C · Low 5.9°C · 67 mm rain
- Rochester (Minnesota), United States in OctoberUnited States · 112 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 5.8°C · 68 mm rain
- Duluth in OctoberUnited States · 235 kmHigh 11.6°C · Low 6.6°C · 103 mm rain
- Sioux Falls in OctoberUnited States · 309 kmHigh 14.7°C · Low 5.3°C · 61 mm rain
- Cedar Rapids in OctoberUnited States · 342 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 7.0°C · 73 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bloomington) is explained once on the Bloomington (Minnesota), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.