Climate averages 1991–2020
Evansville weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Evansville: daytime highs average 20.2°C and nights cool to about 11.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 90 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 15 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bloomington (Indiana), United States (160 km away). In October its highs average 18.5°C, 1.7°C cooler than Evansville, with 83 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Evansville ranks joint 279th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 338th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Evansville is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.5°C to 12.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 90 mm to 95 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
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
Evansville climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.2°C-2.5°C | -2.5°C | 94 | 9.1 | 9.910 h |
| February | 7.8°C-1.0°C | -1.0°C | 85 | 9.0 | 10.811 h |
| March | 13.3°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 111 | 11.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 19.5°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 130 | 12.0 | 13.213 h |
| May | 24.6°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 123 | 13.0 | 14.214 h |
| June | 29.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 98 | 11.3 | 14.815 h |
| July | 30.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 86 | 10.4 | 14.515 h |
| August | 30.3°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 76 | 8.2 | 13.614 h |
| September | 26.7°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 82 | 7.7 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 20.2°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 90 | 8.0 | 11.211 h |
| November | 12.7°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 95 | 8.9 | 10.210 h |
| December | 7.1°C-0.2°C | -0.2°C | 102 | 10.2 | 9.610 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain 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
- Bloomington (Indiana), United States in OctoberUnited States · 160 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 9.5°C · 83 mm rain
- Louisville in OctoberUnited States · 160 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 10.2°C · 85 mm rain
- Clarksville in OctoberUnited States · 162 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.8°C · 91 mm rain
- Nashville in OctoberUnited States · 212 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 11.4°C · 91 mm rain
- Indianapolis in OctoberUnited States · 233 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 8.9°C · 83 mm rain
- Franklin in OctoberUnited States · 236 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 11.9°C · 90 mm rain
- Decatur in OctoberUnited States · 240 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 9.1°C · 88 mm rain
- St. Louis in OctoberUnited States · 242 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 10.3°C · 87 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 Evansville) is explained once on the Evansville year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.