Climate averages 1991–2020
Lafayette (Indiana), United States weather
in October.
A mild, 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 mild month in Lafayette (Indiana), United States: daytime highs average 17.7°C and nights cool to about 8.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 79 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 10 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Carmel (81 km away). In October its highs average 17.5°C, about as warm as Lafayette (Indiana), United States, with 83 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lafayette (Indiana), United States ranks joint 329th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 249th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Lafayette (Indiana), United States is 3.7°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.7°C to 10.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 79 mm to 78 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
Lafayette (Indiana), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.1°C-6.8°C | -6.8°C | 70 | 9.1 | 9.610 h |
| February | 3.7°C-5.4°C | -5.4°C | 59 | 8.2 | 10.611 h |
| March | 9.7°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 84 | 10.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.4°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 109 | 11.7 | 13.313 h |
| May | 21.9°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 109 | 13.3 | 14.414 h |
| June | 26.4°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 110 | 12.8 | 15.015 h |
| July | 28.1°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 92 | 11.2 | 14.715 h |
| August | 27.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 82 | 9.8 | 13.814 h |
| September | 24.5°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 68 | 8.1 | 12.513 h |
| October, selected | 17.7°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 79 | 9.0 | 11.211 h |
| November | 10.0°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 78 | 8.5 | 10.010 h |
| December | 3.7°C-3.6°C | -3.6°C | 64 | 9.2 | 9.39 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
- Carmel in OctoberUnited States · 81 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 8.6°C · 83 mm rain
- Fishers in OctoberUnited States · 89 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 8.6°C · 83 mm rain
- Indianapolis in OctoberUnited States · 94 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 8.9°C · 83 mm rain
- Champaign in OctoberUnited States · 121 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 8.7°C · 84 mm rain
- Muncie in OctoberUnited States · 129 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 8.2°C · 80 mm rain
- Gary in OctoberUnited States · 137 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 9.5°C · 83 mm rain
- Hammond in OctoberUnited States · 140 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 9.3°C · 83 mm rain
- Bloomington (Indiana), United States in OctoberUnited States · 142 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 9.5°C · 83 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 Lafayette) is explained once on the Lafayette (Indiana), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.