Climate averages 1991–2020
Omaha 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 Omaha: daytime highs average 17.4°C and nights cool to about 7.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 68 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 08 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lincoln (79 km away). In October its highs average 18.1°C, 0.6°C warmer than Omaha, with 64 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Omaha ranks joint 345th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 196th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Omaha is 3.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.2°C to 9.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 68 mm to 44 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
Omaha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0°C-9.2°C | -9.2°C | 26 | 4.8 | 9.610 h |
| February | 2.7°C-7.3°C | -7.3°C | 32 | 5.7 | 10.611 h |
| March | 9.9°C-1.0°C | -1.0°C | 60 | 7.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.3°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 104 | 11.0 | 13.313 h |
| May | 22.0°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 139 | 12.7 | 14.514 h |
| June | 27.3°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 131 | 11.4 | 15.115 h |
| July | 29.6°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 88 | 9.3 | 14.815 h |
| August | 28.6°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 90 | 9.1 | 13.814 h |
| September | 24.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 77 | 8.1 | 12.513 h |
| October, selected | 17.4°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 68 | 7.5 | 11.111 h |
| November | 9.2°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 44 | 5.2 | 9.910 h |
| December | 2.2°C-6.3°C | -6.3°C | 36 | 5.1 | 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
- Lincoln in OctoberUnited States · 79 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 8.1°C · 64 mm rain
- Sioux City in OctoberUnited States · 143 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 6.5°C · 61 mm rain
- Saint Joseph in OctoberUnited States · 190 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 81 mm rain
- Des Moines in OctoberUnited States · 198 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 7.5°C · 71 mm rain
- Topeka in OctoberUnited States · 247 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 9.7°C · 78 mm rain
- Lawrence (Kansas), United States in OctoberUnited States · 261 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 9.9°C · 82 mm rain
- Sioux Falls in OctoberUnited States · 262 kmHigh 14.7°C · Low 5.3°C · 61 mm rain
- Kansas City in OctoberUnited States · 266 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 9.6°C · 85 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 Omaha) is explained once on the Omaha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.