Climate averages 1991–2020
Wichita weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 6th 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 Wichita: daytime highs average 20.4°C and nights cool to about 10.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 77 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th 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 Tulsa (209 km away). In October its highs average 21.9°C, 1.5°C warmer than Wichita, with 93 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Wichita ranks 277th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 245th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Wichita is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.3°C to 13.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 77 mm to 43 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
Wichita climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 27 | 4.2 | 9.910 h |
| February | 8.8°C-1.8°C | -1.8°C | 36 | 5.4 | 10.811 h |
| March | 14.4°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 70 | 7.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 19.5°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 95 | 9.7 | 13.113 h |
| May | 24.5°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 142 | 11.8 | 14.214 h |
| June | 29.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 114 | 10.7 | 14.715 h |
| July | 32.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 87 | 8.9 | 14.514 h |
| August | 31.5°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 86 | 8.0 | 13.614 h |
| September | 27.2°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 80 | 7.0 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 20.4°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 77 | 7.3 | 11.311 h |
| November | 13.2°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 43 | 5.1 | 10.210 h |
| December | 7.0°C-1.9°C | -1.9°C | 38 | 4.8 | 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
- Tulsa in OctoberUnited States · 209 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 93 mm rain
- Topeka in OctoberUnited States · 209 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 9.7°C · 78 mm rain
- Edmond in OctoberUnited States · 227 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 12.5°C · 72 mm rain
- Broken Arrow in OctoberUnited States · 228 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 96 mm rain
- Lawrence (Kansas), United States in OctoberUnited States · 232 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 9.9°C · 82 mm rain
- Oklahoma City in OctoberUnited States · 248 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 12.5°C · 75 mm rain
- Olathe in OctoberUnited States · 256 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 9.8°C · 83 mm rain
- Overland Park in OctoberUnited States · 273 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 9.8°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 Wichita) is explained once on the Wichita year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.