Elizabethtown weather in October: Elizabethtown, Kentucky: normal highs, lows, rain and records for October
Elizabethtown in October has a normal high of 69°F and a normal low of 45°F, a daily mean of 57°F, falling from 74°F on the 1st to 63°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal October, 4.10 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 20°C and low of 7°C, 104 mm of precipitation in October.
- NOAA stationElizabethtown Wp Cs
- Station IDUSC00152512
- Location37.68°N 85.88°W
- Elevation690 ft (210 m)
- Population34,565
- Jan 42° 24°
- Feb 47° 27°
- Mar 56° 35°
- Apr 67° 44°
- May 75° 54°
- Jun 83° 62°
- Jul 86° 66°
- Aug 85° 64°
- Sep 80° 57°
- Oct 69° 45°
- Nov 56° 34°
- Dec 46° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Elizabethtown in October?
The normal high is 69°F and the normal low 45°F, for a daily mean of 56.8°F. October is 11.4°F cooler than September and 11.6°F warmer than November. October is the 6th warmest month of the year in Elizabethtown and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 11°F, from 74°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31. From one year to the next October's mean temperature typically moves about 2.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Octobers in three average between 55°F and 59°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 31%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 74°F | 51°F | 26% | 18% |
| October 8 | 72°F | 48°F | 27% | 18% |
| October 15 | 69°F | 45°F | 29% | 19% |
| October 22 | 66°F | 43°F | 30% | 19% |
| October 31 | 63°F | 40°F | 31% | 20% |
Every day of October: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon October 1, coldest night October 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 74°F | 51°F | 26% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 2 | 74°F | 50°F | 26% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 3 | 74°F | 50°F | 26% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 4 | 73°F | 50°F | 26% | 18% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 5 | 73°F | 49°F | 27% | 18% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 6 | 73°F | 49°F | 27% | 18% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 7 | 72°F | 48°F | 27% | 18% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 8 | 72°F | 48°F | 27% | 18% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 9 | 71°F | 48°F | 28% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 10 | 71°F | 47°F | 28% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 11 | 71°F | 47°F | 28% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 12 | 70°F | 47°F | 28% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 13 | 70°F | 46°F | 28% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 14 | 70°F | 46°F | 29% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 15 | 69°F | 45°F | 29% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 16 | 69°F | 45°F | 29% | 19% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 17 | 68°F | 45°F | 29% | 19% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 18 | 68°F | 44°F | 29% | 19% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 19 | 68°F | 44°F | 29% | 19% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 20 | 67°F | 44°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 21 | 67°F | 43°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h |
| October 22 | 66°F | 43°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h |
| October 23 | 66°F | 43°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h |
| October 24 | 66°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h |
| October 25 | 65°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 26 | 65°F | 41°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 27 | 64°F | 41°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 28 | 64°F | 41°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 29 | 63°F | 40°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 30 | 63°F | 40°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 31 | 63°F | 40°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 69°FOctober average
- Normal low
- 45°FOctober average
- Precipitation
- 4.10 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 3
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 10 h 40 minOctober 1 to October 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 17
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00152512; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Elizabethtown in October?
On a given October day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around October 31 (31%). In all, 4.10 in falls on 9 days of a normal October, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal October in Elizabethtown, 3 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00152512.
How does October in Elizabethtown compare across Kentucky?
Across the 68 places PlainClimate covers in Kentucky, October normal highs run from 66°F in Olive Hill to 74°F in Eddyville; Elizabethtown's is 69°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Elizabethtown in September80°F by day, 57°F at night
- Elizabethtown in November56°F by day, 34°F at night
- Elizabethtown through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Kentucky in OctoberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Eddyville: Kentucky's warmest Octobernormal high 74°F