Average Temperatures for Iowa in October
Average temperatures for October at cities, towns and lakes throughout Iowa are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Eastern, Central and Western Iowa.
The tables give the normals for maximum and minimum temperatures based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010 by the US National Climatic Data Center.
Eastern Iowa
| High °F | Low °F | Place | High °C | Low °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 45 | Burlington | 19 | 7 |
| 64 | 42 | Cedar Rapids | 18 | 6 |
| 64 | 43 | Clinton | 18 | 6 |
| 59 | 35 | Cresco | 15 | 2 |
| 63 | 41 | Davenport | 17 | 5 |
| 63 | 39 | Decorah | 17 | 4 |
| 62 | 42 | Dubuque | 17 | 6 |
| 66 | 42 | Iowa City | 19 | 6 |
| 66 | 44 | Keokuk | 19 | 7 |
| 62 | 39 | Waterloo | 17 | 4 |
Central Iowa
| High °F | Low °F | Place | High °C | Low °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 41 | Ames | 18 | 5 |
| 63 | 43 | Des Moines | 17 | 6 |
| 62 | 38 | Fort Dodge | 17 | 4 |
| 62 | 38 | Marshalltown | 17 | 3 |
| 60 | 37 | Mason City | 16 | 3 |
| 63 | 41 | Ottumwa | 17 | 5 |
| 64 | 42 | Rathbun Lake Dam | 18 | 6 |
Western Iowa
| High °F | Low °F | Place | High °C | Low °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 38 | Carroll | 17 | 4 |
| 62 | 38 | Lake Park | 17 | 3 |
| 60 | 36 | Milford | 16 | 2 |
| 65 | 37 | Onawa | 18 | 3 |
| 66 | 41 | Shenandoah | 19 | 5 |
| 63 | 38 | Sioux City | 17 | 3 |
| 61 | 39 | Storm Lake | 16 | 4 |
Reference
National Climatic Data Center. NOAA's 1981-2010 Climate Normals.