Kansas City - Recent October Temperatures, Rain & Snow

The numbers here describe what the October weather in Kansas City, Missouri was like for every year since 2010. A series of tables gives October data by year for temperature, precipitation and snowfall.

They begin with average maximum and minimum temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. That's followed by how many hot days occurred each October. Then there's information on how much rain and snow actually landed this month during recent years, as well as how often Kansas City had wet or snowy weather.

The climate data come from weather measurements made at Kansas City International Airport.

Temperature Weather iconTemperature

October temperature averages by year in Kansas City
High °F Low °F Year High °C Low °C
69 47 2023 21 8
73 46 2022 23 8
70 49 2021 21 10
64 43 2020 18 6
62 41 2019 16 5
66 45 2018 19 7
68 47 2017 20 8
72 51 2016 22 11
69 48 2015 21 9
68 47 2014 20 8
66 44 2013 19 7
66 44 2012 19 7
72 45 2011 22 7
71 46 2010 22 8
Number of days in October when the temperature in Kansas City dropped to 32 or below, or rose to at least 70 or 90 degrees Fahrenheit
32 °F
0 °C
Year 70 °F
21 °C
90 °F
32 °C
4 2023 17 2
2 2022 18 0
0 2021 17 0
5 2020 12 1
5 2019 8 0
3 2018 9 1
3 2017 17 0
0 2016 21 0
1 2015 15 0
1 2014 13 0
3 2013 12 0
6 2012 12 0
6 2011 18 0
1 2010 18 0

Rainy Weather iconPrecipitation

This table gives the total precipitation that fell on Kansas City during October in each year from 2010. The number of days with precipitation counts the days when rainfall or snowfall (when melted) amounted to 0.01 inches (0.3 millimeters) or more.

Total precipitation for October in Kansas City
Days Year Inches Milli­metres
11 2023 3.5 88
3 2022 1.7 43
12 2021 5.1 129
5 2020 0.9 22
10 2019 1.7 43
10 2018 10.8 273
8 2017 4.9 124
8 2016 2.6 66
6 2015 1.3 33
9 2014 9.3 236
9 2013 4.7 120
8 2012 1.0 26
5 2011 0.2 6
7 2010 1.0 25

Snowy Weather iconSnow

Amount of snowfall in Kansas City for October and number of days when new snow totalled at least 1 inch (2.5 centimetres)
Days Year Inches Centi­metres
0 2023 0.0 0
0 2022 0.0 0
0 2021 0.0 0
0 2020 0.9 2
0 2019 1.3 3
0 2018 0.2 1
0 2017 0.0 0
0 2016 0.0 0
0 2015 0.0 0
0 2014 0.0 0
0 2013 0.0 0
0 2012 0.0 0
0 2011 0.0 0
0 2010 0.0 0
Reference

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Month, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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