Iowa City October Weather

Averages and records for weather in Iowa City, Iowa in the month of October.
Typical Iowa City October Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 63.9 °F
Average daily low 42.2 °F
Average monthly precipitation 3.0 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 29.8%
Iowa City October Weather Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 94 °F October 18, 1950
Lowest temperature 4 °F October 30, 1925
Highest daily low 71 °F October 1, 2019
Lowest daily high 24 °F October 29, 1925
Hottest average high temperature 78.2 °F 1963
Coldest average high temperature 49.4 °F 1925
Most daily precipitation 3.2 inches October 5, 2018
Most monthly precipitation 8.2 inches 1984
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
October 1 71.0 47.9 91 24
October 2 70.5 47.5 93 21
October 3 70.0 47.0 93 26
October 4 69.6 46.5 93 25
October 5 69.0 46.0 89 29
October 6 68.7 45.6 93 19
October 7 68.3 45.3 91 22
October 8 67.9 45.0 88 27
October 9 67.5 44.7 88 20
October 10 66.9 44.3 89 24
October 11 66.5 43.9 87 21
October 12 66.0 43.6 86 24
October 13 65.5 43.2 89 15
October 14 64.9 42.9 89 18
October 15 64.4 42.5 89 20
October 16 63.9 42.1 88 24
October 17 63.3 41.7 88 24
October 18 62.8 41.2 94 16
October 19 62.3 40.8 86 19
October 20 61.8 40.4 85 20
October 21 61.3 40.0 86 16
October 22 60.7 39.6 88 20
October 23 60.1 39.2 86 15
October 24 59.5 38.7 82 15
October 25 59.0 38.3 83 22
October 26 58.5 38.0 86 17
October 27 58.0 37.6 86 20
October 28 57.5 37.2 84 8
October 29 56.9 36.7 86 5
October 30 56.4 36.3 86 4
October 31 55.9 35.9 87 15
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 Iowa City Municipal Airport location
1893–1998 Iowa City location