October
October · May · September
United States · 1991–2020
October leads for comfortable weather in Valley Falls: typically 23.2°C by day, 7.8°C at night, with 97 mm of rain. Based on measured 1991–2020 NOAA station history.
October · May · September
August · July · September
October · April · November
The weakest month is January, scoring 13 against October’s 73 — days reach only 11.7°C, 12° below the 24°C the score treats as ideal, and nights drop to -2.6°C.
Month by month
The bars show the comfort score. Day and night temperatures come from daily observed highs and lows; rain is the historical monthly estimate.
| Month | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Daylight | Comfort | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.7°C | -2.6°C | 107 mm | 8 | 10 h 02 | 13 | Strong coverage |
| February | 13.8°C | -1.1°C | 99 mm | 7.6 | 10 h 52 | 24 | Strong coverage |
| March | 17.8°C | 2.4°C | 112 mm | 8.6 | 11 h 52 | 41 | Strong coverage |
| April | 23°C | 6.8°C | 110 mm | 7.6 | 13 h 01 | 67 | Strong coverage |
| May | 26.8°C | 12°C | 97 mm | 8.3 | 13 h 59 | 72 | Strong coverage |
| June | 30.7°C | 17°C | 119 mm | 9.2 | 14 h 30 | 57 | Strong coverage |
| July | 32.6°C | 19.2°C | 117 mm | 9.1 | 14 h 18 | 47 | Strong coverage |
| August | 31.6°C | 18.6°C | 118 mm | 8.5 | 13 h 28 | 52 | Strong coverage |
| September | 28.5°C | 14.9°C | 110 mm | 6.9 | 12 h 21 | 71 | Strong coverage |
| October | 23.2°C | 7.8°C | 97 mm | 5.6 | 11 h 14 | 73 | Strong coverage |
| November | 17.6°C | 1.7°C | 103 mm | 6.4 | 10 h 17 | 42 | Strong coverage |
| December | 12.8°C | -1°C | 114 mm | 8.4 | 9 h 49 | 18 | Strong coverage |
| Month | Record high | Record low | Wettest day | Wettest / driest month | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.8°C31 Jan 2002 | -17.2°C16 Jan 1994 | 84 mm10 Jan 2024 | 243 mm2024 · driest 27 mm in 2008 | 35 |
| February | 27.8°C27 Feb 1996 | -16.7°C1 Feb 2026 | 88 mm7 Feb 2020 | 230 mm2020 · driest 23 mm in 2012 | 35 |
| March | 32.2°C23 Mar 1995 | -12.8°C15 Mar 1993 | 105 mm20 Mar 2003 | 241 mm1993 · driest 34 mm in 2006 | 35 |
| April | 33.9°C17 Apr 2006 | -8.3°C3 Apr 1992 | 107 mm28 Apr 2023 | 238 mm2020 · driest 23 mm in 2001 | 35 |
| May | 36.7°C19 May 1996 | 0.6°C5 May 2011 | 79 mm6 May 2013 | 254 mm2003 · driest 21 mm in 2000 | 35 |
| June | 38.3°C10 Jun 2008 | 5.6°C7 Jun 2000 | 100 mm24 Jun 2006 | 304 mm2004 · driest 2 mm in 2008 | 35 |
| July | 39.4°C2 Jul 2012 | 10.6°C2 Jul 2008 | 180 mm8 Jul 2005 | 324 mm2013 · driest 21 mm in 2011 | 35 |
| August | 40.0°C1 Aug 1999 | 7.8°C31 Aug 1999 | 173 mm27 Aug 1995 | 268 mm1995 · driest 7 mm in 1997 | 34 |
| September | 36.1°C11 Sep 2007 | 1.7°C24 Sep 1999 | 149 mm8 Sep 2004 | 318 mm2004 · driest 2 mm in 2005 | 34 |
| October | 35.0°C3 Oct 2019 | -5.6°C28 Oct 2001 | 112 mm8 Oct 2005 | 219 mm1992 · driest 0 mm in 2000 | 34 |
| November | 32.2°C8 Nov 2005 | -10.0°C19 Nov 2014 | 86 mm11 Nov 2009 | 250 mm2015 · driest 10 mm in 2012 | 34 |
| December | 26.1°C4 Dec 2021 | -13.9°C25 Dec 2022 | 74 mm27 Dec 2023 | 237 mm2015 · driest 48 mm in 2025 | 34 |
| Month | Days 25°C+ | Days 30°C+ | Frost nights | Heavy rain (10 mm+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | <1 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| February | <1 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| March | 3 | <1 | 11 | 4 |
| April | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| May | 23 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| June | 28 | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| July | 30 | 27 | 0 | 4 |
| August | 30 | 24 | 0 | 3 |
| September | 25 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| October | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| November | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| December | <1 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Month | Warm & dry days | Wet days | Washouts | Week with 3+ wet days | Daytime mean has ranged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6% | 26% | 12% | 28% | 9.1–13.6°C |
| February | 12% | 27% | 13% | 32% | 11.3–16.2°C |
| March | 33% | 27% | 12% | 28% | 15.6–21.1°C |
| April | 61% | 25% | 12% | 26% | 21.5–25.2°C |
| May | 69% | 28% | 12% | 32% | 24.6–28.4°C |
| June | 70% | 29% | 12% | 35% | 28.7–32.2°C |
| July | 70% | 30% | 12% | 38% | 30.9–33.9°C |
| August | 72% | 28% | 11% | 34% | 29.5–32.8°C |
| September | 76% | 23% | 10% | 21% | 26.8–30.9°C |
| October | 69% | 18% | 9% | 17% | 21.9–24.7°C |
| November | 29% | 21% | 10% | 21% | 15.0–20.0°C |
| December | 8% | 27% | 13% | 29% | 10.2–15.8°C |
A warm and dry day reaches 20°C with under 1 mm of rain; a wet day gets 1 mm or more; a washout gets 10 mm or more. The week column is the share of seven-day stretches in that month, across the station’s whole daily record, that contained three or more wet days — the odds a week-long trip is rained on repeatedly, counted rather than modelled. The last column is the 10th to 90th percentile of that month’s daytime average across individual years: a narrow band means the average is what you will get, a wide one means the average is a midpoint between years that felt quite different.
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