Dubuque, IA: October

9 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 58.2°F in Dubuque, IA, the warmest 1 to 9 October since 2025, 56th warmest of 153.

October 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 58.2°F; Warmest since 2025; 56th warmest of 153
Precipitation: 0.65 in; Wettest since 2019; 63rd wettest of 153

A normal 1 to 9 October in Dubuque, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 54.2°F, between 49.3°F and 61°F in eight years of ten and 0.47 in of precipitation, between 0.01 in and 2.40 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 9 October in Dubuque, IA since 1874: 58.2°F in 2026; the highest is 71.7°F, in 1879.

Normal range, 49.3 to 61°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 to 9 October in Dubuque, IA from 1873 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	58.2	56	69.9	40	46.4	70	0.65	63	0
2025	65.1	8	76.6	8	53.7	15	0.31	92	0
2024	58.6	49	73.4	18	43.8	96	trace	131	0
2023	59	42	69.7	43	48.3	55	0.18	104	0
2022	54	95	67.7	65	40.3	130	0.04	121	0
2021	66.6	4	74.1	17	59.1	2	0.39	81	0
2020	52.6	113	64.4	96	40.7	124	0.02	125	0
2019	56.3	75	65.3	88	47.3	63	5.40	1	0
2018	58.1	57	65.1	91	51.1	27	4.54	2	0
2017	62.3	23	72.3	29	52.2	19	2.38	13	0
2016	58.6	49	68.1	57	49	46	0.40	80	0
2015	55.3	85	64.9	92	45.7	75	0.00	143	0
2014	50.4	132	60.3	128	40.4	128	0.47	74	0
2013	60.4	31	71.2	35	49.7	39	1.06	43	0
2012	48	145	59.4	135	36.6	147	0.09	114	0
2011	60.8	29	75	11	46.6	69	0.00	143	0
2010	54.6	90	69.7	43	39.4	137	0.10	112	0
2009	47.2	148	53.9	153	40.4	128	1.60	27	0
2008	52.7	111	63	106	42.4	104	0.61	66	0
2007	67	3	77.2	4	56.8	3	1.11	41	0
2006	60.1	33	73	20	47.1	65	0.01	128	0
2005	58.7	47	69.6	46	47.9	60	0.24	99	0
2004	50.6	130	64.7	94	36.6	147	1.15	40	0
2003	51.7	120	65.6	85	37.8	143	0.00	143	0
2002	55.4	84	64.4	96	46.4	70	2.46	12	0
2001	51.7	120	62.6	109	40.8	122	0.15	108	0
2000	48.3	143	58.1	140	38.4	141	0.56	70	0
1999	49.4	137	59.8	132	39.1	139	0.36	84	0
1998	51.5	123	58.1	140	44.9	87	2.04	18	0
1997	67.1	2	79.2	2	55	10			0
1996	51.3	124	61.9	119	40.7	124	0.17	106	0
1995	53.7	99	64.6	95	42.8	103	1.17	39	0
1994	55.3	85	62.6	109	48.1	58	0.26	96	0
1993	53.7	99	66.2	79	41.2	118	1.25	34	0
1992	56.8	69	68.2	56	45.4	79	0.35	85	0
1991	51.2	126	62.2	116	40.1	131	1.24	35	0
1990	55.3	85	65.2	90	45.3	81	0.79	58	0
1989	47.9	146	60.1	130	35.8	150	1.04	45	0
1988	49.7	136	60.6	127	38.9	140	0.05	119	0
1987	46.7	149	58.6	139	34.9	151	trace	131	0
1986	53.2	106	61.4	123	45	83	0.89	52	0
1985	47.4	147	56.9	148	38	142	1.90	23	0
1984	59.9	35	69.7	43	50.1	34	1.01	46	0
1983	58.9	44	69.9	40	47.9	60	0.07	115	0
1982	63.9	13	76.4	9	51.3	24	2.55	9	0
1981	52.2	115	63.2	105	41.2	118	0.66	61	0
1980	53.4	103	65.6	85	41.2	118	0.02	125	0
1979	50.9	129	59.9	131	41.9	110	0.65	63	0
1978	50.1	135	58.7	138	41.4	115	1.56	28	0
1977	48.8	140	57	147	40.7	124	1.06	43	0
1976	53.2	106	65.6	85	40.8	122	1.23	36	0
1975	54.5	91	67.2	67	41.8	112	trace	131	0
1974	48.1	144	58.9	137	37.3	146	1.47	30	0
1973	60.9	28	68.4	55	53.3	16	0.33	90	0
1972	53.9	96	63	106	44.8	89	0.27	93	0
1971	56.8	69	68	61	45.6	76	0.43	76	0
1970	59.5	38	70	39	49	46	0.47	74	0
1969	62.2	24	72.4	28	51.9	22	0.58	69	0
1968	50.2	134	59.8	132	40.7	124	0.51	71	0
1967	58.1	57	66.4	77	49.7	39	2.77	6	0
1966	55.2	88	69	51	41.3	116	0.01	128	0
1965	51	127	59.7	134	42.3	107	0.66	61	0
1964	48.4	142	59.3	136	37.4	145	trace	131	0
1963	63.8	14	77.1	6	50.4	30	0.00	143	0
1962	57.4	64	64.3	99	50.4	30	2.15	17	0
1961	56	79	67.1	69	44.9	87	trace	131	0
1960	55.7	81	67.2	67	44.2	93	0.04	121	0
1959	52.6	113	58.1	140	47	67	2.71	8	0
1958	56.7	72	68.7	52	44.8	89	2.52	10	0
1957	54.2	92	66.8	74	41.6	114	trace	131	0
1956	55.7	81	68.6	53	42.9	102	0.00	143	0
1955	58.4	52	67.9	63	49	46	1.51	29	0
1954	56.3	75	63.9	101	48.8	54	2.29	15	0
1953	56.8	69	70.1	37	43.6	99	0.05	119	0
1952	43.6	153	55.8	150	31.4	153	trace	131	0
1951	57.4	64	66.6	76	48.3	55	2.77	6	0
1950	55.7	81	66	80	45.4	79	0.27	93	0
1949	64.7	9	74.6	14	54.9	11	1.21	37	0
1948	52.8	110	61.9	119	43.7	97	1.98	21	0
1947	64.7	9	75	11	54.3	14	0.20	102	0
1946	63.4	19	75.6	10	51.2	26	trace	131	0
1945	51.9	117	61.4	123	42.4	104	0.07	115	0
1944	56.1	78	62.4	113	49.7	39	0.80	57	0
1943	58.3	54	71.7	33	45	83	trace	131	0
1942	61.9	26	71.8	32	52	20	0.68	60	0
1941	59.8	36	69.2	48	50.4	30	0.88	53	0
1940	58.7	47	69.3	47	48.1	58	0.93	49	0
1939	64.3	12	77	7	51.7	23	0.39	81	0
1938	62.7	22	72.7	24	52.7	18	0.01	128	0
1937	57.9	61	66	80	49.8	37	0.77	59	0
1936	56.6	73	65.8	84	47.3	63	0.87	55	0
1935	44.2	152	54.8	152	33.6	152	0.23	100	0
1934	59.7	37	70.4	36	48.9	49	0.00	143	0
1933	53	109	62.3	115	43.7	97	0.33	90	0
1932	53.6	101	63.6	103	43.6	99	0.98	47	0
1931	63.8	14	72.8	23	54.9	11	0.18	104	0
1930	59.4	39	66.9	73	52	20	1.46	31	0
1929	51.8	118	62	117	41.7	113	0.04	121	0
1928	60.7	30	72.6	25	48.9	49	0.97	48	0
1927	53.9	96	62	117	45.9	73	3.56	4	0
1926	58	60	66.7	75	49.3	44	1.26	33	0
1925	50.6	130	56.6	149	44.6	91	1.37	32	0
1924	59.1	41	68.1	57	50.1	34	0.17	106	0
1923	53.2	106	64.4	96	42	109	trace	131	0
1922	62.9	21	72.9	21	53	17	0.07	115	0
1921	51.3	124	60.3	128	42.3	107	1.07	42	0
1920	57.7	62	71.9	31	43.4	101	0.00	143	0
1919	65.4	7	74.8	13	56	6	3.99	3	0
1918	56.3	75	67	70	45.6	76	0.25	98	0
1917	49.1	139	58.1	140	40	132	0.11	110	0
1916	62.2	24	74.3	15	50	36	0.10	112	0
1915	49.4	137	57.7	145	41.2	118	0.11	110	0
1914	65.5	6	74.2	16	56.8	3	0.50	72	0
1913	63.5	17	72.6	25	54.4	13	0.39	81	0
1912	57.7	62	68.6	53	46.8	68	1.74	25	0
1911	53.4	103	61.3	125	45.6	76	0.92	51	0
1910	59	42	69.1	50	48.9	49	0.22	101	0
1909	61.5	27	73.4	18	49.6	43	0.34	88	0
1908	51.8	118	63.6	103	40	132	0.20	102	0
1907	57.2	67	66.4	77	47.9	60	0.59	68	0
1906	53.6	101	65.3	88	41.9	110	0.02	125	0
1905	66.4	5	77.3	3	55.6	7	0.42	77	0
1904	58.1	57	67.8	64	48.3	55	2.03	20	0
1903	57.4	64	66	80	48.9	49	1.65	26	0
1902	54.2	92	63.8	102	44.6	91	0.35	85	0
1901	54.1	94	64	100	44.1	94	0.42	77	0
1900	63.8	14	72.3	29	55.2	8	0.41	79	0
1899	57	68	70.1	37	43.9	95	trace	131	0
1898	59.3	40	67.4	66	51.1	27	0.35	85	0
1897	63.5	17	77.2	4	49.8	37	trace	131	0
1896	51.6	122	61.8	121	41.3	116	0.00	143	0
1895	52.7	111	62.9	108	42.4	104	0.65	63	0
1894	50.4	132	61.7	122	39.2	138	0.50	72	0
1893	58.6	49	68.1	57	49.1	45	0.87	55	0
1892	60.1	33	69.9	40	50.3	33	0.06	118	0
1891	54.8	89	62.6	109	47.1	65	1.98	21	0
1890	58.8	46	67	70	50.7	29	2.29	15	0
1889	52.2	115	64.9	92	39.6	135	0.00	143	0
1888	51	127	62.4	113	39.6	135	0.00	143	0
1887	58.4	52	68	61	48.9	49	1.76	24	0
1886	58.9	44	72.6	25	45.2	82	0.00	143	0
1885	48.7	141	57.8	144	39.7	134	0.34	88	0
1884	64.5	11	72.9	21	56.1	5	3.15	5	0
1883	53.8	98	62.6	109	45	83	2.33	14	0
1882	63.2	20	71.3	34	55.1	9	2.50	11	0
1881	60.3	32	69.2	48	51.3	24	0.61	66	0
1880	56.6	73	68.1	57	45	83	0.03	124	0
1879	71.7	1	81.1	1	62.3	1	0.27	93	0
1878	58.3	54	67	70	49.7	39	0.93	49	0
1877	53.4	103	60.9	126	45.9	73	2.04	18	0
1876	46.6	151	57.2	146	35.9	149	0.15	108	0
1875	46.7	149	55.8	150	37.6	144	1.18	38	0
1874	55.9	80	65.9	83	46	72	0.26	96	0
1873							0.88	53	9

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1879	71.7
1997	67.1
2007	67
2021	66.6
1905	66.4
1914	65.5
1919	65.4
2025	65.1
1949	64.7
1947	64.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1952	43.6
1935	44.2
1876	46.6
1987	46.7
1875	46.7
2009	47.2
1985	47.4
1989	47.9
2012	48
1974	48.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2019	5.40
2018	4.54
1919	3.99
1927	3.56
1884	3.15
1967	2.77
1951	2.77
1959	2.71
1982	2.55
1958	2.52

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2015	0.00
2011	0.00
2003	0.00
1963	0.00
1956	0.00
1934	0.00
1920	0.00
1896	0.00
1889	0.00
1888	0.00
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The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 76°F; 7 October 2026, 6 October 2026
Coldest night: 42°F; 5 October 2026
Wettest day: 0.59 in; 1 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought 0.65 in of precipitation in Dubuque, IA, the wettest 1 to 9 October since 2019, tied 63rd wettest of 153 (with 1979 and 1895).
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Dubuque, IA: 76°F on Wednesday 7 October 2026 and Tuesday 6 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Dubuque, IA: a low of 42°F on Monday 5 October 2026.
The wettest day of October 2026 so far in Dubuque, IA: 0.59 in on Thursday 1 October 2026.