Garden City weather in October

In October, Garden City sees average daytime highs of 69°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 1.9 in of precipitation across 5.4 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 75°F in the first days to 63°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Garden City's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garden City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
69°
6th warmest
Overnight low
44°
7th coldest
Precipitation
1.9 in
5.4 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:59 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Garden City is city in and the county seat of Finney County, Kansas, United States.

Density
1,030/km²
people per km²
Founded
1878

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 75°F in the first days to 63°F by the end.

A typical October day in Garden City reaches about 69°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 84°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 12°F cooler than September and about 13°F warmer than November.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17651
27650
37550
47549
57449
67448
77348
87347
97347
107247
117246
127146
137145
147145
157044
167044
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196843
206842
216742
226741
236641
246640
256540
266540
276439
286339
296338
306238
316237

How October really feels in Garden City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 3 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
3
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Garden City weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan45° / 22°0.63.32.59.71.2
Feb49° / 25°0.73.52.410.52.3
Mar58° / 33°1.55.4211.75.0
Apr67° / 41°2.07.41136.7
May76° / 52°2.790147.1
Jun87° / 62°2.68014.65.2
Jul91° / 67°2.38.5014.43.9
Aug88° / 65°2.69013.54.6
Sep82° / 57°1.56012.37.0
Oct69° / 44°1.95.40.5117.6
Nov56° / 32°0.73.41.19.94.6
Dec46° / 24°0.93.72.79.41.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27525
37525
47426
57426
67327
77327
87327
97327
107327
117327
127426
137426
147426
157426
167525
177426
187426
197426
207426
217426
227327
237228
247228
257228
267129
277129
287129
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Garden City gets around 1.9 in of rain and snow over 5.4 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1170
2180
3180
4180
5180
6180
7181
8181
9181
10171
11171
12171
13161
14161
15151
16151
17151
18142
19142
20142
21152
22152
23152
24152
25163
26163
27163
28163
29163
30153
31153

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186113
287103
38992
48992
59082
69172
79172
89361
99451
109451
119541
129541
139541
149730
159730
169730
179730
189820
199820
209820
219820
229820
239820
249820
259820
269820
279820
289820
299820
309820
319820

Wind in October

Winds average 10 mph in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
210light breeze
310light breeze
410light breeze
510light breeze
610light breeze
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810light breeze
910light breeze
1010light breeze
1110light breeze
1210light breeze
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3110light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:446:21
211.66:456:19
311.56:466:18
411.56:476:16
511.46:486:15
611.46:496:13
711.46:506:12
811.36:516:10
911.36:526:09
1011.26:536:07
1111.26:546:06
1211.26:556:04
1311.16:566:03
1411.16:576:01
1511.06:586:00
1611.06:595:58
1711.07:005:57
1810.97:015:56
1910.97:025:54
2010.87:035:53
2110.87:045:52
2210.87:055:51
2310.77:065:49
2410.77:075:48
2510.67:085:47
2610.67:095:46
2710.67:105:44
2810.57:115:43
2910.57:125:42
3010.57:135:41
3110.47:145:40

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Garden City?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Garden City for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Garden City in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Garden City sees daytime highs around 69°F and nights near 44°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Garden City in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Garden City peaks around July 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Garden City?

Garden City sits at 38.0°N, 100.9°W, 2,838 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Dodge City, 49 mi away.

Topography around Garden City

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Garden City.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Garden City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 ft around an average of 2,844 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,306 ft.

The land around Garden City is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and grassland (35%) within 2 miles, cropland (61%) and grassland (34%) within 10 miles, and cropland (71%) and grassland (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
121 ft
10 miles
259 ft
50 miles
1,306 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Dodge City 49 mi · Liberal 64 mi · Hays 104 mi · Great Bend 117 mi · Dumas 158 mi · Hutchinson 160 mi · Pampa 168 mi · Salina 186 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Garden City (37.9717°, -100.8727°, elevation 2,838 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).