Valley Station weather in October

In October, Valley Station sees average daytime highs of 68°F and overnight lows near 48°F, with 3.4 in of rain across 8 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 74°F in the first days to 62°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Valley Station's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valley Station's year-round climate.

Daytime high
68°
6th warmest
Overnight low
48°
7th coldest
Rainfall
3.4 in
8 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:59 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
51%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Valley Station is human settlement in Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America.

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 74°F in the first days to 62°F by the end.

A typical October day in Valley Station reaches about 68°F in the afternoon and slips back to 48°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 56°F and 80°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)
17554
27453
37453
47452
57352
67352
77251
87251
97151
107150
117150
127049
137049
146949
156948
166848
176847
186747
196747
206647
216646
226546
236546
246545
256445
266445
276344
286344
296244
306243
316243

How October really feels in Valley Station

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Valley Station weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan42° / 27°3.79.72.79.70.3
Feb46° / 30°3.49.62.510.51.3
Mar56° / 38°4.611.61.211.73.7
Apr67° / 48°5.012.10.1135.8
May75° / 58°5.013.20146.3
Jun83° / 66°4.111.9014.65.4
Jul87° / 69°3.911.2014.44.7
Aug86° / 67°2.99.3013.55.2
Sep80° / 60°3.27.8012.36.9
Oct68° / 48°3.480116.7
Nov55° / 38°3.69.40.59.93.7
Dec46° / 31°4.210.71.89.41.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46238
56238
66139
76040
85941
95842
105842
115743
125743
135644
145644
155545
165446
175446
185446
195347
205347
215248
225248
235149
245149
255149
265050
274951
284951
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Valley Station gets around 3.4 in of rain over 8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
223
323
422
522
622
722
823
923
1024
1124
1225
1325
1426
1526
1627
1727
1828
1928
2028
2129
2229
2329
2429
2530
2630
2730
2830
2931
3031
3131

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
158191472
260181372
361181362
462181262
563181252
664181152
765181151
867181041
968171041
106917941
117116931
127116931
137415821
147515820
157614820
167814710
177913710
188012710
198012710
208012710
218211610
228211610
238211610
248211610
258311510
268411500
278411500
288511400
298511400
308511400
318611300

Wind in October

Winds average 6 mph in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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
711.46:506:11
811.36:516:10
911.36:526:08
1011.26:536:07
1111.26:546:05
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
2210.87:055:50
2310.77:065:49
2410.77:075:48
2510.67:085:47
2610.67:095:45
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 3.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 3.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Valley Station?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Valley Station for sightseeing.

What to pack for Valley Station in October

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

In October, Valley Station sees daytime highs around 68°F and nights near 48°F. Worth packing: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Valley Station in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Valley Station peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Valley Station in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Valley Station is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1418 µg/m³Dec 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Valley Station?

Valley Station sits at 38.1°N, 85.9°W, 446 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Pleasure Ridge Park, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Valley Station

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Valley Station has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 ft around an average of 456 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 873 ft.

The land around Valley Station is covered by trees (46%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, trees (63%) within 10 miles, and trees (57%) and grassland (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
308 ft
10 miles
620 ft
50 miles
873 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Pleasure Ridge Park 2.5 mi · Shively 6.8 mi · Okolona 9.9 mi · Louisville 12 mi · Newburg 12 mi · New Albany 12 mi · Highview 14 mi · Jeffersonville 14 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 Valley Station (38.1112°, -85.8702°, elevation 446 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).