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Typical October weather
Minneapolis
Minnesota · October
58° days
41° nights
about 5 rainy days · 11 hours of daylight
What to pack
- Sweater
What October feels like
Color peaks along the Mississippi bluffs and the Minnehaha Creek path in the first half of the month, earlier than most visitors expect. The last week can bring a snowfall that vanishes by noon — treat it as a preview, not a season.
Expect about 5 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. The air runs dry — whatever the thermometer says, it wears easy. about 6 nights dip below freezing.
The numbers
| Typical high | 58° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 41° |
| Days with real rain | 5 |
| Total rain | 2.6 in |
| Snowfall | 0.8 in |
| Humidity | dry air |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 7:29 am / 6:28 pm |