Russia · 1991–2020 normal
Zhigansk in
October.
Typical October weather in Zhigansk: -6.6°C by day, -13.2°C at night, 47 mm of rain over 12.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high-6.6°C
Typical low-13.2°C
Rain47 mm
Wet days12.3
Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 80). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 15 from latitude 66.77°.
Event window
Long northern nights in October
At 66.8° the calculated mid-month daylight is 9 h 15. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -13.2°C.
Event window
Frost-level nights in October
The measured night-time normal is -13.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2012530
- NOAA station
- RSM00024343 · ZHIGANSK
- Station distance
- 1 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 29 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.