Russia · 1991–2020 normal

Lensk in
October.

Typical October weather in Lensk: -0.5°C by day, -8.3°C at night, 37 mm of rain over 10.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-0.5°C
Typical low-8.3°C
Rain37 mm
Wet days10.7

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 81). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 55 from latitude 60.72°.

Event window

Long northern nights in October

At 60.7° the calculated mid-month daylight is 9 h 55. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -8.3°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in October

The measured night-time normal is -8.3°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 2020838
NOAA station
RSM00024923 · LENSK
Station distance
3 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.