Is Grumantbyen hot in October?
Days are typically cold at -1.5°C, while nights average -6.1°C.
Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 1991–2020 normal
Grumantbyen in
October.
Typical October weather in Grumantbyen: -1.5°C by day, -6.1°C at night, 16 mm of rain over 5.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high-1.5°C
Typical low-6.1°C
Rain16 mm
Wet days5.7
In the year-round weather comparison, October scores 5 out of 100 (July leads the year at 32). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 46 from latitude 78.18°.
October at a glance
What is Grumantbyen like in October?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 16 mm across about 6 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 5 h 46 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is October a good time to visit?
October ranks 10 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
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Long northern nights in October
At 78.2° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 46. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -6.1°C.
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Frost-level nights in October
The measured night-time normal is -6.1°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2730859
- NOAA station
- SV000001008 · SVALBARD AIRPORT
- Station distance
- 11.5 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 28 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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