Greenland · 1991–2020 normal

Aasiaat in
October.

Typical October weather in Aasiaat: 0.7°C by day, -3.5°C at night, 42 mm of rain over 10.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high0.7°C
Typical low-3.5°C
Rain42 mm
Wet days10.3

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 33). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 57 from latitude 68.71°. Open-water sea temperature is 2.8°C (9 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in October

At 68.7° the calculated mid-month daylight is 8 h 57. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -3.5°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in October

The measured night-time normal is -3.5°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 3424901
NOAA station
GLM00004220 · AASIAAT (EGEDESMINDE)
Station distance
1.1 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 20 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.