Russia · 1991–2020 normal

Afrikanda in
October.

Typical October weather in Afrikanda: 4°C by day, -1.4°C at night, 53 mm of rain over 10.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high4°C
Typical low-1.4°C
Rain53 mm
Wet days10.2

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 64). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 09 from latitude 67.44°.

Event window

Long northern nights in October

At 67.4° the calculated mid-month daylight is 9 h 09. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -1.4°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in October

The measured night-time normal is -1.4°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 584087
NOAA station
RSM00022217 · KANDALAKSA
Station distance
37.5 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.