United States · 1991–2020 normal

Gateway in
October.

Typical October weather in Gateway: 6.4°C by day, -2.2°C at night, 35 mm of rain over 6.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high6.4°C
Typical low-2.2°C
Rain35 mm
Wet days6.3

Comfort score 8 this month (July leads the year at 72). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 51 from latitude 61.57°.

Event window

Long northern nights in October

At 61.6° the calculated mid-month daylight is 9 h 51. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -2.2°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in October

The measured night-time normal is -2.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 5862727
NOAA station
USC00505733 · MATANUSKA EXP FARM
Station distance
1 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.