United States · 1991–2020 normal
Nome in
October.
Typical October weather in Nome: 2.2°C by day, -4°C at night, 47 mm of rain over 9.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high2.2°C
Typical low-4°C
Rain47 mm
Wet days9.4
Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 47). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 32 from latitude 64.50°. Open-water sea temperature is 4.6°C (14 km from the place centre).
Event window
Long northern nights in October
At 64.5° the calculated mid-month daylight is 9 h 32. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -4°C.
Event window
Frost-level nights in October
The measured night-time normal is -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 5870133
- NOAA station
- USW00026617 · NOME AP
- Station distance
- 2 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.