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.

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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.