United States · 1991–2020 normal

Utqiagvik in
October.

Typical October weather in Utqiagvik: -3.6°C by day, -8.4°C at night, 14 mm of rain over 5.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-3.6°C
Typical low-8.4°C
Rain14 mm
Wet days5.1

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 24). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 27 from latitude 71.29°. Open-water sea temperature is 0.5°C (10 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in October

At 71.3° the calculated mid-month daylight is 8 h 27. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -8.4°C.

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Frost-level nights in October

The measured night-time normal is -8.4°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 5880054
NOAA station
USW00027502 · BARROW AP
Station distance
1.8 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.