Canada · 1991–2020 normal

Cambridge Bay in
October.

Typical October weather in Cambridge Bay: -5.6°C by day, -11.2°C at night, 10 mm of rain over 3.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-5.6°C
Typical low-11.2°C
Rain10 mm
Wet days3.2

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 44). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 53 from latitude 69.11°. Open-water sea temperature is -0.5°C (13 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in October

At 69.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is 8 h 53. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -11.2°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in October

The measured night-time normal is -11.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 5913698
NOAA station
CA002400602 · CAMBRIDGE BAY GSN
Station distance
3.5 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 17 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.