Canada · 1991–2020 normal

Pangnirtung in
October.

Typical October weather in Pangnirtung: -1°C by day, -5.6°C at night, 24 mm of rain over 5.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-1°C
Typical low-5.6°C
Rain24 mm
Wet days5.3

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 40). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 20 from latitude 66.15°. Open-water sea temperature is 0.9°C (19 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in October

At 66.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is 9 h 20. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -5.6°C.

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Frost-level nights in October

The measured night-time normal is -5.6°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 6096551
NOAA station
CA002403049 · PANGNIRTUNG
Station distance
0.9 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 25 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.