Finland · 1991–2020 normal

Ivalo in
October.

Typical October weather in Ivalo: 1.5°C by day, -3.6°C at night, 56 mm of rain over 11.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high1.5°C
Typical low-3.6°C
Rain56 mm
Wet days11.8

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 55). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 57 from latitude 68.66°.

Event window

Long northern nights in October

At 68.7° the calculated mid-month daylight is 8 h 57. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -3.6°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in October

The measured night-time normal is -3.6°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 656220
NOAA station
FIE00146563 · INARI SAARISELKA MATKAILUKESKU
Station distance
27.8 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.