Canada · 1991–2020 normal

Dawson City in
October.

Typical October weather in Dawson City: 0.7°C by day, -8.6°C at night, 28 mm of rain over 7.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high0.7°C
Typical low-8.6°C
Rain28 mm
Wet days7.1

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 77). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 35 from latitude 64.06°.

Event window

Long northern nights in October

At 64.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is 9 h 35. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -8.6°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in October

The measured night-time normal is -8.6°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 6943713
NOAA station
CA002100402 · DAWSON A
Station distance
14.6 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 28 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.