Norway · 1991–2020 normal

Lakselv in
October.

Typical October weather in Lakselv: 4.9°C by day, -0.1°C at night, 45 mm of rain over 10.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high4.9°C
Typical low-0.1°C
Rain45 mm
Wet days10.8

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 64). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 42 from latitude 70.05°. Open-water sea temperature is 6.8°C (39 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in October

At 70.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is 8 h 42. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -0.1°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in October

The measured night-time normal is -0.1°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 779082
NOAA station
NOE00133110 · ALTA LUFTHAVN
Station distance
61.9 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 27 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.