Big Lake climate

Big Lake Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Eagle Rvr Gakona Circle, 31.3 km from Big Lake

Average highs run from 48°F on October 1 to 31°F on October 31, and lows from 36°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.74 in over about 13 wet days.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Big Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
1.74 in
Snowfall
3.5 in
Record high
65°FOct 1, 2003
Record low
-10°FOct 25, 1971
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 23 min to 8 h 32 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
4.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 148°F36°F65°F 200316°F 197452%3%
Oct 247°F35°F65°F 200319°F 198151%3%
Oct 347°F35°F62°F 200319°F 198150%4%
Oct 446°F34°F57°F 199416°F 197250%4%
Oct 546°F34°F59°F 200121°F 198349%4%
Oct 645°F34°F57°F 197620°F 199749%5%
Oct 745°F33°F57°F 197718°F 198348%5%
Oct 845°F33°F58°F 199314°F 198347%5%
Oct 944°F32°F56°F 200618°F 197247%5%
Oct 1044°F32°F61°F 20067°F 198046%6%
Oct 1143°F31°F60°F 198617°F 198045%6%
Oct 1242°F31°F57°F 200918°F 197445%7%
Oct 1342°F30°F58°F 200916°F 197644%7%
Oct 1441°F30°F52°F 200211°F 199644%7%
Oct 1541°F29°F54°F 19727°F 199643%8%
Oct 1640°F29°F52°F 19726°F 199642%8%
Oct 1740°F28°F54°F 19724°F 199642%9%
Oct 1839°F28°F51°F 1975-3°F 199641%9%
Oct 1938°F27°F49°F 1983-3°F 199641%10%
Oct 2038°F26°F54°F 20024°F 199640%10%
Oct 2137°F26°F54°F 20025°F 199639%10%
Oct 2237°F25°F53°F 20021°F 199639%11%
Oct 2336°F25°F54°F 20023°F 198538%11%
Oct 2435°F24°F58°F 20020°F 198538%12%
Oct 2535°F24°F48°F 1980-10°F 197137%12%
Oct 2634°F23°F51°F 1974-10°F 197137%13%
Oct 2734°F23°F50°F 2002-7°F 199636%13%
Oct 2833°F22°F49°F 1974-3°F 197136%14%
Oct 2932°F22°F49°F 20021°F 197136%14%
Oct 3032°F21°F50°F 20022°F 198535%15%
Oct 3131°F21°F48°F 20021°F 198535%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Big Lake, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

October 1
sunrise 8:07 AM, sunset 7:30 PM
October 31
sunrise 9:27 AM, sunset 5:59 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00502645 (Eagle Rvr Gakona Circle), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00500302, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.