Chugach Census Area climate

Chugach Census Area Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Valdez WSO, 3.4 km from Chugach Census Area

Average highs run from 51°F on October 1 to 39°F on October 31, and lows from 39°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.98 in over about 19 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 Chugach Census Area, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
7.98 in
Snowfall
9.1 in
Record high
69°FOct 1, 1954
Record low
5°FOct 27, 1935
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 23 min to 8 h 35 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
9.2 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 151°F39°F69°F 195421°F 194667%6%
Oct 250°F38°F69°F 192425°F 193067%6%
Oct 350°F38°F63°F 196722°F 196267%7%
Oct 450°F38°F61°F 196323°F 196267%7%
Oct 549°F38°F62°F 195923°F 195466%8%
Oct 649°F37°F58°F 194122°F 195466%8%
Oct 749°F37°F59°F 195023°F 192866%9%
Oct 848°F37°F59°F 195023°F 192465%10%
Oct 948°F37°F56°F 196721°F 193965%10%
Oct 1048°F36°F59°F 192617°F 193964%11%
Oct 1147°F36°F67°F 192619°F 194264%12%
Oct 1247°F36°F57°F 193220°F 194264%13%
Oct 1346°F35°F56°F 198420°F 192763%13%
Oct 1446°F35°F62°F 192618°F 192063%14%
Oct 1546°F35°F58°F 193716°F 192062%15%
Oct 1645°F34°F57°F 200310°F 193062%16%
Oct 1745°F34°F53°F 192116°F 192061%17%
Oct 1844°F34°F54°F 192514°F 193961%18%
Oct 1944°F33°F54°F 194211°F 195961%18%
Oct 2043°F33°F53°F 194218°F 192960%19%
Oct 2143°F33°F55°F 194212°F 195660%20%
Oct 2243°F32°F55°F 194214°F 194159%21%
Oct 2342°F32°F53°F 19309°F 194159%22%
Oct 2442°F32°F50°F 193812°F 195858%23%
Oct 2541°F31°F50°F 19269°F 193558%24%
Oct 2641°F31°F50°F 194711°F 193557%25%
Oct 2740°F30°F49°F 19245°F 193557%26%
Oct 2840°F30°F50°F 19629°F 193557%27%
Oct 2940°F30°F50°F 196211°F 195656%28%
Oct 3039°F29°F48°F 196211°F 197156%29%
Oct 3139°F29°F48°F 19638°F 197555%30%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chugach Census Area, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 7:16 PM
October 31
sunrise 9:11 AM, sunset 5:46 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026442 (Valdez WSO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026442, 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.