Eagle River climate

Eagle River Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Eagle Rvr Gakona Circle, 1.3 km from Eagle River

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 Eagle River, 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 2, 2003
Record low
-3°FOct 26, 1996
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 23 min to 8 h 33 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
5.1 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°F64°F 200325°F 201252%3%
Oct 247°F35°F65°F 200323°F 199651%3%
Oct 347°F35°F63°F 200323°F 199050%4%
Oct 446°F34°F57°F 201223°F 199050%4%
Oct 546°F34°F59°F 201224°F 202349%4%
Oct 645°F34°F57°F 202524°F 199749%5%
Oct 745°F33°F55°F 199223°F 199748%5%
Oct 845°F33°F57°F 202521°F 199747%5%
Oct 944°F32°F62°F 202519°F 200847%5%
Oct 1044°F32°F65°F 200619°F 200746%6%
Oct 1143°F31°F63°F 200918°F 199645%6%
Oct 1242°F31°F54°F 200618°F 199745%7%
Oct 1342°F30°F60°F 200913°F 199244%7%
Oct 1441°F30°F54°F 200215°F 199244%7%
Oct 1541°F29°F54°F 200213°F 199643%8%
Oct 1640°F29°F58°F 201313°F 199042%8%
Oct 1740°F28°F58°F 201312°F 199042%9%
Oct 1839°F28°F55°F 20183°F 199641%9%
Oct 1938°F27°F54°F 20133°F 199641%10%
Oct 2038°F26°F53°F 20134°F 199640%10%
Oct 2137°F26°F54°F 20023°F 199639%10%
Oct 2237°F25°F57°F 20035°F 199639%11%
Oct 2336°F25°F55°F 20025°F 199638%11%
Oct 2435°F24°F56°F 200211°F 200138%12%
Oct 2535°F24°F51°F 2011-1°F 199637%12%
Oct 2634°F23°F53°F 2002-3°F 199637%13%
Oct 2734°F23°F51°F 20191°F 199636%13%
Oct 2833°F22°F59°F 20133°F 199636%14%
Oct 2932°F22°F55°F 20195°F 200836%14%
Oct 3032°F21°F53°F 200210°F 200835%15%
Oct 3131°F21°F51°F 20195°F 202035%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Eagle River, 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 8:06 AM, sunset 7:29 PM
October 31
sunrise 9:25 AM, sunset 5:58 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 USC00503163, 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.