Elmendorf Air Force Base climate

Elmendorf Air Force Base Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Richardson Wtp, 3.5 km from Elmendorf Air Force Base

Average highs run from 50°F on October 1 to 33°F on October 31, and lows from 35°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.67 in over about 11 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 Elmendorf Air Force Base, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
1.67 in
Snowfall
4.4 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 34 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 150°F35°F64°F 200325°F 201243%2%
Oct 249°F34°F65°F 200323°F 199643%2%
Oct 349°F34°F63°F 200323°F 199042%2%
Oct 448°F34°F57°F 201223°F 199042%3%
Oct 548°F33°F59°F 201224°F 202341%3%
Oct 647°F33°F57°F 202524°F 199741%3%
Oct 747°F32°F55°F 199223°F 199740%3%
Oct 846°F32°F57°F 202521°F 199740%4%
Oct 946°F31°F62°F 202519°F 200839%4%
Oct 1045°F31°F65°F 200619°F 200739%4%
Oct 1145°F30°F63°F 200918°F 199638%5%
Oct 1244°F30°F54°F 200618°F 199737%5%
Oct 1344°F29°F60°F 200913°F 199237%5%
Oct 1443°F29°F54°F 200215°F 199236%6%
Oct 1543°F28°F54°F 200213°F 199636%6%
Oct 1642°F28°F58°F 201313°F 199035%6%
Oct 1742°F27°F58°F 201312°F 199035%7%
Oct 1841°F27°F55°F 20183°F 199634%7%
Oct 1940°F26°F54°F 20133°F 199633%7%
Oct 2040°F26°F53°F 20134°F 199633%7%
Oct 2139°F25°F54°F 20023°F 199632%8%
Oct 2239°F25°F57°F 20035°F 199632%8%
Oct 2338°F24°F55°F 20025°F 199631%8%
Oct 2438°F23°F56°F 200211°F 200131%9%
Oct 2537°F23°F51°F 2011-1°F 199630%9%
Oct 2636°F22°F53°F 2002-3°F 199630%9%
Oct 2736°F22°F51°F 20191°F 199630%10%
Oct 2835°F21°F59°F 20133°F 199629%10%
Oct 2935°F21°F55°F 20195°F 200829%10%
Oct 3034°F20°F53°F 200210°F 200828%11%
Oct 3133°F20°F51°F 20195°F 202028%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elmendorf Air Force Base, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • 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 5:59 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00503163 (Ft Richardson Wtp), 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.