Fort Greely climate

Fort Greely Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Big Delta AP, 2.8 km from Fort Greely

Average highs run from 45°F on October 1 to 22°F on October 31, and lows from 30°F to 8°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.59 in over about 8 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 Fort Greely, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
0.59 in
Snowfall
7.3 in
Record high
74°FOct 2, 2003
Record low
-39°FOct 31, 1975
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 18 min to 8 h 06 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
6.3 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 145°F30°F71°F 20037°F 200025%15%
Oct 244°F29°F74°F 20033°F 200025%15%
Oct 343°F29°F65°F 2003-6°F 197425%16%
Oct 443°F28°F62°F 2001-1°F 197025%17%
Oct 542°F28°F60°F 2022-6°F 197025%17%
Oct 641°F27°F60°F 202210°F 195825%18%
Oct 741°F26°F61°F 19641°F 195825%19%
Oct 840°F26°F61°F 1993-4°F 195825%19%
Oct 939°F25°F59°F 1979-14°F 195125%20%
Oct 1038°F24°F61°F 1979-2°F 200025%20%
Oct 1137°F24°F61°F 1969-11°F 196125%21%
Oct 1237°F23°F61°F 1969-11°F 194225%21%
Oct 1336°F22°F66°F 1969-4°F 195125%22%
Oct 1435°F21°F59°F 1969-9°F 196525%22%
Oct 1534°F21°F55°F 1969-18°F 196525%23%
Oct 1633°F20°F58°F 2013-15°F 198825%23%
Oct 1733°F19°F60°F 1969-11°F 195925%24%
Oct 1832°F18°F53°F 2013-17°F 196525%25%
Oct 1931°F18°F56°F 2013-12°F 197725%25%
Oct 2030°F17°F50°F 2013-16°F 196525%26%
Oct 2129°F16°F50°F 2002-20°F 195825%26%
Oct 2229°F15°F48°F 1987-24°F 195825%27%
Oct 2328°F14°F51°F 2009-14°F 195625%27%
Oct 2427°F14°F51°F 2018-19°F 198525%28%
Oct 2526°F13°F50°F 2018-20°F 197025%28%
Oct 2625°F12°F49°F 2018-31°F 199625%29%
Oct 2725°F11°F52°F 2019-29°F 199625%29%
Oct 2824°F11°F62°F 2013-22°F 198525%29%
Oct 2923°F10°F48°F 1957-20°F 197525%30%
Oct 3022°F9°F49°F 1979-34°F 197526%30%
Oct 3122°F8°F49°F 1954-39°F 197525%30%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Greely, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 7:11 PM
October 31
sunrise 9:23 AM, sunset 5:29 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026415 (Big Delta AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026415, 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.