Gateway Weather in October
Average highs run from 51°F on October 1 to 35°F on October 31, and lows from 35°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.39 in over about 9 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 43°F
- Average low
- 27°F
- Precipitation
- 1.39 in
- Snowfall
- 3.8 in
- Record high
- 67°FOct 1, 2003
- Record low
- -3°FOct 27, 2001
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 22 min to 8 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 71%
- Humidity
- 92%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 5.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 51°F | 35°F | 67°F 2003 | 20°F 2000 | 39% | 2% |
| Oct 2 | 51°F | 34°F | 65°F 2003 | 22°F 1998 | 38% | 3% |
| Oct 3 | 50°F | 34°F | 60°F 2001 | 25°F 1998 | 38% | 3% |
| Oct 4 | 50°F | 34°F | 60°F 2001 | 26°F 2021 | 37% | 3% |
| Oct 5 | 49°F | 33°F | 58°F 2022 | 28°F 1997 | 37% | 3% |
| Oct 6 | 49°F | 33°F | 61°F 2022 | 22°F 1997 | 36% | 4% |
| Oct 7 | 48°F | 32°F | 56°F 2022 | 21°F 2014 | 35% | 4% |
| Oct 8 | 48°F | 32°F | 62°F 2022 | 17°F 2014 | 35% | 4% |
| Oct 9 | 47°F | 31°F | 64°F 2006 | 19°F 2007 | 34% | 5% |
| Oct 10 | 47°F | 31°F | 63°F 2009 | 18°F 2007 | 34% | 5% |
| Oct 11 | 46°F | 30°F | 59°F 2009 | 19°F 2011 | 33% | 6% |
| Oct 12 | 46°F | 30°F | 57°F 2009 | 19°F 2011 | 33% | 6% |
| Oct 13 | 45°F | 29°F | 55°F 2002 | 14°F 1997 | 32% | 6% |
| Oct 14 | 45°F | 29°F | 54°F 2002 | 17°F 2010 | 32% | 7% |
| Oct 15 | 44°F | 28°F | 54°F 2023 | 15°F 1997 | 31% | 7% |
| Oct 16 | 43°F | 28°F | 59°F 2018 | 15°F 1997 | 31% | 8% |
| Oct 17 | 43°F | 27°F | 57°F 2013 | 9°F 1997 | 30% | 8% |
| Oct 18 | 42°F | 27°F | 54°F 2013 | 5°F 1997 | 29% | 8% |
| Oct 19 | 42°F | 26°F | 54°F 2002 | 15°F 2017 | 29% | 9% |
| Oct 20 | 41°F | 25°F | 53°F 2002 | 12°F 2017 | 28% | 9% |
| Oct 21 | 41°F | 25°F | 53°F 2002 | 15°F 2012 | 28% | 9% |
| Oct 22 | 40°F | 24°F | 55°F 2002 | 12°F 2012 | 27% | 10% |
| Oct 23 | 39°F | 24°F | 59°F 2002 | 8°F 2012 | 27% | 10% |
| Oct 24 | 39°F | 23°F | 59°F 2002 | 6°F 2001 | 26% | 11% |
| Oct 25 | 38°F | 23°F | 53°F 2018 | 2°F 2001 | 26% | 11% |
| Oct 26 | 38°F | 22°F | 51°F 2018 | -1°F 2001 | 26% | 11% |
| Oct 27 | 37°F | 21°F | 57°F 2013 | -3°F 2001 | 26% | 12% |
| Oct 28 | 36°F | 21°F | 57°F 2013 | 1°F 2001 | 25% | 12% |
| Oct 29 | 36°F | 20°F | 51°F 2002 | 2°F 2008 | 25% | 12% |
| Oct 30 | 35°F | 20°F | 50°F 2002 | 7°F 2020 | 25% | 13% |
| Oct 31 | 35°F | 19°F | 50°F 2016 | 4°F 2001 | 25% | 13% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 7:27 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 9:25 AM, sunset 5:55 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00505733 (Matanuska Exp Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025331, 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.