Ketchikan Weather in October
Average highs run from 56°F on October 1 to 47°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 19.10 in over about 24 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
- 52°F
- Average low
- 43°F
- Precipitation
- 19.10 in
- Record high
- 72°FOct 1, 1923
- Record low
- 17°FOct 31, 1984
- Chance of a freeze
- 30%
- Daylight
- 11 h 31 min to 9 h 20 min
- Cloud cover
- 75%
- Humidity
- 91%
- Dew point
- 39°F
- Wind
- 6.5 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 | 56°F | 47°F | 72°F 1923 | 30°F 1996 | 77% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 56°F | 47°F | 67°F 1987 | 30°F 1916 | 77% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 56°F | 47°F | 69°F 1932 | 31°F 1977 | 77% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 55°F | 47°F | 64°F 1925 | 30°F 1954 | 77% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 55°F | 46°F | 68°F 1925 | 31°F 1954 | 78% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 55°F | 46°F | 69°F 1964 | 31°F 1913 | 78% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 55°F | 46°F | 64°F 1964 | 29°F 1913 | 78% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 54°F | 46°F | 65°F 1932 | 31°F 2006 | 79% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 54°F | 45°F | 62°F 1916 | 30°F 1913 | 79% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 54°F | 45°F | 68°F 1936 | 26°F 1972 | 79% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 53°F | 45°F | 66°F 1936 | 22°F 1972 | 79% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 53°F | 45°F | 61°F 1944 | 28°F 2009 | 80% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 53°F | 44°F | 65°F 1923 | 31°F 1910 | 80% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 53°F | 44°F | 66°F 1922 | 25°F 1992 | 80% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 52°F | 44°F | 66°F 1963 | 24°F 1992 | 80% | 1% |
| Oct 16 | 52°F | 43°F | 65°F 2022 | 24°F 1992 | 80% | 1% |
| Oct 17 | 52°F | 43°F | 60°F 1925 | 28°F 1920 | 80% | 1% |
| Oct 18 | 51°F | 43°F | 60°F 1940 | 27°F 1920 | 80% | 1% |
| Oct 19 | 51°F | 43°F | 67°F 1938 | 26°F 1912 | 81% | 1% |
| Oct 20 | 51°F | 42°F | 65°F 1938 | 28°F 2004 | 81% | 1% |
| Oct 21 | 50°F | 42°F | 62°F 1957 | 24°F 1933 | 81% | 1% |
| Oct 22 | 50°F | 42°F | 68°F 1937 | 25°F 1933 | 81% | 2% |
| Oct 23 | 50°F | 42°F | 64°F 1937 | 23°F 1933 | 81% | 2% |
| Oct 24 | 49°F | 41°F | 64°F 1980 | 25°F 1933 | 81% | 2% |
| Oct 25 | 49°F | 41°F | 62°F 1914 | 24°F 1991 | 81% | 2% |
| Oct 26 | 49°F | 41°F | 60°F 1952 | 23°F 1991 | 81% | 2% |
| Oct 27 | 48°F | 41°F | 63°F 1944 | 21°F 1991 | 81% | 3% |
| Oct 28 | 48°F | 40°F | 61°F 1944 | 23°F 1935 | 81% | 3% |
| Oct 29 | 48°F | 40°F | 63°F 1934 | 21°F 1935 | 81% | 3% |
| Oct 30 | 47°F | 40°F | 61°F 1934 | 18°F 1984 | 81% | 4% |
| Oct 31 | 47°F | 40°F | 58°F 1928 | 17°F 1984 | 81% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 6:21 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00500657 (Beaver Falls), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025325, 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.