Nome climate

Nome Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Nome Muni AP, 2 km from Nome

Average highs run from 42°F on October 1 to 30°F on October 31, and lows from 31°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.84 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 Nome, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
1.84 in
Snowfall
4.7 in
Record high
59°FOct 1, 1954
Record low
-10°FOct 28, 1966
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 17 min to 7 h 59 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
14.1 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 142°F31°F59°F 195416°F 191944%9%
Oct 242°F30°F58°F 195013°F 199244%9%
Oct 342°F30°F54°F 201814°F 191943%10%
Oct 441°F30°F54°F 197912°F 191943%10%
Oct 541°F29°F52°F 19388°F 191943%11%
Oct 640°F29°F52°F 192516°F 191943%12%
Oct 740°F28°F50°F 194714°F 196043%12%
Oct 839°F28°F53°F 195311°F 191843%13%
Oct 939°F28°F51°F 193211°F 197142%14%
Oct 1039°F27°F53°F 200912°F 193942%14%
Oct 1138°F27°F52°F 20169°F 196542%15%
Oct 1238°F26°F59°F 2016-6°F 199642%15%
Oct 1337°F26°F54°F 19231°F 192741%16%
Oct 1437°F26°F47°F 19694°F 192041%17%
Oct 1536°F25°F50°F 19692°F 192041%17%
Oct 1636°F25°F49°F 19690°F 192941%18%
Oct 1736°F25°F55°F 19696°F 197440%19%
Oct 1835°F24°F48°F 19253°F 193140%20%
Oct 1935°F24°F47°F 20180°F 192840%20%
Oct 2034°F23°F44°F 19761°F 199640%21%
Oct 2134°F23°F46°F 1926-1°F 199640%22%
Oct 2234°F23°F48°F 19263°F 196740%22%
Oct 2333°F22°F46°F 19262°F 194740%23%
Oct 2433°F22°F49°F 19261°F 190840%24%
Oct 2532°F22°F45°F 1937-5°F 199640%25%
Oct 2632°F21°F46°F 1911-1°F 196640%25%
Oct 2731°F21°F46°F 1911-7°F 196640%26%
Oct 2831°F20°F45°F 1911-10°F 196640%27%
Oct 2931°F20°F44°F 2002-4°F 192939%27%
Oct 3030°F19°F43°F 1911-5°F 197539%28%
Oct 3130°F19°F43°F 2016-6°F 197539%28%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nome, 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 9:12 AM, sunset 8:29 PM
October 31
sunrise 10:45 AM, sunset 6:44 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026617 (Nome Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026617, 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.