North Pole Weather in October
Average highs run from 45°F on October 1 to 19°F on October 31, and lows from 27°F to 2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.97 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
- 33°F
- Average low
- 15°F
- Precipitation
- 0.97 in
- Snowfall
- 7.1 in
- Record high
- 75°FOct 2, 2003
- Record low
- -36°FOct 31, 1975
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 17 min to 7 h 57 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- Humidity
- 92%
- Dew point
- 20°F
- Wind
- 6.7 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 | 45°F | 27°F | 70°F 2003 | 12°F 2006 | 32% | 12% |
| Oct 2 | 45°F | 27°F | 75°F 2003 | 8°F 1974 | 31% | 12% |
| Oct 3 | 44°F | 26°F | 63°F 1950 | 0°F 1974 | 31% | 13% |
| Oct 4 | 44°F | 25°F | 61°F 2001 | -7°F 1972 | 31% | 14% |
| Oct 5 | 43°F | 25°F | 61°F 1952 | 1°F 1970 | 31% | 15% |
| Oct 6 | 42°F | 24°F | 64°F 1969 | 10°F 1996 | 30% | 15% |
| Oct 7 | 41°F | 23°F | 64°F 1969 | 9°F 1998 | 30% | 16% |
| Oct 8 | 41°F | 23°F | 62°F 1969 | 12°F 1961 | 30% | 16% |
| Oct 9 | 40°F | 22°F | 64°F 2006 | -2°F 1961 | 29% | 17% |
| Oct 10 | 39°F | 21°F | 62°F 1979 | -3°F 1996 | 29% | 18% |
| Oct 11 | 38°F | 20°F | 62°F 1969 | -6°F 1961 | 29% | 18% |
| Oct 12 | 38°F | 19°F | 61°F 1969 | -8°F 1961 | 29% | 19% |
| Oct 13 | 37°F | 19°F | 68°F 1969 | 2°F 1951 | 28% | 19% |
| Oct 14 | 36°F | 18°F | 63°F 1969 | -10°F 1965 | 28% | 20% |
| Oct 15 | 35°F | 17°F | 58°F 1969 | -16°F 1965 | 28% | 21% |
| Oct 16 | 34°F | 16°F | 58°F 1972 | -13°F 1988 | 28% | 21% |
| Oct 17 | 33°F | 15°F | 49°F 1969 | -4°F 1959 | 28% | 22% |
| Oct 18 | 32°F | 14°F | 53°F 1969 | -13°F 1959 | 27% | 22% |
| Oct 19 | 31°F | 13°F | 49°F 1980 | -18°F 1992 | 27% | 23% |
| Oct 20 | 30°F | 12°F | 48°F 1957 | -14°F 1965 | 27% | 23% |
| Oct 21 | 29°F | 11°F | 54°F 1957 | -13°F 1965 | 27% | 24% |
| Oct 22 | 28°F | 10°F | 51°F 1957 | -13°F 1988 | 27% | 24% |
| Oct 23 | 27°F | 9°F | 50°F 1987 | -15°F 1996 | 27% | 25% |
| Oct 24 | 26°F | 8°F | 58°F 1998 | -17°F 1996 | 27% | 25% |
| Oct 25 | 25°F | 7°F | 52°F 2002 | -26°F 1996 | 27% | 26% |
| Oct 26 | 24°F | 6°F | 47°F 1992 | -28°F 1996 | 27% | 26% |
| Oct 27 | 23°F | 5°F | 41°F 1964 | -28°F 1996 | 26% | 27% |
| Oct 28 | 22°F | 5°F | 45°F 1954 | -19°F 1953 | 26% | 27% |
| Oct 29 | 21°F | 4°F | 50°F 2002 | -28°F 1975 | 27% | 27% |
| Oct 30 | 20°F | 3°F | 48°F 1970 | -31°F 1975 | 27% | 28% |
| Oct 31 | 19°F | 2°F | 52°F 1970 | -36°F 1975 | 26% | 28% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 7:17 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 9:34 AM, sunset 5:31 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00509891 (N Pole 1N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00502707, 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.