Point MacKenzie climate

Point MacKenzie Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Anchorage Merrill Fld, 17.2 km from Point MacKenzie

Average highs run from 51°F on October 1 to 34°F on October 31, and lows from 38°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.57 in over about 11 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 Point MacKenzie, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
1.57 in
Snowfall
5.6 in
Record high
67°FOct 9, 2006
Record low
-6°FOct 26, 1935
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 23 min to 8 h 33 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
4.7 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 151°F38°F63°F 200319°F 192044%4%
Oct 250°F37°F63°F 192919°F 192044%4%
Oct 350°F37°F62°F 19529°F 192043%5%
Oct 449°F37°F61°F 195216°F 192043%5%
Oct 549°F36°F62°F 202218°F 192042%6%
Oct 648°F36°F63°F 202215°F 193342%6%
Oct 748°F35°F58°F 202517°F 192441%6%
Oct 847°F35°F62°F 202216°F 191941%7%
Oct 947°F34°F67°F 200618°F 192840%7%
Oct 1046°F34°F62°F 191716°F 193939%8%
Oct 1145°F33°F56°F 20064°F 193939%8%
Oct 1245°F33°F60°F 19237°F 192738%9%
Oct 1344°F32°F60°F 19237°F 192438%9%
Oct 1444°F32°F59°F 19212°F 192037%10%
Oct 1543°F31°F60°F 20132°F 192037%10%
Oct 1643°F31°F59°F 19250°F 192036%11%
Oct 1742°F30°F58°F 20183°F 192036%11%
Oct 1841°F29°F61°F 192512°F 193035%12%
Oct 1941°F29°F60°F 193811°F 193334%12%
Oct 2040°F28°F57°F 19389°F 193334%13%
Oct 2140°F28°F58°F 193810°F 193333%14%
Oct 2239°F27°F54°F 19383°F 193333%14%
Oct 2339°F27°F56°F 20091°F 193332%15%
Oct 2438°F26°F54°F 19363°F 193332%15%
Oct 2537°F25°F54°F 20113°F 193532%16%
Oct 2637°F25°F56°F 1936-6°F 193531%16%
Oct 2736°F24°F55°F 19370°F 191731%17%
Oct 2836°F24°F56°F 20190°F 191730%17%
Oct 2935°F23°F56°F 19200°F 191730%18%
Oct 3035°F23°F54°F 19261°F 195030%18%
Oct 3134°F22°F54°F 1926-5°F 191629%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Point MacKenzie, 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 8:07 AM, sunset 7:30 PM
October 31
sunrise 9:26 AM, sunset 5:59 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026409 (Anchorage Merrill Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026409, 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.