Prudhoe Bay Weather in October
Average highs run from 32°F on October 1 to 16°F on October 31, and lows from 23°F to 3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.40 in.
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
- 24°F
- Average low
- 13°F
- Precipitation
- 0.40 in
- Record high
- 50°FOct 1, 2003
- Record low
- -26°FOct 20, 2001
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 02 min to 6 h 25 min
- Cloud cover
- 80%
- Humidity
- 92%
- Dew point
- 20°F
- Wind
- 13.4 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 32°F | 23°F | 50°F 2003 | 2°F 2004 | |
| Oct 2 | 31°F | 22°F | 47°F 2003 | 0°F 2004 | |
| Oct 3 | 31°F | 22°F | 46°F 2012 | 8°F 2001 | |
| Oct 4 | 30°F | 21°F | 40°F 2019 | 8°F 2021 | |
| Oct 5 | 30°F | 20°F | 46°F 2012 | -3°F 2021 | |
| Oct 6 | 29°F | 20°F | 45°F 2012 | -2°F 2007 | |
| Oct 7 | 29°F | 19°F | 44°F 2018 | 2°F 2000 | |
| Oct 8 | 28°F | 18°F | 45°F 2025 | 3°F 2007 | |
| Oct 9 | 27°F | 18°F | 43°F 2025 | 2°F 2007 | |
| Oct 10 | 27°F | 17°F | 50°F 2006 | 0°F 2000 | |
| Oct 11 | 26°F | 16°F | 39°F 2006 | -1°F 2000 | |
| Oct 12 | 26°F | 16°F | 39°F 2025 | -1°F 2000 | |
| Oct 13 | 25°F | 15°F | 38°F 2025 | -4°F 2001 | |
| Oct 14 | 25°F | 14°F | 33°F 2009 | -11°F 2008 | |
| Oct 15 | 24°F | 14°F | 39°F 2025 | -9°F 2008 | |
| Oct 16 | 24°F | 13°F | 32°F 2025 | -3°F 2020 | |
| Oct 17 | 23°F | 12°F | 36°F 2013 | -4°F 2020 | |
| Oct 18 | 23°F | 11°F | 41°F 2013 | 1°F 2001 | |
| Oct 19 | 22°F | 11°F | 34°F 2004 | -24°F 2001 | |
| Oct 20 | 22°F | 10°F | 32°F 2004 | -26°F 2001 | |
| Oct 21 | 21°F | 9°F | 37°F 2024 | 1°F 2017 | |
| Oct 22 | 21°F | 9°F | 34°F 2005 | -9°F 2017 | |
| Oct 23 | 20°F | 8°F | 33°F 2020 | -7°F 2023 | |
| Oct 24 | 20°F | 7°F | 36°F 2023 | -15°F 2000 | |
| Oct 25 | 19°F | 7°F | 34°F 2023 | -17°F 2001 | |
| Oct 26 | 19°F | 6°F | 34°F 2023 | -10°F 2001 | |
| Oct 27 | 18°F | 5°F | 34°F 2023 | -17°F 2001 | |
| Oct 28 | 18°F | 5°F | 42°F 2019 | -22°F 2025 | |
| Oct 29 | 17°F | 4°F | 38°F 2019 | -22°F 2025 | |
| Oct 30 | 17°F | 3°F | 36°F 2019 | -16°F 2011 | |
| Oct 31 | 16°F | 3°F | 38°F 2002 | -23°F 2015 |
Chance of rain
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 8:11 AM, sunset 7:13 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 10:24 AM, sunset 4:49 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00027406 (Deadhorse AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00027406, 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.