Utqiagvik Weather in October
Average highs run from 31°F on October 1 to 19°F on October 31, and lows from 25°F to 8°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.54 in over about 14 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
- 26°F
- Average low
- 17°F
- Precipitation
- 0.54 in
- Snowfall
- 10.3 in
- Record high
- 44°FOct 10, 2016
- Record low
- -32°FOct 27, 1970
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 59 min to 6 h 00 min
- Cloud cover
- 85%
- Humidity
- 89%
- Dew point
- 22°F
- Wind
- 15.9 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 | 31°F | 25°F | 43°F 2019 | 6°F 1922 | 45% | 44% |
| Oct 2 | 31°F | 24°F | 41°F 1977 | 3°F 1931 | 45% | 44% |
| Oct 3 | 31°F | 24°F | 43°F 1954 | -3°F 1931 | 45% | 45% |
| Oct 4 | 30°F | 23°F | 42°F 2019 | -12°F 1931 | 45% | 46% |
| Oct 5 | 30°F | 23°F | 41°F 2012 | 2°F 1971 | 45% | 47% |
| Oct 6 | 30°F | 22°F | 42°F 2022 | -4°F 1931 | 45% | 48% |
| Oct 7 | 29°F | 22°F | 39°F 2018 | -7°F 1931 | 44% | 48% |
| Oct 8 | 29°F | 21°F | 42°F 2018 | -12°F 1994 | 44% | 49% |
| Oct 9 | 28°F | 21°F | 40°F 2018 | -14°F 1996 | 44% | 50% |
| Oct 10 | 28°F | 20°F | 44°F 2016 | -11°F 1980 | 44% | 50% |
| Oct 11 | 28°F | 20°F | 40°F 1902 | -19°F 1996 | 44% | 51% |
| Oct 12 | 27°F | 19°F | 37°F 2009 | -13°F 1988 | 44% | 51% |
| Oct 13 | 27°F | 19°F | 38°F 2009 | -18°F 1924 | 44% | 52% |
| Oct 14 | 27°F | 18°F | 36°F 2019 | -16°F 1965 | 44% | 52% |
| Oct 15 | 26°F | 18°F | 35°F 2009 | -15°F 1965 | 44% | 53% |
| Oct 16 | 26°F | 17°F | 38°F 1984 | -17°F 1988 | 44% | 53% |
| Oct 17 | 25°F | 16°F | 38°F 1984 | -15°F 2001 | 44% | 54% |
| Oct 18 | 25°F | 16°F | 35°F 1951 | -16°F 1988 | 44% | 54% |
| Oct 19 | 25°F | 15°F | 35°F 1961 | -15°F 1924 | 43% | 55% |
| Oct 20 | 24°F | 15°F | 37°F 1925 | -17°F 1933 | 43% | 55% |
| Oct 21 | 24°F | 14°F | 36°F 1911 | -21°F 1983 | 43% | 55% |
| Oct 22 | 23°F | 14°F | 42°F 1957 | -22°F 1983 | 43% | 55% |
| Oct 23 | 23°F | 13°F | 37°F 1957 | -21°F 1983 | 43% | 55% |
| Oct 24 | 23°F | 13°F | 36°F 1911 | -17°F 1970 | 42% | 55% |
| Oct 25 | 22°F | 12°F | 36°F 1911 | -20°F 1996 | 42% | 55% |
| Oct 26 | 22°F | 11°F | 35°F 1946 | -17°F 1988 | 42% | 55% |
| Oct 27 | 21°F | 11°F | 40°F 1910 | -32°F 1970 | 41% | 55% |
| Oct 28 | 21°F | 10°F | 38°F 2019 | -30°F 1970 | 41% | 55% |
| Oct 29 | 20°F | 10°F | 41°F 2016 | -22°F 1975 | 41% | 55% |
| Oct 30 | 20°F | 9°F | 37°F 2019 | -25°F 1994 | 41% | 55% |
| Oct 31 | 19°F | 8°F | 35°F 1911 | -25°F 1903 | 40% | 55% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 8:46 AM, sunset 7:45 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 11:10 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00027502 (Barrow Post Rogers AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00027502, 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.