Utqiagvik climate

Utqiagvik Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Barrow Post Rogers AP, 0.9 km from Utqiagvik

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 daily high and low temperature at Utqiagvik, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 131°F25°F43°F 20196°F 192245%44%
Oct 231°F24°F41°F 19773°F 193145%44%
Oct 331°F24°F43°F 1954-3°F 193145%45%
Oct 430°F23°F42°F 2019-12°F 193145%46%
Oct 530°F23°F41°F 20122°F 197145%47%
Oct 630°F22°F42°F 2022-4°F 193145%48%
Oct 729°F22°F39°F 2018-7°F 193144%48%
Oct 829°F21°F42°F 2018-12°F 199444%49%
Oct 928°F21°F40°F 2018-14°F 199644%50%
Oct 1028°F20°F44°F 2016-11°F 198044%50%
Oct 1128°F20°F40°F 1902-19°F 199644%51%
Oct 1227°F19°F37°F 2009-13°F 198844%51%
Oct 1327°F19°F38°F 2009-18°F 192444%52%
Oct 1427°F18°F36°F 2019-16°F 196544%52%
Oct 1526°F18°F35°F 2009-15°F 196544%53%
Oct 1626°F17°F38°F 1984-17°F 198844%53%
Oct 1725°F16°F38°F 1984-15°F 200144%54%
Oct 1825°F16°F35°F 1951-16°F 198844%54%
Oct 1925°F15°F35°F 1961-15°F 192443%55%
Oct 2024°F15°F37°F 1925-17°F 193343%55%
Oct 2124°F14°F36°F 1911-21°F 198343%55%
Oct 2223°F14°F42°F 1957-22°F 198343%55%
Oct 2323°F13°F37°F 1957-21°F 198343%55%
Oct 2423°F13°F36°F 1911-17°F 197042%55%
Oct 2522°F12°F36°F 1911-20°F 199642%55%
Oct 2622°F11°F35°F 1946-17°F 198842%55%
Oct 2721°F11°F40°F 1910-32°F 197041%55%
Oct 2821°F10°F38°F 2019-30°F 197041%55%
Oct 2920°F10°F41°F 2016-22°F 197541%55%
Oct 3020°F9°F37°F 2019-25°F 199441%55%
Oct 3119°F8°F35°F 1911-25°F 190340%55%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Utqiagvik, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • 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

Every day of October: sun and moon

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.