Wainwright Weather in October
Average highs run from 31°F on October 1 to 20°F on October 31, and lows from 24°F to 8°F.
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
- 16°F
- Record high
- 44°FOct 10, 2016
- Record low
- -32°FOct 27, 1970
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 01 min to 6 h 16 min
- Cloud cover
- 76%
- Humidity
- 93%
- Dew point
- 20°F
- Wind
- 12.5 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 | 31°F | 24°F | 43°F 2019 | 6°F 1922 | |
| Oct 2 | 31°F | 24°F | 41°F 1977 | 3°F 1931 | |
| Oct 3 | 31°F | 23°F | 43°F 1954 | -3°F 1931 | |
| Oct 4 | 30°F | 23°F | 42°F 2019 | -12°F 1931 | |
| Oct 5 | 30°F | 22°F | 41°F 2012 | 2°F 1971 | |
| Oct 6 | 29°F | 22°F | 42°F 2022 | -4°F 1931 | |
| Oct 7 | 29°F | 21°F | 39°F 2018 | -7°F 1931 | |
| Oct 8 | 29°F | 21°F | 42°F 2018 | -12°F 1994 | |
| Oct 9 | 28°F | 20°F | 40°F 2018 | -14°F 1996 | |
| Oct 10 | 28°F | 19°F | 44°F 2016 | -11°F 1980 | |
| Oct 11 | 28°F | 19°F | 40°F 1902 | -19°F 1996 | |
| Oct 12 | 27°F | 18°F | 37°F 2009 | -13°F 1988 | |
| Oct 13 | 27°F | 18°F | 38°F 2009 | -18°F 1924 | |
| Oct 14 | 26°F | 17°F | 36°F 2019 | -16°F 1965 | |
| Oct 15 | 26°F | 17°F | 35°F 2009 | -15°F 1965 | |
| Oct 16 | 26°F | 16°F | 38°F 1984 | -17°F 1988 | |
| Oct 17 | 25°F | 16°F | 38°F 1984 | -15°F 2001 | |
| Oct 18 | 25°F | 15°F | 35°F 1951 | -16°F 1988 | |
| Oct 19 | 25°F | 14°F | 35°F 1961 | -15°F 1924 | |
| Oct 20 | 24°F | 14°F | 37°F 1925 | -17°F 1933 | |
| Oct 21 | 24°F | 13°F | 36°F 1911 | -21°F 1983 | |
| Oct 22 | 24°F | 13°F | 42°F 1957 | -22°F 1983 | |
| Oct 23 | 23°F | 12°F | 37°F 1957 | -21°F 1983 | |
| Oct 24 | 23°F | 12°F | 36°F 1911 | -17°F 1970 | |
| Oct 25 | 22°F | 11°F | 36°F 1911 | -20°F 1996 | |
| Oct 26 | 22°F | 10°F | 35°F 1946 | -17°F 1988 | |
| Oct 27 | 22°F | 10°F | 40°F 1910 | -32°F 1970 | |
| Oct 28 | 21°F | 9°F | 38°F 2019 | -30°F 1970 | |
| Oct 29 | 21°F | 9°F | 41°F 2016 | -22°F 1975 | |
| Oct 30 | 20°F | 8°F | 37°F 2019 | -25°F 1994 | |
| Oct 31 | 20°F | 8°F | 35°F 1911 | -25°F 1903 |
Chance of rain
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 8:58 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 11:15 AM, sunset 5:31 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00027503 (Wainwright 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.