Barrow, AK: October

9 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 20.6°F in Barrow, AK, the coldest 1 to 9 October since 2001, 30th coldest of 104.

October 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 20.6°F; Coldest since 2001; 30th coldest of 104
Precipitation: 0.12 in; Driest since 2018; 43rd driest of 102

A normal 1 to 9 October in Barrow, AK (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 27.6°F, between 18.8°F and 32.7°F in eight years of ten and 0.10 in of precipitation, between 0.01 in and 0.33 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 9 October in Barrow, AK since 1920: 20.6°F in 2026; the lowest is 8.3°F, in 1931.

Normal range, 18.8 to 32.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 to 9 October in Barrow, AK from 1920 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	20.6	75	26.6	66	14.6	81	0.12	52	0
2025	28.1	28	31.1	30	25	24	0.60	2	0
2024	31.2	9	34.3	8	28.1	11	0.38	12	0
2023	28.3	26	32	23	24.6	29	0.39	10	0
2022	29.1	19	34	11	24.2	33	0.14	47	0
2021	27.9	30	31.2	28	24.7	27	0.17	40	0
2020	32.2	5	33.7	12	30.8	2	0.20	32	0
2019	33.2	2	37.7	1	28.7	7	0.19	34	0
2018	32.7	4	37.1	2	28.2	8	trace	96	0
2017	32	6	34.6	7	29.4	4	0.25	23	0
2016	33.6	1	35.8	5	31.3	1	trace	96	0
2015	25.3	46	28.6	52	22.1	42	0.04	80	0
2014	27.1	36	30.1	38	24	34	0.56	3	0
2013	24.4	51	29	48	19.9	55	0.03	88	0
2012	32.9	3	36.3	3	29.4	4	0.30	17	0
2011	23.7	56	31.4	26	16	75	0.42	8	0
2010	25.5	44	29.4	47	21.6	47	0.12	52	0
2009	27.6	33	30	41	25.1	22	0.01	93	0
2008	27.5	34	29.6	46	25.4	21	0.32	15	0
2007	23.6	58	28.7	50	18.6	65	0.06	72	0
2006	29.7	16	31.1	30	28.2	8	0.09	65	0
2005	24.5	50	27.7	59	21.3	49	trace	96	0
2004	27.7	32	30.7	32	24.8	25	0.16	42	0
2003	30.3	12	32.8	15	27.8	13	0.68	1	0
2002	29.7	16	31.8	24	27.7	14	0.28	19	0
2001	17.5	87	22.1	88	12.9	88	0.09	65	0
2000	18.9	81	26.2	68	11.6	94	0.25	23	0
1999	28.4	24	29.9	43	27	18	0.01	93	0
1998	28.8	21	33	13	24.7	27	0.07	70	0
1997	28.4	24	32.3	19	24.6	29	0.12	52	0
1996	15.9	93	22.6	87	9.3	98	0.06	72	0
1995	26.7	38	28.8	49	24.6	29	0.01	93	0
1994	13.1	100	20.7	94	5.6	104	0.26	22	0
1993	29.1	19	33	13	25.1	22	0.11	61	0
1992	18.9	81	26.1	69	11.7	93	0.06	72	0
1991	19.4	77	24	78	14.9	79	0.04	80	0
1990	23.3	61	28.2	53	18.3	69	0.13	49	0
1989	31.8	7	34.1	10	29.6	3	0.05	75	0
1988	13.1	100	19.8	97	6.4	103	0.21	29	0
1987	23.4	60	27.7	59	19.1	63	0.04	80	0
1986	21.3	74	25.6	74	17.1	71	0.19	34	0
1985	23.6	58	27.8	58	19.4	61	0.12	52	0
1984	21.8	70	23.7	81	19.9	55	0.04	80	0
1983	26.4	40	30.1	38	22.7	38	0.12	52	0
1982	15.2	95	18.3	101	12.1	91	0.15	45	0
1981	15.8	94	18.4	100	13.1	86	0.05	75	0
1980	10.4	102	13.9	104	6.9	102	0.20	32	0
1979	29.8	13	31.4	26	28.2	8	0.14	47	0
1978	17.2	91	20	96	14.4	82	0.03	88	0
1977	31.7	8	34.2	9	29.1	6	0.10	64	0
1976	22.7	63	26.1	69	19.3	62	0.15	45	0
1975	18.4	83	22.7	85	14.1	84	0.12	52	0
1974	14.1	99	17.6	102	10.6	95	0.12	52	0
1973	25.4	45	28.7	50	22.2	41	0.19	34	0
1972	16.3	92	23.7	81	8.9	99	0.13	49	0
1971	17.4	89	22.7	85	12.1	91	0.19	34	0
1970	9.1	103	13.1	105	5.1	105	0.04	80	0
1969	17.6	86	22	90	13.1	86	0.28	19	0
1968	18.4	83	24.1	77	12.8	90	trace	96	0
1967	26.6	39	31.2	28	21.9	44	0.08	68	0
1966	28.7	22	30	41	27.3	15	0.05	75	0
1965	14.7	97	19.6	98	9.8	96	0.19	34	0
1964	25.2	47	30.7	32	19.8	57	0.16	42	0
1963	24.4	51	27.1	64	21.8	46	0.48	7	0
1962	25.2	47	28	55	22.3	40	0.11	61	0
1961	21.8	70	24.6	76	19	64	0.12	52	0
1960	14.3	98	19	99	9.7	97	0.55	5	0
1959	30.4	11	32.8	15	28	12	0.53	6	0
1958	28.2	27	31.6	25	24.8	25	0.56	3	0
1957	28.1	28	32.7	17	23.6	35	0.42	8	0
1956	14.8	96	20.7	94	8.9	99	0.13	49	0
1955	17.5	87	21.4	92	13.6	85	trace	96	0
1954	26.4	40	30.3	36	22.6	39	0.16	42	0
1953	17.3	90	21.7	91	12.9	88	0.02	90	0
1952	22.2	67	25.9	71	18.6	65	0.04	80	0
1951	25.7	43	29.9	43	21.4	48	0.39	10	0
1950	28.6	23	30.1	38	27.1	17	0.24	26	0
1949	27.1	36	32.3	19	21.9	44	0.11	61	0
1948			24	78			0.21	29	1
1947	22.1	68	24.7	75	19.6	58	0.05	75	0
1946	17.9	85	20.8	93	15	78	0.07	70	0
1945	22.7	63	25.8	72	19.6	58	0.22	27	0
1944	29.4	18	32.1	22	26.7	19	0.36	13	0
1943	24.4	51	28	55	20.9	51	0.27	21	0
1942	21.9	69	26.7	65	17.2	70	0.30	17	0
1941	24.3	55	27.3	63	21.2	50			0
1940	29.8	13	32.3	19	27.3	15			0
1939	23.7	56	26.6	66	20.8	52	0.09	65	0
1938	27.5	34	30.4	34	24.6	29	0.33	14	0
1937	30.5	10	34.9	6	26.1	20	0.04	80	0
1936	19.2	78	22.1	88	16.3	74	trace	96	0
1935	29.8	13	36.3	3	23.2	36	0.22	27	0
1934	25.9	42	29.7	45	22.1	42			0
1933	19.1	80	23.9	80	14.2	83			0
1932	20.2	76	25.8	72	14.7	80	0.04	80	0
1931	8.3	104	15.9	103	0.7	106			0
1930	22.5	65	28.1	54	16.9	73	0.02	90	0
1929	25.2	47	30.2	37	20.2	54	0.31	16	0
1928	21.5	72	27.4	61	15.6	76	0.17	40	0
1927					20.4	53	0.05	75	1
1926	24.4	51	30.4	34	18.4	68	0.08	68	0
1925	27.8	31	32.4	18	23.1	37	0.12	52	0
1924					7.3	101	0.02	90	2
1923	23	62	27.4	61	18.6	65	0.25	23	0
1922	19.2	78	23.2	84	15.1	77	0.19	34	0
1921	22.5	65	27.9	57	17.1	71	0.21	29	0
1920	21.5	72	23.4	83	19.6	58	trace	96	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2016	33.6
2019	33.2
2012	32.9
2018	32.7
2020	32.2
2017	32
1989	31.8
1977	31.7
2024	31.2
1937	30.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1931	8.3
1970	9.1
1980	10.4
1994	13.1
1988	13.1
1974	14.1
1960	14.3
1965	14.7
1956	14.8
1982	15.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2003	0.68
2025	0.60
2014	0.56
1958	0.56
1960	0.55
1959	0.53
1963	0.48
2011	0.42
1957	0.42
2023	0.39
More years share the last value

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	trace
2016	trace
2005	trace
1968	trace
1955	trace
1936	trace
1920	trace
2009	0.01
1999	0.01
1995	0.01

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 34°F; 9 October 2026
Coldest night: 9°F; 3 October 2026
Wettest day: 0.06 in; 9 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought 0.12 in of precipitation in Barrow, AK, the driest 1 to 9 October since 2018, tied 43rd driest of 102 (with 2010, 1997, 1985 and 5 other years).
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Barrow, AK: 34°F on Friday 9 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Barrow, AK: a low of 9°F on Saturday 3 October 2026.
The wettest day of October 2026 so far in Barrow, AK: 0.06 in on Friday 9 October 2026.