The tables below give monthly averages for snowfall during October at communities and other locations around Alaska. The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres) this month.
The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Southeast, South - Central, Southwest, Interior and Far North Alaska.
Southeast Alaska
Average total snowfall in October
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 0.0 |
Annette Island |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 1.0 |
Haines |
1.8 |
4.6 |
| 0.7 |
Juneau |
0.9 |
2.3 |
| 0.3 |
Skagway |
1.1 |
2.8 |
| 1.4 |
Yakutat |
3.4 |
8.6 |
South - Central Alaska
October snowfall averages
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 3.2 |
Anchorage |
5.6 |
14.2 |
| 4.7 |
Valdez |
9.1 |
23.1 |
Southwest Alaska
Average snow for October
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 5.2 |
Bethel |
3.9 |
9.9 |
| 3.1 |
Cold Bay |
2.0 |
5.1 |
| 2.7 |
King Salmon |
2.5 |
6.4 |
| 1.1 |
Kodiak |
0.7 |
1.8 |
| 7.5 |
McGrath |
7.4 |
18.8 |
| 2.6 |
Port Alsworth |
4.9 |
12.4 |
| 3.3 |
St Paul Island |
1.6 |
4.1 |
Interior Alaska
Average total snowfall in October
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 6.8 |
Fairbanks |
6.4 |
16.3 |
| 8.3 |
McKinley Park |
9.4 |
23.9 |
| 3.9 |
Tok |
4.9 |
12.4 |
Far North Alaska
Average total snowfall in October
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 17.0 |
Barrow |
10.3 |
26.2 |
| 11.0 |
Bettles |
12.0 |
30.5 |
| 7.1 |
Kotzebue |
5.9 |
15.0 |
| 5.5 |
Nome |
4.7 |
11.9 |