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October Weather in Gjoa Haven Canada

Daily high temperatures decrease by 18°F, from 30°F to 12°F, rarely falling below 0°F or exceeding 38°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 22°F, from 22°F to 0°F, rarely falling below -13°F or exceeding 31°F.

For reference, on July 19, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Gjoa Haven typically range from 42°F to 56°F, while on February 5, the coldest day of the year, they range from -29°F to -18°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in October in Gjoa Haven

Average High and Low Temperature in October in Gjoa HavenOct1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131-40°F-40°F-30°F-30°F-20°F-20°F-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°FSepNovOct 130°FOct 130°F22°F22°FOct 3112°FOct 3112°F0°F0°FOct 1125°FOct 1125°F16°F16°FOct 2119°FOct 2119°F9°F9°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in October in Gjoa Haven

Average Hourly Temperature in October in Gjoa HavenOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovfrigidfreezingvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Novyy Urengoy, Russia (3,126 miles away) and Kropotkin, Russia (3,518 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Gjoa Haven (view comparison).

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The month of October in Gjoa Haven experiences rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 74% to 89%.

The clearest day of the month is October 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 26% of the time.

For reference, on February 23, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 99%, while on June 11, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 39%.

Cloud Cover Categories in October in Gjoa Haven

Cloud Cover Categories in October in Gjoa HavenOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNovOct 126%Oct 126%Oct 3111%Oct 3111%Oct 1122%Oct 1122%Oct 2116%Oct 2116%clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Gjoa Haven, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is decreasing, starting the month at 13% and ending it at 8%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 20% on August 24, and its lowest chance is 1% on February 3.

Over the course of October in Gjoa Haven, the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 5% to 0%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 7% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in October in Gjoa Haven

Probability of Precipitation in October in Gjoa HavenOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%20%20%SepNovOct 113%Oct 113%Oct 318%Oct 318%Oct 1111%Oct 1111%Oct 2110%Oct 2110%snowrainmixed
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October in Gjoa Haven is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 0.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.9 inches, and ending the month at 0.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in October in Gjoa Haven

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during October in Gjoa Haven is gradually increasing, starting the month at 3.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.4 inches or falls below 0.5 inches, and ending the month at 3.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.4 inches or falls below 0.7 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 4.4 inches on October 19.

Average Monthly Snowfall in October in Gjoa Haven

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Due to its extreme latitude, Gjoa Haven experiences polar day (also known as the midnight Sun) during the summer and polar night during the winter. These are periods of time in which the sun is continuously above or below the horizon for more than one day. The precise start and end dates of polar day and night vary from year to year and depend on the precise location and elevation of the observer, and the local topography.

Neither polar day nor polar night occur during the month of October.

Over the course of October in Gjoa Haven, the length of the day is very rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 4 hours, 9 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 8 minutes, 18 seconds, and weekly decrease of 58 minutes, 8 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 6 hours, 55 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 11 hours, 5 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October in Gjoa Haven

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Gjoa Haven is 6:39 AM on October 1 and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 59 minutes later at 8:38 AM on October 31.

The latest sunset is 5:44 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 2 hours, 10 minutes earlier at 3:34 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Gjoa Haven during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during October, so the entire month is in standard time.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October in Gjoa Haven

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October in Gjoa HavenOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSepNov6:39 AM6:39 AMOct 15:44 PMOct 15:44 PM8:38 AM8:38 AMOct 313:34 PMOct 313:34 PM7:17 AM7:17 AMOct 115:01 PMOct 115:01 PM7:56 AM7:56 AMOct 214:18 PMOct 214:18 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of October. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in Gjoa Haven

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in Gjoa HavenOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov0010200001020
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of October 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for October 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in Gjoa Haven

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in Gjoa HavenOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovSep 27:56 PMSep 27:56 PMSep 178:35 PMSep 178:35 PMOct 212:50 PMOct 212:50 PMOct 175:27 AMOct 175:27 AMNov 16:48 AMNov 16:48 AMNov 152:29 PMNov 152:29 PM3:32 AM3:32 AM8:07 PM8:07 PM6:48 PM6:48 PM6:44 AM6:44 AM6:30 AM6:30 AM5:23 PM5:23 PM4:22 PM4:22 PM8:22 AM8:22 AM9:52 AM9:52 AM2:14 PM2:14 PM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Oct 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
1%4:47 AME5:44 PMW-11:22 AMS252,353 mi
2
0%6:30 AME5:23 PMWSW-12:01 PMS252,596 mi
3
1%8:15 AMESE5:01 PMWSW-12:40 PMS252,410 mi
4
4%10:10 AMSE4:31 PMSW-1:21 PMS251,783 mi
5
8%12:34 PMSSE3:37 PMSSW-2:06 PMS250,686 mi
6
15%2:54 PMS249,081 mi
7
22%3:46 PMS246,937 mi
8
32%4:43 PMS244,247 mi
9
42%5:42 PMS241,055 mi
10
50%6:43 PMS237,470 mi
11
64%7:42 PMS233,680 mi
12
75%6:31 PMSSE10:46 PMSSW-8:38 PMS229,948 mi
13
84%5:43 PMSE--9:32 PMS226,595 mi
14
92%-1:24 AMWSW5:13 PMESE10:24 PMS223,959 mi
15
98%-3:43 AMW4:48 PME11:14 PMS222,345 mi
16
99%-5:59 AMWNW4:22 PMENE--
17
100%-8:22 AMNW3:51 PMNE12:05 AMS221,965 mi
18
99%-11:15 AMNNW2:55 PMNNE12:58 AMS222,894 mi
19
95%1:53 AMS225,043 mi
20
88%2:50 AMS228,178 mi
21
79%3:49 AMS231,964 mi
22
69%4:47 AMS236,024 mi
23
59%5:43 AMS240,008 mi
24
50%6:34 AMS243,636 mi
25
38%-5:25 PMNNW10:34 PMNE7:20 AMS246,715 mi
26
29%-4:49 PMNW-8:03 AMS249,138 mi
27
20%12:38 AMENE4:24 PMWNW-8:44 AMS250,868 mi
28
13%2:26 AMENE4:03 PMW-9:22 AMS251,922 mi
29
7%4:09 AME3:43 PMW-10:00 AMS252,357 mi
30
3%5:52 AMESE3:21 PMWSW-10:39 AMS252,246 mi
31
1%7:43 AMSE2:55 PMSW-11:20 AMS251,669 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Gjoa Haven is essentially constant during October, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 25, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in Gjoa Haven

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in Gjoa HavenOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SepNovOct 160%Oct 160%Oct 10%Oct 10%Oct 310%Oct 310%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Gjoa Haven is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.3 miles per hour of 12.7 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on October 5, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.9 miles per hour, while on July 11, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.4 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during October is 12.9 miles per hour on October 5.

Average Wind Speed in October in Gjoa Haven

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Gjoa Haven throughout October is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 36% on October 1.

Wind Direction in October in Gjoa Haven

Wind Direction in October in Gjoa HavenOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SepNovwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Gjoa Haven is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Gjoa Haven is gradually decreasing during October, falling by 3°F, from 33°F to 30°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in October in Gjoa Haven

Average Water Temperature in October in Gjoa HavenOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313128°F28°F30°F30°F32°F32°F34°F34°F36°F36°F38°F38°F40°F40°F42°F42°F44°F44°FSepNovOct 133°FOct 133°FOct 3130°FOct 3130°FOct 1132°FOct 1132°FOct 2130°FOct 2130°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Gjoa Haven typically lasts for 2.1 months (63 days), from around June 22 to around August 24, rarely starting before June 7 or after July 11, and rarely ending before August 3 or after September 10.

The month of October in Gjoa Haven is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Gjoa Haven

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Gjoa HavenOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNov-0%Oct 16-0%Oct 16Sep 1010%Sep 1010%0%Nov 160%Nov 16frigidfreezingvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Gjoa Haven are essentially constant during October, remaining around 109°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in October in Gjoa Haven

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of October, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Gjoa Haven is gradually decreasing during October, falling by 0.8 kWh, from 1.1 kWh to 0.2 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in Gjoa Haven

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in Gjoa HavenOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWhSepNovOct 11.1 kWhOct 11.1 kWhOct 310.2 kWhOct 310.2 kWhOct 110.7 kWhOct 110.7 kWhOct 210.5 kWhOct 210.5 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gjoa Haven are 68.626 deg latitude, -95.878 deg longitude, and 13 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gjoa Haven contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 197 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 45 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (200 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (459 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gjoa Haven is covered by water (36%), sparse vegetation (35%), and bare soil (28%), within 10 miles by water (60%) and sparse vegetation (22%), and within 50 miles by water (56%) and sparse vegetation (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Gjoa Haven, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Gjoa Haven Climate, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Gjoa Haven.

At a distance of 1 kilometer from Gjoa Haven, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Gjoa Haven according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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