October is one of the warmer months of the year in Blackfalds, with average highs near 9.9°C and lows around -0.8°C (mean 4.6°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 26 mm of rainfall and 74% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Blackfalds. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Blackfalds was 2022 — when the month averaged 9.3°C — while the coldest were 1991 and 2009 at 1.1°C. Typical October days reach 9.9°C with nights near -0.8°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
October is one of the drier months in Blackfalds, averaging 26 mm of rainfall. The wettest Octobers on record were 1991 and 1998 with 54 mm, while the driest was 2000 at 6 mm.
Relative humidity in Blackfalds during October averages 74%. The most humid October was 2016 at 85%, and the least humid was 2008 at 64%.
October receives about 2.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Blackfalds. The sunniest October was 2008 at 2.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2009 at 1.7.
Average wind speed in Blackfalds during October is 2.7 m/s. The windiest October was 2017 at 3.3 m/s, while the calmest was 2016 at 2.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 4.6°C | 4.1°C | 4.1°C | 4.6°C | 5.7°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg High | 10.0°C | 9.5°C | 9.4°C | 9.9°C | 11.2°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Low | -0.7°C | -1.2°C | -1.2°C | -0.7°C | 0.3°C | +1°C |
| Avg Rain | 27 mm | 28 mm | 29 mm | 24 mm | 21 mm | -6 mm |
October temperatures in Blackfalds have risen by about 2.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of -23.5°C (1991) to a record high of 25.6°C (1987).
Rainfall in October is one of the drier months, averaging 26 mm, with a wettest year of 54 mm.
A good time to visit Blackfalds
October is a good time to visit Blackfalds, with days averaging 9.9°C and nights around -0.8°C (mean 4.6°C, close to Blackfalds's yearly average) and low rainfall. August and July are marginally more temperate, but October still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.0°C | 6.3°C | 0.7°C | 22.0°C | -6.3°C | 20 mm | 68% | 2.9 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 11.7°C | 6.3°C | 0.8°C | 23.3°C | -5.2°C | 25 mm | 75% | 2.2 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 10.9°C | 5.6°C | 0.3°C | 24.5°C | -10.1°C | 24 mm | 73% | 2.7 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2022 🔥 | 15.1°C | 9.3°C | 3.6°C | 23.1°C | -3.5°C | 12 mm | 67% | 2.4 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 11.0°C | 5.2°C | -0.5°C | 17.5°C | -5.1°C | 22 mm | 70% | 2.7 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 6.3°C | 1.7°C | -2.9°C | 20.8°C | -16.0°C | 25 mm | 78% | 2.7 m/s | 2 |
| 2019 | 7.4°C | 2.1°C | -3.2°C | 16.8°C | -14.3°C | 21 mm | 75% | 3.1 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 9.0°C | 3.6°C | -1.9°C | 20.0°C | -8.3°C | 25 mm | 77% | 2.5 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 9.9°C | 4.4°C | -1.0°C | 18.9°C | -7.6°C | 27 mm | 72% | 3.3 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 6.6°C | 2.2°C | -2.3°C | 13.9°C | -5.1°C | 37 mm | 85% | 2.1 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2015 | 12.5°C | 6.8°C | 1.2°C | 21.0°C | -4.4°C | 23 mm | 74% | 2.7 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2014 | 12.9°C | 7.2°C | 1.6°C | 20.4°C | -4.8°C | 14 mm | 73% | 2.8 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2013 | 10.8°C | 5.2°C | -0.4°C | 18.0°C | -9.7°C | 20 mm | 71% | 2.6 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2012 | 6.2°C | 1.6°C | -2.9°C | 23.3°C | -9.5°C | 38 mm | 77% | 2.9 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2011 | 11.1°C | 5.7°C | 0.3°C | 16.2°C | -4.2°C | 24 mm | 70% | 2.5 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2010 | 12.4°C | 6.8°C | 1.3°C | 21.9°C | -6.2°C | 12 mm | 74% | 2.3 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2009 | 5.5°C | 1.1°C | -3.2°C | 16.2°C | -11.9°C | 31 mm | 76% | 2.8 m/s | 1.7 |
| 2008 | 12.1°C | 6.1°C | 0.0°C | 24.8°C | -6.4°C | 17 mm | 64% | 2.9 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2007 | 11.3°C | 5.9°C | 0.5°C | 20.3°C | -4.5°C | 22 mm | 75% | 2.6 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2006 | 7.3°C | 2.7°C | -1.9°C | 17.9°C | -9.4°C | 41 mm | 78% | 2.5 m/s | 2 |
| 2005 | 10.7°C | 5.1°C | -0.4°C | 17.0°C | -3.2°C | 24 mm | 79% | 2.5 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2004 | 8.1°C | 2.8°C | -2.4°C | 21.8°C | -10.8°C | 47 mm | 82% | 2.4 m/s | 2 |
| 2003 | 12.8°C | 7.1°C | 1.4°C | 25.2°C | -15.2°C | 38 mm | 69% | 2.9 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2002 | 6.4°C | 1.3°C | -3.7°C | 16.2°C | -13.7°C | 34 mm | 77% | 2.5 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2001 | 9.3°C | 3.9°C | -1.4°C | 17.3°C | -6.1°C | 27 mm | 65% | 2.9 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2000 | 10.7°C | 5.1°C | -0.5°C | 19.4°C | -7.1°C | 6 mm | 74% | 2.4 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1999 | 11.1°C | 5.5°C | -0.2°C | 18.4°C | -5.5°C | 12 mm | 66% | 2.9 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1998 | 11.1°C | 5.7°C | 0.3°C | 19.5°C | -4.1°C | 54 mm | 77% | 2.3 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1997 | 8.6°C | 3.5°C | -1.5°C | 19.9°C | -7.5°C | 26 mm | 77% | 2.6 m/s | 2 |
| 1996 | 9.1°C | 3.7°C | -1.8°C | 21.4°C | -12.1°C | 24 mm | 74% | 2.5 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1995 | 9.1°C | 4.1°C | -0.9°C | 15.3°C | -8.4°C | 24 mm | 72% | 2.9 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1994 | 9.9°C | 4.6°C | -0.6°C | 17.0°C | -4.9°C | 26 mm | 72% | 3 m/s | 2.4 |
| 1993 | 11.3°C | 5.5°C | -0.3°C | 22.3°C | -6.5°C | 19 mm | 75% | 2.6 m/s | 2.4 |
| 1992 | 9.2°C | 4.3°C | -0.6°C | 22.9°C | -6.8°C | 16 mm | 74% | 2.8 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1991 ❄️ 🌧️ | 7.0°C | 1.1°C | -4.9°C | 22.5°C | -23.5°C | 54 mm | 75% | 2.9 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1990 | 8.2°C | 3.4°C | -1.5°C | 16.3°C | -7.3°C | 27 mm | 69% | 3 m/s | 2.4 |
| 1989 | 10.3°C | 4.6°C | -1.1°C | 19.3°C | -6.4°C | 45 mm | 73% | 2.5 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1988 | 12.6°C | 6.7°C | 0.8°C | 22.3°C | -9.3°C | 7 mm | 70% | 2.6 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1987 | 11.5°C | 5.9°C | 0.3°C | 25.6°C | -5.8°C | 9 mm | 69% | 2.8 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1986 | 12.2°C | 6.5°C | 0.9°C | 19.6°C | -7.1°C | 23 mm | 78% | 2.5 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1985 | 8.0°C | 3.2°C | -1.5°C | 15.4°C | -6.0°C | 25 mm | 73% | 2.9 m/s | 2 |
| 1984 | 6.1°C | 1.6°C | -2.9°C | 23.7°C | -21.8°C | 38 mm | 76% | 3.1 m/s | 2.4 |
| 1983 | 10.2°C | 4.7°C | -0.9°C | 16.7°C | -4.3°C | 16 mm | 76% | 2.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 10.0°C | 4.6°C | -0.8°C | 20.4°C | -7.9°C | 46 mm | 79% | 2.5 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 9.1°C | 4.0°C | -1.1°C | 18.1°C | -6.0°C | 37 mm | 78% | 2.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 9.9°C with lows near -0.8°C (mean 4.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 26 mm of rainfall in Blackfalds, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 54 mm in 1991.
The hottest October reached 25.6°C in 1987. The coldest dipped to -23.5°C in 1991.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 2.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 8.7°C to 12.1°C and overnight lows from -1.4°C to 1°C over the same span.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Blackfalds and one of the drier months, so plan for around 9.9°C daytime highs and -0.8°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 7th coolest month in Blackfalds, averaging 4.6°C.
For October in Blackfalds, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 9.9°C and lows of -0.8°C.
Relative humidity in October averages 74% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in October is 2.7 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 3.3 m/s (2017).
The wettest October on record was 1991 with 54 mm. On average, October sees 26 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Blackfalds behaves each October, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for October specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
