October is one of the warmer months of the year in Fort St. John, with average highs near 7.2°C and lows around -1.7°C (mean 2.8°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 50 mm of rainfall and 83% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Fort St. John. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Fort St. John was 2022 — when the month averaged 7.8°C — while the coldest was 2016 at -2.8°C. Typical October days reach 7.2°C with nights near -1.7°C. The long-term October temperature trend is broadly flat.
October is about average for rainfall in Fort St. John, averaging 50 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 2012 with 108 mm, while the driest was 2022 at 16 mm.
Relative humidity in Fort St. John during October averages 83%. The most humid October was 2016 at 96%, and the least humid was 2022 at 72%.
October receives about 1.7 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Fort St. John. The sunniest Octobers were 1987 and 2022 at 2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2016 at 1.2.
Average wind speed in Fort St. John during October is 0.5 m/s. The windiest Octobers were 2003, 2004 and 2008, among others at 0.6 m/s, while the calmest was 2005 at 0.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 3.1°C | 2.2°C | 3.0°C | 2.2°C | 3.5°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg High | 7.6°C | 6.6°C | 7.5°C | 6.4°C | 8.0°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg Low | -1.5°C | -2.2°C | -1.5°C | -2.1°C | -1.0°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 46 mm | 55 mm | 46 mm | 58 mm | 40 mm | -5 mm |
October temperatures in Fort St. John have risen by about 2.2°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of -24.2°C (1984) to a record high of 26.5°C (2008).
Rainfall in October is about average for rainfall, averaging 50 mm, with a wettest year of 108 mm.
A good time to visit Fort St. John
October is a good time to visit Fort St. John, with days averaging 7.2°C and nights around -1.7°C (mean 2.8°C, warmer than Fort St. John's yearly average) and moderate 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 | 8.6°C | 3.8°C | -1.0°C | 18.8°C | -7.4°C | 49 mm | 81% | 0.5 m/s | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 7.0°C | 2.8°C | -1.3°C | 17.4°C | -6.9°C | 48 mm | 85% | 0.5 m/s | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 8.9°C | 4.2°C | -0.4°C | 23.1°C | -12.4°C | 35 mm | 81% | 0.5 m/s | 1.7 |
| 2022 🔥 | 13.1°C | 7.8°C | 2.4°C | 23.0°C | -5.0°C | 16 mm | 72% | 0.5 m/s | 2 |
| 2021 | 5.9°C | 1.9°C | -2.1°C | 11.5°C | -7.3°C | 30 mm | 84% | 0.5 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 4.2°C | 0.2°C | -3.8°C | 19.3°C | -12.7°C | 64 mm | 85% | 0.5 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 5.2°C | 1.2°C | -2.8°C | 15.9°C | -12.9°C | 56 mm | 87% | 0.5 m/s | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 6.6°C | 2.2°C | -2.3°C | 13.6°C | -7.2°C | 35 mm | 85% | 0.5 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 6.8°C | 2.2°C | -2.4°C | 18.4°C | -9.6°C | 70 mm | 83% | 0.5 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2016 ❄️ | 0.4°C | -2.8°C | -5.9°C | 4.4°C | -11.4°C | 94 mm | 96% | 0.5 m/s | 1.2 |
| 2015 | 9.8°C | 4.9°C | 0.0°C | 19.3°C | -5.3°C | 31 mm | 82% | 0.5 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2014 | 8.1°C | 3.9°C | -0.3°C | 17.0°C | -8.9°C | 79 mm | 86% | 0.5 m/s | 1.6 |
| 2013 | 9.1°C | 4.5°C | -0.1°C | 14.0°C | -6.4°C | 43 mm | 82% | 0.5 m/s | 1.6 |
| 2012 🌧️ | 1.4°C | -2.5°C | -6.5°C | 16.4°C | -22.2°C | 108 mm | 88% | 0.5 m/s | 1.4 |
| 2011 | 8.0°C | 3.8°C | -0.4°C | 12.1°C | -4.1°C | 25 mm | 85% | 0.5 m/s | 1.7 |
| 2010 | 8.8°C | 4.5°C | 0.1°C | 21.8°C | -8.0°C | 40 mm | 78% | 0.5 m/s | 1.6 |
| 2009 | 3.7°C | 0.0°C | -3.7°C | 13.5°C | -12.6°C | 67 mm | 85% | 0.5 m/s | 1.5 |
| 2008 | 9.6°C | 4.8°C | -0.1°C | 26.5°C | -7.0°C | 39 mm | 72% | 0.6 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2007 | 8.1°C | 3.8°C | -0.4°C | 13.3°C | -4.3°C | 33 mm | 83% | 0.5 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2006 | 7.4°C | 2.5°C | -2.4°C | 15.1°C | -14.1°C | 45 mm | 78% | 0.5 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2005 | 8.7°C | 3.9°C | -0.8°C | 13.8°C | -5.0°C | 35 mm | 85% | 0.4 m/s | 1.7 |
| 2004 | 5.5°C | 1.2°C | -3.1°C | 17.0°C | -13.8°C | 48 mm | 88% | 0.6 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2003 | 9.9°C | 5.0°C | 0.2°C | 24.3°C | -13.7°C | 78 mm | 82% | 0.6 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2002 | 7.8°C | 3.0°C | -1.8°C | 15.3°C | -12.4°C | 28 mm | 81% | 0.5 m/s | 1.7 |
| 2001 | 7.6°C | 3.0°C | -1.6°C | 17.4°C | -6.1°C | 35 mm | 77% | 0.5 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2000 | 7.1°C | 2.7°C | -1.8°C | 14.7°C | -8.1°C | 50 mm | 83% | 0.5 m/s | 1.7 |
| 1999 | 9.2°C | 4.1°C | -0.9°C | 16.3°C | -6.3°C | 24 mm | 74% | 0.6 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1998 | 6.8°C | 2.9°C | -1.1°C | 19.2°C | -5.8°C | 83 mm | 88% | 0.5 m/s | 1.5 |
| 1997 | 4.5°C | 0.9°C | -2.8°C | 13.1°C | -8.0°C | 75 mm | 90% | 0.5 m/s | 1.6 |
| 1996 | 5.6°C | 1.2°C | -3.3°C | 17.2°C | -16.1°C | 47 mm | 86% | 0.5 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1995 | 7.2°C | 2.7°C | -1.7°C | 13.1°C | -10.1°C | 46 mm | 85% | 0.5 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1994 | 7.3°C | 2.7°C | -2.0°C | 16.3°C | -6.2°C | 51 mm | 84% | 0.5 m/s | 1.7 |
| 1993 | 9.6°C | 4.2°C | -1.1°C | 20.0°C | -6.6°C | 30 mm | 84% | 0.5 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1992 | 5.6°C | 1.5°C | -2.6°C | 19.6°C | -10.7°C | 58 mm | 84% | 0.5 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1991 | 5.8°C | 1.3°C | -3.3°C | 18.9°C | -15.5°C | 55 mm | 72% | 0.5 m/s | 1.7 |
| 1990 | 4.6°C | 0.8°C | -3.0°C | 9.6°C | -7.3°C | 85 mm | 86% | 0.5 m/s | 1.5 |
| 1989 | 8.0°C | 3.3°C | -1.4°C | 16.1°C | -8.1°C | 32 mm | 83% | 0.5 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1988 | 10.9°C | 5.4°C | -0.2°C | 24.1°C | -10.4°C | 38 mm | 79% | 0.5 m/s | 1.7 |
| 1987 | 9.7°C | 4.7°C | -0.2°C | 22.2°C | -4.9°C | 35 mm | 78% | 0.5 m/s | 2 |
| 1986 | 9.8°C | 4.7°C | -0.4°C | 18.1°C | -21.8°C | 49 mm | 85% | 0.5 m/s | 1.7 |
| 1985 | 4.3°C | 0.8°C | -2.7°C | 13.1°C | -8.4°C | 67 mm | 89% | 0.5 m/s | 1.6 |
| 1984 | 3.1°C | -0.5°C | -4.1°C | 16.7°C | -24.2°C | 77 mm | 87% | 0.5 m/s | 1.7 |
| 1983 | 7.3°C | 2.8°C | -1.8°C | 13.5°C | -7.4°C | 40 mm | 84% | 0.5 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 8.2°C | 3.6°C | -0.9°C | 17.8°C | -7.4°C | 41 mm | 83% | 0.5 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 7.4°C | 2.8°C | -1.9°C | 13.5°C | -6.4°C | 32 mm | 81% | 0.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 7.2°C with lows near -1.7°C (mean 2.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 50 mm of rainfall in Fort St. John, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 108 mm in 2012.
The hottest October reached 26.5°C in 2008. The coldest dipped to -24.2°C in 1984.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 2.2°C. Daytime highs moved from 6.1°C to 8.7°C and overnight lows from -2.3°C to -0.5°C over the same span.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Fort St. John and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 7.2°C daytime highs and -1.7°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 7th coolest month in Fort St. John, averaging 2.8°C.
For October in Fort St. John, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 7.2°C and lows of -1.7°C.
Relative humidity in October averages 83% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in October is 0.5 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 0.6 m/s (1999).
The wettest October on record was 2012 with 108 mm. On average, October sees 50 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 Fort St. John 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.
