October is one of the warmer months of the year in Prince George, with average highs near 7.9°C and lows around -0.7°C (mean 3.6°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 87 mm of rainfall and 84% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Prince George. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Prince George was 2022 — when the month averaged 8.6°C — while the coldest was 1984 at 0.9°C. Typical October days reach 7.9°C with nights near -0.7°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
October is a relatively wet time of year in Prince George, averaging 87 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 1998 with 145 mm, while the driest was 2023 at 25 mm.
Relative humidity in Prince George during October averages 84%. The most humid October was 1998 at 91%, and the least humid was 2023 at 72%.
October receives about 1.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Prince George. The sunniest October was 1987 at 2.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1998 at 1.4.
Average wind speed in Prince George during October is 0.1 m/s. The windiest Octobers were 2020, 2022 and 2023, among others at 0.2 m/s, while the calmest were 2021, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 3.9°C | 3.0°C | 3.3°C | 3.8°C | 4.4°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg High | 8.4°C | 7.4°C | 7.5°C | 8.1°C | 8.8°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg Low | -0.5°C | -1.3°C | -0.9°C | -0.5°C | 0.0°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 76 mm | 100 mm | 96 mm | 82 mm | 71 mm | -5 mm |
October temperatures in Prince George have risen by about 2.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of -22.2°C (1984) to a record high of 24.5°C (2008).
Rainfall in October is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 87 mm, with a wettest year of 145 mm.
A good time to visit Prince George
October is a good time to visit Prince George, with days averaging 7.9°C and nights around -0.7°C (mean 3.6°C, close to Prince George's yearly average) and higher 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 | 8.4°C | 3.9°C | -0.6°C | 15.5°C | -6.3°C | 83 mm | 83% | 0.1 m/s | 2 |
| 2024 | 7.6°C | 3.9°C | 0.1°C | 14.6°C | -5.6°C | 94 mm | 90% | 0.1 m/s | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 11.0°C | 5.6°C | 0.2°C | 23.3°C | -11.0°C | 25 mm | 72% | 0.2 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2022 🔥 | 14.0°C | 8.6°C | 3.3°C | 23.4°C | -3.8°C | 35 mm | 74% | 0.2 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 7.0°C | 3.1°C | -0.7°C | 12.1°C | -5.2°C | 65 mm | 87% | 0.1 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 4.7°C | 1.1°C | -2.6°C | 19.6°C | -15.3°C | 123 mm | 90% | 0.2 m/s | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 6.1°C | 2.1°C | -1.9°C | 13.0°C | -8.8°C | 96 mm | 85% | 0.1 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 9.9°C | 4.2°C | -1.6°C | 17.2°C | -6.0°C | 36 mm | 76% | 0.2 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 7.4°C | 3.3°C | -0.9°C | 16.3°C | -4.2°C | 125 mm | 85% | 0.1 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 6.4°C | 2.7°C | -1.1°C | 14.0°C | -5.2°C | 83 mm | 91% | 0.2 m/s | 1.6 |
| 2015 | 9.6°C | 5.3°C | 1.1°C | 18.7°C | -4.6°C | 75 mm | 86% | 0.1 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2014 | 9.8°C | 6.0°C | 2.1°C | 17.9°C | -4.5°C | 136 mm | 88% | 0.1 m/s | 1.7 |
| 2013 | 8.3°C | 4.0°C | -0.3°C | 12.0°C | -6.1°C | 77 mm | 87% | 0.2 m/s | 2 |
| 2012 | 5.9°C | 1.1°C | -3.6°C | 19.0°C | -15.6°C | 72 mm | 79% | 0.2 m/s | 2 |
| 2011 | 7.6°C | 3.5°C | -0.6°C | 13.4°C | -4.0°C | 60 mm | 88% | 0.1 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2010 | 9.7°C | 5.6°C | 1.4°C | 20.4°C | -3.4°C | 61 mm | 84% | 0.1 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2009 | 5.1°C | 1.1°C | -2.9°C | 12.0°C | -11.1°C | 114 mm | 83% | 0.1 m/s | 2 |
| 2008 | 7.7°C | 3.6°C | -0.6°C | 24.5°C | -5.6°C | 72 mm | 83% | 0.1 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2007 | 7.5°C | 3.7°C | -0.1°C | 12.9°C | -3.1°C | 96 mm | 87% | 0.1 m/s | 1.7 |
| 2006 | 7.5°C | 2.8°C | -1.8°C | 17.7°C | -12.0°C | 93 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2005 | 8.1°C | 4.0°C | 0.0°C | 13.6°C | -4.1°C | 117 mm | 89% | 0.1 m/s | 1.6 |
| 2004 | 7.1°C | 3.2°C | -0.7°C | 18.3°C | -6.7°C | 105 mm | 88% | 0.1 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2003 | 9.6°C | 5.2°C | 0.8°C | 22.0°C | -11.7°C | 145 mm | 84% | 0.1 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2002 | 7.4°C | 2.9°C | -1.6°C | 12.9°C | -10.5°C | 61 mm | 87% | 0.2 m/s | 2 |
| 2001 | 7.0°C | 2.5°C | -1.9°C | 13.9°C | -6.0°C | 73 mm | 83% | 0.1 m/s | 2 |
| 2000 | 7.6°C | 3.6°C | -0.3°C | 12.5°C | -4.9°C | 89 mm | 86% | 0.2 m/s | 1.7 |
| 1999 | 8.4°C | 3.8°C | -0.8°C | 15.0°C | -5.8°C | 67 mm | 82% | 0.1 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1998 🌧️ | 8.2°C | 4.2°C | 0.2°C | 13.4°C | -4.2°C | 145 mm | 91% | 0.1 m/s | 1.4 |
| 1997 | 6.4°C | 2.7°C | -1.1°C | 11.7°C | -6.9°C | 125 mm | 88% | 0.1 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1996 | 6.1°C | 1.6°C | -2.9°C | 17.1°C | -22.0°C | 110 mm | 88% | 0.1 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1995 | 6.9°C | 3.2°C | -0.5°C | 11.2°C | -9.4°C | 100 mm | 87% | 0.1 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1994 | 8.0°C | 3.3°C | -1.3°C | 18.7°C | -4.3°C | 70 mm | 83% | 0.1 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1993 | 10.6°C | 5.2°C | -0.3°C | 22.8°C | -4.8°C | 51 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1992 | 7.7°C | 3.3°C | -1.0°C | 20.2°C | -7.1°C | 114 mm | 86% | 0.1 m/s | 2 |
| 1991 | 6.4°C | 1.4°C | -3.6°C | 20.6°C | -19.7°C | 87 mm | 77% | 0.1 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1990 | 5.2°C | 1.5°C | -2.1°C | 10.4°C | -6.1°C | 135 mm | 87% | 0.1 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1989 | 9.2°C | 4.6°C | 0.1°C | 16.9°C | -7.4°C | 57 mm | 80% | 0.1 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1988 | 11.4°C | 6.4°C | 1.4°C | 23.2°C | -5.8°C | 62 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1987 | 10.3°C | 5.0°C | -0.2°C | 23.5°C | -5.2°C | 77 mm | 76% | 0.2 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1986 | 11.9°C | 6.6°C | 1.4°C | 16.9°C | -7.5°C | 43 mm | 83% | 0.1 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1985 | 5.0°C | 1.7°C | -1.7°C | 12.4°C | -7.6°C | 136 mm | 88% | 0.1 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1984 ❄️ | 4.5°C | 0.9°C | -2.6°C | 16.4°C | -22.2°C | 118 mm | 83% | 0.1 m/s | 1.5 |
| 1983 | 7.3°C | 3.1°C | -1.0°C | 12.4°C | -4.5°C | 61 mm | 88% | 0.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 8.2°C | 3.9°C | -0.4°C | 16.8°C | -6.3°C | 76 mm | 87% | 0.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 7.9°C | 3.3°C | -1.3°C | 14.0°C | -5.3°C | 52 mm | 85% | 0.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 7.9°C with lows near -0.7°C (mean 3.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 87 mm of rainfall in Prince George, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 145 mm in 1998.
The hottest October reached 24.5°C in 2008. The coldest dipped to -22.2°C in 1984.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 2.4°C. Daytime highs moved from 6.6°C to 9.6°C and overnight lows from -1.4°C to 0.5°C over the same span.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Prince George and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 7.9°C daytime highs and -0.7°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 7th coolest month in Prince George, averaging 3.6°C.
For October in Prince George, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 7.9°C and lows of -0.7°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in October averages 84% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in October is 0.1 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 0.2 m/s (1987).
The wettest October on record was 1998 with 145 mm. On average, October sees 87 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 Prince George 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.
