October is one of the warmer months of the year in North Bay, with average highs near 11.2°C and lows around 2.8°C (mean 7°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 86 mm of rainfall and 82% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in North Bay. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in North Bay was 2021 — when the month averaged 11.8°C — while the coldest was 1981 at 3.9°C. Typical October days reach 11.2°C with nights near 2.8°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.7°C per decade.
October is a relatively wet time of year in North Bay, averaging 86 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 2001 with 173 mm, while the driest was 2010 at 38 mm.
Relative humidity in North Bay during October averages 82%. The most humid October was 2003 at 88%, and the least humid was 2024 at 73%.
October receives about 2.2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in North Bay. The sunniest October was 2025 at 2.7 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1993, 2014 and 2018 at 1.8.
Average wind speed in North Bay during October is 0.7 m/s. The windiest Octobers were 2018, 2019 and 2020, among others at 0.7 m/s, while the calmest were 2023, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.6 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 6.0°C | 6.3°C | 6.8°C | 7.7°C | 9.0°C | +3°C |
| Avg High | 10.3°C | 10.5°C | 10.7°C | 12.0°C | 13.5°C | +3.2°C |
| Avg Low | 1.8°C | 2.1°C | 2.8°C | 3.5°C | 4.5°C | +2.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 98 mm | 92 mm | 98 mm | 74 mm | 59 mm | -38 mm |
October temperatures in North Bay have risen by about 3.2°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of -6.8°C (2020) to a record high of 27.4°C (2023).
Rainfall in October is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 86 mm, with a wettest year of 173 mm.
A good time to visit North Bay
October is a good time to visit North Bay, with days averaging 11.2°C and nights around 2.8°C (mean 7°C, warmer than North Bay's yearly average) and higher rainfall. July and August 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 | 14.3°C | 9.4°C | 4.5°C | 26.7°C | -2.6°C | 66 mm | 76% | 0.6 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 14.4°C | 9.6°C | 4.8°C | 22.3°C | -2.0°C | 47 mm | 73% | 0.6 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 13.7°C | 9.6°C | 5.6°C | 27.4°C | -3.7°C | 72 mm | 82% | 0.6 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 13.2°C | 8.3°C | 3.4°C | 21.3°C | -1.2°C | 47 mm | 77% | 0.6 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2021 🔥 | 16.2°C | 11.8°C | 7.4°C | 24.9°C | -2.1°C | 49 mm | 80% | 0.6 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 9.2°C | 5.2°C | 1.3°C | 16.9°C | -6.8°C | 74 mm | 78% | 0.7 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 11.8°C | 7.7°C | 3.6°C | 21.6°C | -0.3°C | 96 mm | 80% | 0.7 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 9.4°C | 5.3°C | 1.1°C | 23.7°C | -4.2°C | 74 mm | 78% | 0.7 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 15.0°C | 10.4°C | 5.9°C | 22.7°C | -0.6°C | 76 mm | 79% | 0.7 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 12.9°C | 8.6°C | 4.3°C | 24.6°C | -4.2°C | 61 mm | 76% | 0.7 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2015 | 10.7°C | 6.2°C | 1.7°C | 20.4°C | -3.8°C | 58 mm | 75% | 0.7 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2014 | 11.6°C | 7.6°C | 3.7°C | 22.2°C | -1.6°C | 87 mm | 85% | 0.7 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2013 | 12.8°C | 8.3°C | 3.8°C | 21.4°C | -4.2°C | 88 mm | 79% | 0.7 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2012 | 11.9°C | 7.8°C | 3.8°C | 20.9°C | -2.7°C | 94 mm | 81% | 0.7 m/s | 2 |
| 2011 | 13.0°C | 8.6°C | 4.2°C | 24.0°C | -3.6°C | 71 mm | 77% | 0.7 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2010 | 11.1°C | 6.8°C | 2.4°C | 18.2°C | -3.7°C | 38 mm | 76% | 0.7 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2009 | 8.3°C | 4.7°C | 1.0°C | 14.5°C | -4.5°C | 95 mm | 85% | 0.7 m/s | 2 |
| 2008 | 10.4°C | 6.2°C | 2.0°C | 20.8°C | -4.7°C | 45 mm | 80% | 0.7 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2007 | 14.2°C | 9.8°C | 5.3°C | 23.2°C | -2.6°C | 87 mm | 85% | 0.6 m/s | 2 |
| 2006 | 8.9°C | 5.3°C | 1.6°C | 21.3°C | -3.8°C | 164 mm | 86% | 0.7 m/s | 2 |
| 2005 | 12.8°C | 8.9°C | 4.9°C | 24.7°C | -1.7°C | 54 mm | 83% | 0.6 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2004 | 12.2°C | 7.8°C | 3.5°C | 21.0°C | -2.7°C | 107 mm | 84% | 0.7 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2003 | 9.4°C | 5.8°C | 2.2°C | 21.6°C | -3.3°C | 100 mm | 88% | 0.6 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2002 | 8.8°C | 4.8°C | 0.8°C | 23.2°C | -4.5°C | 78 mm | 83% | 0.6 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2001 🌧️ | 10.7°C | 7.1°C | 3.5°C | 20.3°C | -4.1°C | 173 mm | 87% | 0.7 m/s | 2 |
| 2000 | 11.6°C | 7.2°C | 2.8°C | 19.2°C | -4.7°C | 72 mm | 83% | 0.6 m/s | 2.4 |
| 1999 | 10.1°C | 5.7°C | 1.4°C | 17.3°C | -4.4°C | 113 mm | 81% | 0.7 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1998 | 12.2°C | 7.6°C | 3.0°C | 17.2°C | -2.7°C | 45 mm | 77% | 0.7 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1997 | 10.6°C | 6.4°C | 2.2°C | 22.5°C | -4.1°C | 43 mm | 81% | 0.7 m/s | 2.6 |
| 1996 | 10.7°C | 6.3°C | 1.9°C | 19.9°C | -5.0°C | 63 mm | 81% | 0.7 m/s | 2 |
| 1995 | 11.7°C | 7.9°C | 4.0°C | 21.0°C | -3.3°C | 107 mm | 83% | 0.7 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1994 | 12.0°C | 7.8°C | 3.6°C | 18.9°C | -2.3°C | 72 mm | 82% | 0.6 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1993 | 8.0°C | 4.1°C | 0.1°C | 13.8°C | -6.7°C | 137 mm | 83% | 0.7 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1992 | 9.0°C | 4.8°C | 0.6°C | 18.5°C | -5.0°C | 76 mm | 83% | 0.7 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1991 | 10.9°C | 6.8°C | 2.7°C | 19.1°C | -3.9°C | 144 mm | 84% | 0.6 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1990 | 9.5°C | 5.5°C | 1.5°C | 18.9°C | -4.8°C | 125 mm | 85% | 0.7 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1989 | 10.9°C | 6.8°C | 2.6°C | 19.8°C | -4.2°C | 95 mm | 84% | 0.6 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1988 | 8.4°C | 4.8°C | 1.3°C | 18.9°C | -4.5°C | 128 mm | 82% | 0.7 m/s | 2.4 |
| 1987 | 8.7°C | 4.6°C | 0.6°C | 17.4°C | -4.5°C | 90 mm | 81% | 0.7 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1986 | 10.3°C | 5.6°C | 1.0°C | 16.9°C | -4.4°C | 76 mm | 82% | 0.6 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1985 | 11.4°C | 6.8°C | 2.2°C | 16.6°C | -4.3°C | 72 mm | 83% | 0.7 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1984 | 12.6°C | 8.0°C | 3.4°C | 20.4°C | -6.0°C | 83 mm | 84% | 0.6 m/s | 2.6 |
| 1983 | 10.6°C | 6.1°C | 1.6°C | 21.0°C | -4.1°C | 119 mm | 84% | 0.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 11.7°C | 7.6°C | 3.5°C | 17.5°C | -3.4°C | 95 mm | 86% | 0.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 ❄️ | 7.9°C | 3.9°C | -0.1°C | 12.9°C | -4.4°C | 120 mm | 86% | 0.7 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 11.2°C with lows near 2.8°C (mean 7°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 86 mm of rainfall in North Bay, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 173 mm in 2001.
The hottest October reached 27.4°C in 2023. The coldest dipped to -6.8°C in 2020.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 3.2°C. Daytime highs moved from 10.8°C to 14.4°C and overnight lows from 2.1°C to 5.1°C over the same span.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in North Bay and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 11.2°C daytime highs and 2.8°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 7th coolest month in North Bay, averaging 7°C.
For October in North Bay, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 11.2°C and lows of 2.8°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in October averages 82% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in October is 0.7 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 0.7 m/s (1981).
The wettest October on record was 2001 with 173 mm. On average, October sees 86 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 North Bay 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.
