October is one of the warmer months of the year in Rouyn-Noranda, with average highs near 9.5°C and lows around 1°C (mean 5.3°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 84 mm of rainfall and 84% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Rouyn-Noranda. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Rouyn-Noranda was 2021 — when the month averaged 9.9°C — while the coldest was 1993 at 1.6°C. Typical October days reach 9.5°C with nights near 1°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.6°C per decade.
October is about average for rainfall in Rouyn-Noranda, averaging 84 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 2018 with 146 mm, while the driest was 1998 at 43 mm.
Relative humidity in Rouyn-Noranda during October averages 84%. The most humid October was 2001 at 88%, and the least humid was 2024 at 77%.
October receives about 2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Rouyn-Noranda. The sunniest October was 2025 at 2.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2018 at 1.5.
Average wind speed in Rouyn-Noranda during October is 0.2 m/s. The windiest Octobers were 2006, 2008 and 2020, among others at 0.3 m/s, while the calmest were 2023, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 4.5°C | 4.5°C | 5.1°C | 5.7°C | 7.1°C | +2.6°C |
| Avg High | 8.8°C | 8.7°C | 9.2°C | 9.9°C | 11.7°C | +2.9°C |
| Avg Low | 0.2°C | 0.3°C | 1.0°C | 1.4°C | 2.4°C | +2.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 81 mm | 80 mm | 84 mm | 92 mm | 79 mm | -2 mm |
October temperatures in Rouyn-Noranda have risen by about 2.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of -10.8°C (2020) to a record high of 28.4°C (2023).
Rainfall in October is about average for rainfall, averaging 84 mm, with a wettest year of 146 mm.
A good time to visit Rouyn-Noranda
October is a good time to visit Rouyn-Noranda, with days averaging 9.5°C and nights around 1°C (mean 5.3°C, warmer than Rouyn-Noranda'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 | 13.5°C | 8.2°C | 2.9°C | 28.4°C | -4.2°C | 43 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 12.2°C | 7.4°C | 2.6°C | 21.3°C | -5.8°C | 75 mm | 77% | 0.2 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 11.8°C | 7.8°C | 3.7°C | 28.4°C | -7.0°C | 131 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 11.5°C | 6.8°C | 2.0°C | 21.0°C | -2.6°C | 70 mm | 83% | 0.2 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2021 🔥 | 14.8°C | 9.9°C | 5.1°C | 25.1°C | -3.7°C | 60 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 6.5°C | 2.3°C | -1.9°C | 14.0°C | -10.8°C | 98 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 2 |
| 2019 | 9.9°C | 5.7°C | 1.5°C | 17.2°C | -3.7°C | 82 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 2 |
| 2018 🌧️ | 6.0°C | 2.1°C | -1.8°C | 17.9°C | -5.6°C | 146 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 13.1°C | 8.6°C | 4.2°C | 21.9°C | -6.5°C | 97 mm | 82% | 0.2 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 11.0°C | 6.7°C | 2.4°C | 23.2°C | -5.2°C | 65 mm | 79% | 0.2 m/s | 2 |
| 2015 | 8.5°C | 3.8°C | -0.9°C | 19.1°C | -5.1°C | 81 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2014 | 9.8°C | 6.0°C | 2.2°C | 20.8°C | -3.7°C | 112 mm | 88% | 0.2 m/s | 1.7 |
| 2013 | 10.3°C | 6.3°C | 2.2°C | 20.8°C | -7.1°C | 83 mm | 83% | 0.2 m/s | 2 |
| 2012 | 9.9°C | 6.0°C | 2.2°C | 20.8°C | -4.0°C | 136 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2011 | 11.8°C | 7.1°C | 2.4°C | 25.6°C | -5.1°C | 70 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2010 | 9.1°C | 4.5°C | 0.0°C | 17.2°C | -5.4°C | 45 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2009 | 6.7°C | 3.1°C | -0.4°C | 13.7°C | -6.6°C | 87 mm | 87% | 0.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2008 | 8.6°C | 4.5°C | 0.5°C | 18.9°C | -5.6°C | 72 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2007 | 12.5°C | 8.1°C | 3.7°C | 22.0°C | -5.5°C | 71 mm | 83% | 0.2 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2006 | 7.9°C | 3.9°C | -0.1°C | 20.0°C | -5.9°C | 105 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 2 |
| 2005 | 12.0°C | 7.5°C | 3.1°C | 24.1°C | -2.9°C | 56 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 2 |
| 2004 | 10.8°C | 6.2°C | 1.6°C | 21.4°C | -4.8°C | 83 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2003 | 8.1°C | 4.3°C | 0.6°C | 21.6°C | -4.4°C | 100 mm | 88% | 0.2 m/s | 2 |
| 2002 | 6.8°C | 2.8°C | -1.2°C | 23.1°C | -7.2°C | 84 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2001 | 8.6°C | 5.2°C | 1.8°C | 17.2°C | -5.8°C | 123 mm | 88% | 0.2 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2000 | 10.2°C | 5.5°C | 0.8°C | 18.9°C | -5.6°C | 55 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1999 | 7.4°C | 3.2°C | -1.0°C | 15.7°C | -5.8°C | 109 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1998 | 10.1°C | 5.5°C | 1.0°C | 17.0°C | -5.1°C | 43 mm | 83% | 0.2 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1997 | 9.1°C | 5.0°C | 0.9°C | 22.2°C | -5.7°C | 60 mm | 83% | 0.2 m/s | 2 |
| 1996 | 9.1°C | 4.6°C | 0.0°C | 18.2°C | -5.9°C | 71 mm | 82% | 0.2 m/s | 1.7 |
| 1995 | 11.0°C | 6.9°C | 2.8°C | 22.5°C | -5.6°C | 91 mm | 83% | 0.2 m/s | 1.6 |
| 1994 | 10.9°C | 6.5°C | 2.1°C | 19.3°C | -3.9°C | 43 mm | 83% | 0.2 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1993 ❄️ | 5.7°C | 1.6°C | -2.5°C | 12.0°C | -10.2°C | 118 mm | 88% | 0.2 m/s | 1.6 |
| 1992 | 6.8°C | 2.9°C | -1.1°C | 16.0°C | -7.5°C | 68 mm | 86% | 0.2 m/s | 1.7 |
| 1991 | 9.4°C | 4.9°C | 0.4°C | 18.4°C | -4.0°C | 80 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1990 | 7.6°C | 3.7°C | -0.1°C | 14.1°C | -6.7°C | 118 mm | 87% | 0.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1989 | 8.9°C | 5.0°C | 1.1°C | 19.0°C | -6.1°C | 84 mm | 87% | 0.2 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1988 | 6.8°C | 3.2°C | -0.4°C | 18.6°C | -5.6°C | 108 mm | 84% | 0.3 m/s | 2 |
| 1987 | 7.4°C | 3.2°C | -1.1°C | 16.0°C | -5.1°C | 62 mm | 82% | 0.2 m/s | 2 |
| 1986 | 8.3°C | 3.7°C | -1.0°C | 17.1°C | -5.8°C | 89 mm | 83% | 0.2 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1985 | 9.9°C | 5.1°C | 0.2°C | 15.3°C | -5.7°C | 59 mm | 83% | 0.2 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1984 | 11.3°C | 6.4°C | 1.4°C | 19.4°C | -7.1°C | 57 mm | 84% | 0.3 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1983 | 9.5°C | 4.9°C | 0.4°C | 22.0°C | -5.0°C | 89 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 10.5°C | 6.3°C | 2.2°C | 18.1°C | -4.4°C | 73 mm | 87% | 0.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 6.9°C | 2.8°C | -1.3°C | 13.7°C | -6.1°C | 108 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 9.5°C with lows near 1°C (mean 5.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 84 mm of rainfall in Rouyn-Noranda, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 146 mm in 2018.
The hottest October reached 28.4°C in 2023. The coldest dipped to -10.8°C in 2020.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 2.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 9.6°C to 12.8°C and overnight lows from 0.6°C to 3.3°C over the same span.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Rouyn-Noranda and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 9.5°C daytime highs and 1°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 7th coolest month in Rouyn-Noranda, averaging 5.3°C.
For October in Rouyn-Noranda, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 9.5°C and lows of 1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in October averages 84% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in October is 0.2 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 0.3 m/s (1981).
The wettest October on record was 2018 with 146 mm. On average, October sees 84 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 Rouyn-Noranda 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.
