October is one of the warmer months of the year in Val-d’Or, with average highs near 9°C and lows around 1°C (mean 5°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 90 mm of rainfall and 85% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Val-d’Or. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Val-d’Or was 2021 — when the month averaged 9.2°C — while the coldest was 1993 at 1.6°C. Typical October days reach 9°C with nights near 1°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.5°C per decade.
October is a relatively wet time of year in Val-d’Or, averaging 90 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 2023 with 183 mm, while the driest was 2011 at 41 mm.
Relative humidity in Val-d’Or during October averages 85%. The most humid October was 2014 at 89%, and the least humid was 2011 at 82%.
October receives about 2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Val-d’Or. The sunniest October was 2025 at 2.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1993 and 2018 at 1.5.
Average wind speed in Val-d’Or during October is 0.4 m/s. The windiest Octobers were 2022, 2023 and 2024, among others at 0.4 m/s, while the calmest were 2012, 2021 and 2025, among others at 0.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 4.3°C | 4.3°C | 4.9°C | 5.4°C | 6.6°C | +2.3°C |
| Avg High | 8.4°C | 8.3°C | 8.7°C | 9.4°C | 10.9°C | +2.5°C |
| Avg Low | 0.3°C | 0.3°C | 1.1°C | 1.5°C | 2.2°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg Rain | 86 mm | 83 mm | 89 mm | 97 mm | 98 mm | +13 mm |
October temperatures in Val-d’Or have risen by about 2.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of -11.8°C (2020) to a record high of 26.3°C (2025).
Rainfall in October is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 90 mm, with a wettest year of 183 mm.
A good time to visit Val-d’Or
October is a good time to visit Val-d’Or, with days averaging 9°C and nights around 1°C (mean 5°C, warmer than Val-d’Or'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 | 12.4°C | 7.5°C | 2.5°C | 26.3°C | -3.3°C | 46 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 10.9°C | 6.6°C | 2.4°C | 20.4°C | -5.7°C | 82 mm | 83% | 0.4 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2023 🌧️ | 11.3°C | 7.5°C | 3.7°C | 25.8°C | -7.4°C | 183 mm | 88% | 0.4 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 11.1°C | 6.4°C | 1.7°C | 19.6°C | -3.4°C | 83 mm | 85% | 0.4 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2021 🔥 | 13.6°C | 9.2°C | 4.8°C | 24.0°C | -3.2°C | 79 mm | 88% | 0.3 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 6.1°C | 2.2°C | -1.7°C | 12.1°C | -11.8°C | 117 mm | 85% | 0.4 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 9.5°C | 5.6°C | 1.6°C | 16.5°C | -2.0°C | 91 mm | 86% | 0.4 m/s | 2 |
| 2018 | 5.5°C | 1.8°C | -2.0°C | 17.1°C | -9.2°C | 156 mm | 86% | 0.4 m/s | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 12.7°C | 8.4°C | 4.1°C | 20.5°C | -6.7°C | 109 mm | 85% | 0.4 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 10.2°C | 6.2°C | 2.3°C | 21.9°C | -5.3°C | 68 mm | 82% | 0.4 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2015 | 7.4°C | 3.2°C | -1.1°C | 18.9°C | -5.0°C | 99 mm | 83% | 0.4 m/s | 2 |
| 2014 | 9.9°C | 6.1°C | 2.3°C | 20.0°C | -3.4°C | 127 mm | 89% | 0.4 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2013 | 10.0°C | 6.2°C | 2.4°C | 20.9°C | -7.0°C | 100 mm | 84% | 0.4 m/s | 2 |
| 2012 | 10.0°C | 6.2°C | 2.4°C | 19.9°C | -3.7°C | 129 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2011 | 10.9°C | 6.6°C | 2.3°C | 23.6°C | -4.9°C | 41 mm | 82% | 0.4 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2010 | 8.1°C | 4.1°C | 0.2°C | 16.4°C | -5.5°C | 53 mm | 84% | 0.4 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2009 | 6.2°C | 3.0°C | -0.2°C | 13.3°C | -6.6°C | 91 mm | 88% | 0.4 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2008 | 7.9°C | 4.2°C | 0.5°C | 14.9°C | -5.5°C | 86 mm | 87% | 0.4 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2007 | 11.7°C | 7.5°C | 3.4°C | 21.6°C | -5.6°C | 68 mm | 86% | 0.3 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2006 | 7.3°C | 3.6°C | 0.0°C | 18.4°C | -6.6°C | 121 mm | 87% | 0.4 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2005 | 11.3°C | 7.2°C | 3.1°C | 23.6°C | -2.4°C | 63 mm | 88% | 0.3 m/s | 2 |
| 2004 | 10.4°C | 5.9°C | 1.4°C | 20.0°C | -5.1°C | 85 mm | 85% | 0.4 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2003 | 7.8°C | 4.2°C | 0.7°C | 21.5°C | -3.9°C | 109 mm | 88% | 0.3 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2002 | 6.3°C | 2.6°C | -1.2°C | 21.9°C | -8.9°C | 90 mm | 85% | 0.4 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2001 | 8.5°C | 5.4°C | 2.3°C | 18.1°C | -4.7°C | 125 mm | 88% | 0.4 m/s | 1.7 |
| 2000 | 9.8°C | 5.3°C | 0.8°C | 19.1°C | -5.2°C | 53 mm | 85% | 0.4 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1999 | 7.1°C | 3.2°C | -0.7°C | 15.0°C | -5.4°C | 104 mm | 84% | 0.4 m/s | 1.7 |
| 1998 | 9.5°C | 5.4°C | 1.2°C | 16.5°C | -5.0°C | 52 mm | 85% | 0.4 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1997 | 8.5°C | 4.5°C | 0.4°C | 21.9°C | -6.0°C | 55 mm | 84% | 0.4 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1996 | 8.6°C | 4.3°C | -0.1°C | 18.2°C | -5.9°C | 71 mm | 83% | 0.4 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1995 | 10.7°C | 6.7°C | 2.6°C | 21.0°C | -5.5°C | 99 mm | 84% | 0.4 m/s | 1.6 |
| 1994 | 10.4°C | 6.3°C | 2.2°C | 18.4°C | -3.8°C | 49 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 2 |
| 1993 ❄️ | 5.5°C | 1.6°C | -2.3°C | 12.6°C | -11.7°C | 130 mm | 88% | 0.4 m/s | 1.5 |
| 1992 | 6.3°C | 2.5°C | -1.3°C | 15.5°C | -7.9°C | 69 mm | 86% | 0.4 m/s | 1.7 |
| 1991 | 9.2°C | 4.8°C | 0.4°C | 18.7°C | -4.3°C | 84 mm | 85% | 0.4 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1990 | 7.4°C | 3.8°C | 0.2°C | 14.2°C | -5.7°C | 117 mm | 87% | 0.4 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1989 | 8.6°C | 4.9°C | 1.2°C | 18.7°C | -5.8°C | 89 mm | 88% | 0.3 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1988 | 6.2°C | 2.8°C | -0.6°C | 18.7°C | -5.4°C | 131 mm | 85% | 0.4 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1987 | 6.8°C | 2.8°C | -1.1°C | 16.2°C | -5.7°C | 74 mm | 85% | 0.4 m/s | 2 |
| 1986 | 7.8°C | 3.5°C | -0.7°C | 16.0°C | -5.4°C | 99 mm | 85% | 0.4 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1985 | 9.4°C | 5.0°C | 0.7°C | 15.8°C | -5.5°C | 61 mm | 84% | 0.4 m/s | 2 |
| 1984 | 11.0°C | 6.3°C | 1.6°C | 19.5°C | -6.9°C | 56 mm | 84% | 0.4 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1983 | 9.2°C | 4.9°C | 0.6°C | 21.6°C | -4.5°C | 89 mm | 84% | 0.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 10.0°C | 6.1°C | 2.2°C | 17.2°C | -4.9°C | 68 mm | 87% | 0.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 6.4°C | 2.5°C | -1.4°C | 12.8°C | -6.4°C | 103 mm | 85% | 0.4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 9°C with lows near 1°C (mean 5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 90 mm of rainfall in Val-d’Or, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 183 mm in 2023.
The hottest October reached 26.3°C in 2025. The coldest dipped to -11.8°C in 2020.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 2.4°C. Daytime highs moved from 9.2°C to 11.9°C and overnight lows from 0.7°C to 3°C over the same span.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Val-d’Or and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 9°C daytime highs and 1°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 7th coolest month in Val-d’Or, averaging 5°C.
For October in Val-d’Or, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 9°C and lows of 1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in October averages 85% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in October is 0.4 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 0.4 m/s (1981).
The wettest October on record was 2023 with 183 mm. On average, October sees 90 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 Val-d’Or 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.
