Buckingham weather in October

In October, Buckingham sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 101 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Buckingham's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buckingham's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 101 mm; 12.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:26 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 8th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 2.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Buckingham is administrative sector of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, former town.

Density: 1,028/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1855

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical October day in Buckingham reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Avg low (°C)	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	7
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	15	6
6	15	6
7	15	5
8	15	5
9	14	5
10	14	5
11	14	5
12	14	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	12	3
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	11	3
21	11	3
22	11	3
23	11	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	2
27	9	2
28	9	1
29	9	1
30	9	1
31	9	1

How October really feels in Buckingham

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Buckingham weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-5° / -15°	74	10.6	9.9	8.9	0.0
Feb	-4° / -14°	58	8.9	8.2	10.1	0.0
Mar	2° / -7°	73	10.2	7	11.6	0.1
Apr	11° / 1°	92	11.3	3.1	13.3	2.6
May	19° / 7°	92	11.4	0.3	14.7	5.6
Jun	24° / 13°	104	11.7	0	15.4	6.4
Jul	26° / 15°	102	12.5	0	15.1	6.3
Aug	25° / 14°	93	11	0	13.9	6.7
Sep	20° / 10°	96	10.3	0	12.3	6.2
Oct	12° / 4°	101	12.2	0.6	10.7	3.2
Nov	5° / -3°	84	11.3	4.4	9.3	0.4
Dec	-2° / -10°	80	11.5	9.2	8.6	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	38	38	38	36	36	36	36	36	35	36	36	35	35	35	34	33	32	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	28	29	29	28	29	29	29
Cloudier (%)	62	62	62	64	64	64	64	64	65	64	64	65	65	65	66	67	68	69	69	70	70	70	70	71	72	71	71	72	71	71	71

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	34	66
16	33	67
17	32	68
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	28	72
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Buckingham gets around 101 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39
Snow chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	0
2	38	0
3	38	0
4	38	0
5	38	0
6	38	0
7	39	0
8	39	0
9	39	0
10	40	0
11	40	0
12	41	1
13	41	1
14	42	1
15	42	1
16	42	1
17	42	1
18	42	2
19	42	2
20	42	2
21	42	3
22	41	3
23	41	4
24	41	4
25	41	4
26	40	5
27	40	5
28	40	5
29	40	6
30	39	6
31	39	6

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	88	89	90	91	92	93	93	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	88	8	4
2	89	7	4
3	90	7	3
4	91	6	3
5	92	5	3
6	93	5	2
7	93	5	2
8	94	4	2
9	95	4	1
10	95	4	1
11	95	4	1
12	96	3	1
13	96	3	1
14	96	3	1
15	96	3	1
16	96	3	1
17	96	3	1
18	97	2	1
19	97	2	1
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 4:43 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:07	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:14	6:15	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:29	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:46	6:47
Sunset (PM)	5:35	5:34	5:32	5:30	5:28	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:16	5:15	5:13	5:11	5:09	5:07	5:06	5:04	5:02	5:00	4:59	4:57	4:56	4:54	4:52	4:51	4:49	4:48	4:46	4:45	4:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:06	5:35
2	11.4	6:07	5:34
3	11.4	6:09	5:32
4	11.3	6:10	5:30
5	11.3	6:11	5:28
6	11.2	6:12	5:26
7	11.2	6:14	5:24
8	11.1	6:15	5:22
9	11.1	6:17	5:20
10	11.0	6:18	5:18
11	11.0	6:19	5:16
12	10.9	6:21	5:15
13	10.8	6:22	5:13
14	10.8	6:23	5:11
15	10.7	6:25	5:09
16	10.7	6:26	5:07
17	10.6	6:27	5:06
18	10.6	6:29	5:04
19	10.5	6:30	5:02
20	10.5	6:32	5:00
21	10.4	6:33	4:59
22	10.4	6:34	4:57
23	10.3	6:36	4:56
24	10.3	6:37	4:54
25	10.2	6:39	4:52
26	10.2	6:40	4:51
27	10.1	6:41	4:49
28	10.1	6:43	4:48
29	10.0	6:44	4:46
30	10.0	6:46	4:45
31	9.9	6:47	4:43

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	2.8	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.5	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.4	Moderate
17	2.4	Moderate
18	2.3	Moderate
19	2.3	Moderate
20	2.2	Moderate
21	2.2	Moderate
22	2.2	Moderate
23	2.1	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.0	Moderate
26	2.0	Moderate
27	2.0	Dim
28	1.9	Dim
29	1.9	Dim
30	1.9	Dim
31	1.9	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Buckingham?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.2

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buckingham.

What to pack for Buckingham in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Buckingham sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Buckingham in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buckingham peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	4	6	7	8	5	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Moderate	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Buckingham?

Buckingham sits at 45.6°N, 75.4°W, 124 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Clarence-Rockland, 11 km away.

Topography around Buckingham

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Buckingham.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buckingham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m.

The land around Buckingham is covered by trees (59%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

141 m

trees 59%

16 km

348 m

trees 58%

80 km

585 m

trees 65%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← September Buckingham year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Clarence-Rockland 11 km · Fallingbrook 13 km · Orléans 16 km · Templeton-Est 17 km · Gatineau 25 km · Vanier 25 km · Hull 29 km · Centretown 29 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 83% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $55,698; 2025
Happiness: 6.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Buckingham (45.5856°, -75.4208°, elevation 124 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	7
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	15	6
6	15	6
7	15	5
8	15	5
9	14	5
10	14	5
11	14	5
12	14	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	12	3
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	11	3
21	11	3
22	11	3
23	11	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	2
27	9	2
28	9	1
29	9	1
30	9	1
31	9	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	34	66
16	33	67
17	32	68
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	28	72
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	0
2	38	0
3	38	0
4	38	0
5	38	0
6	38	0
7	39	0
8	39	0
9	39	0
10	40	0
11	40	0
12	41	1
13	41	1
14	42	1
15	42	1
16	42	1
17	42	1
18	42	2
19	42	2
20	42	2
21	42	3
22	41	3
23	41	4
24	41	4
25	41	4
26	40	5
27	40	5
28	40	5
29	40	6
30	39	6
31	39	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	88	8	4
2	89	7	4
3	90	7	3
4	91	6	3
5	92	5	3
6	93	5	2
7	93	5	2
8	94	4	2
9	95	4	1
10	95	4	1
11	95	4	1
12	96	3	1
13	96	3	1
14	96	3	1
15	96	3	1
16	96	3	1
17	96	3	1
18	97	2	1
19	97	2	1
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	7
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	15	6
6	15	6
7	15	5
8	15	5
9	14	5
10	14	5
11	14	5
12	14	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	12	3
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	11	3
21	11	3
22	11	3
23	11	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	2
27	9	2
28	9	1
29	9	1
30	9	1
31	9	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	34	66
16	33	67
17	32	68
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	28	72
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	0
2	38	0
3	38	0
4	38	0
5	38	0
6	38	0
7	39	0
8	39	0
9	39	0
10	40	0
11	40	0
12	41	1
13	41	1
14	42	1
15	42	1
16	42	1
17	42	1
18	42	2
19	42	2
20	42	2
21	42	3
22	41	3
23	41	4
24	41	4
25	41	4
26	40	5
27	40	5
28	40	5
29	40	6
30	39	6
31	39	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	88	8	4
2	89	7	4
3	90	7	3
4	91	6	3
5	92	5	3
6	93	5	2
7	93	5	2
8	94	4	2
9	95	4	1
10	95	4	1
11	95	4	1
12	96	3	1
13	96	3	1
14	96	3	1
15	96	3	1
16	96	3	1
17	96	3	1
18	97	2	1
19	97	2	1
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	7
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	15	6
6	15	6
7	15	5
8	15	5
9	14	5
10	14	5
11	14	5
12	14	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	12	3
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	11	3
21	11	3
22	11	3
23	11	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	2
27	9	2
28	9	1
29	9	1
30	9	1
31	9	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	34	66
16	33	67
17	32	68
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	28	72
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	0
2	38	0
3	38	0
4	38	0
5	38	0
6	38	0
7	39	0
8	39	0
9	39	0
10	40	0
11	40	0
12	41	1
13	41	1
14	42	1
15	42	1
16	42	1
17	42	1
18	42	2
19	42	2
20	42	2
21	42	3
22	41	3
23	41	4
24	41	4
25	41	4
26	40	5
27	40	5
28	40	5
29	40	6
30	39	6
31	39	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	88	8	4
2	89	7	4
3	90	7	3
4	91	6	3
5	92	5	3
6	93	5	2
7	93	5	2
8	94	4	2
9	95	4	1
10	95	4	1
11	95	4	1
12	96	3	1
13	96	3	1
14	96	3	1
15	96	3	1
16	96	3	1
17	96	3	1
18	97	2	1
19	97	2	1
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0