Chicoutimi weather in October

In October, Chicoutimi sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 119 mm of precipitation across 14.7 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Chicoutimi's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chicoutimi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 119 mm; 14.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 6:13 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 10th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.6; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical October day in Chicoutimi reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 15°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)	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5
Avg low (°C)	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	4
3	12	4
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	11	3
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	10	3
12	10	3
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	9	2
16	9	2
17	9	2
18	8	2
19	8	1
20	8	1
21	8	1
22	7	1
23	7	1
24	7	0
25	7	0
26	6	0
27	6	0
28	6	0
29	6	-1
30	5	-1
31	5	-1

How October really feels in Chicoutimi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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.

Chicoutimi weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-10° / -20°	66	11.8	13.2	8.6	0.0
Feb	-8° / -18°	52	9.7	10.8	9.9	0.0
Mar	-2° / -12°	70	11.4	11.2	11.6	0.0
Apr	7° / -3°	85	12.3	7	13.4	0.9
May	15° / 4°	92	12.7	0.9	15	4.4
Jun	21° / 10°	100	12.9	0	15.8	5.9
Jul	23° / 13°	131	15.4	0	15.5	5.8
Aug	22° / 12°	119	14.2	0	14.1	5.9
Sep	17° / 7°	127	13.8	0	12.4	4.6
Oct	9° / 2°	119	14.7	3	10.6	1.6
Nov	2° / -5°	95	14.2	10.1	9	0.0
Dec	-6° / -14°	80	13.4	14.1	8.2	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

	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 (%)	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	28	28	28	27	27	26	25	25	23	22	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16
Cloudier (%)	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	72	72	72	73	73	74	75	75	77	78	79	80	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	26	74
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	23	77
18	22	78
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Chicoutimi gets around 119 mm of rain and snow over 14.7 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 48% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring 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 (%)	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	9	10	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	16	17	18	19	20	21	22

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	2
2	46	2
3	46	2
4	46	3
5	46	3
6	46	4
7	46	4
8	46	4
9	47	5
10	47	5
11	48	6
12	48	6
13	48	7
14	48	7
15	48	8
16	48	9
17	49	10
18	49	10
19	49	11
20	49	12
21	49	13
22	49	14
23	49	15
24	49	16
25	49	16
26	49	17
27	49	18
28	49	19
29	48	20
30	48	21
31	48	22

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 99% 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 (%)	96	96	96	97	97	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	96	3	1
2	96	3	1
3	96	3	1
4	97	2	1
5	97	2	1
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	100	0	0
11	100	0	0
12	100	0	0
13	100	0	0
14	100	0	0
15	100	0	0
16	100	0	0
17	100	0	0
18	100	0	0
19	100	0	0
20	100	0	0
21	100	0	0
22	100	0	0
23	100	0	0
24	100	0	0
25	100	0	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 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)	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	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	10	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	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	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 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 4:19 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)	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:08	6:10	6:11	6:13	6:14	6:16	6:17	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:35	6:36
Sunset (PM)	5:16	5:14	5:12	5:10	5:08	5:06	5:04	5:02	5:00	4:58	4:56	4:54	4:52	4:50	4:48	4:46	4:44	4:42	4:40	4:38	4:36	4:35	4:33	4:31	4:29	4:27	4:26	4:24	4:22	4:21	4:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	5:50	5:16
2	11.4	5:52	5:14
3	11.3	5:53	5:12
4	11.3	5:55	5:10
5	11.2	5:56	5:08
6	11.1	5:58	5:06
7	11.1	5:59	5:04
8	11.0	6:01	5:02
9	11.0	6:02	5:00
10	10.9	6:04	4:58
11	10.8	6:05	4:56
12	10.8	6:07	4:54
13	10.7	6:08	4:52
14	10.7	6:10	4:50
15	10.6	6:11	4:48
16	10.5	6:13	4:46
17	10.5	6:14	4:44
18	10.4	6:16	4:42
19	10.4	6:17	4:40
20	10.3	6:19	4:38
21	10.3	6:21	4:36
22	10.2	6:22	4:35
23	10.2	6:24	4:33
24	10.1	6:25	4:31
25	10.0	6:27	4:29
26	10.0	6:28	4:27
27	9.9	6:30	4:26
28	9.9	6:32	4:24
29	9.8	6:33	4:22
30	9.8	6:35	4:21
31	9.7	6:36	4:19

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2 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)	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.4	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.3	Moderate
11	2.2	Moderate
12	2.2	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.1	Moderate
15	2.0	Moderate
16	2.0	Moderate
17	1.9	Dim
18	1.9	Dim
19	1.9	Dim
20	1.8	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.7	Dim
24	1.7	Dim
25	1.6	Dim
26	1.6	Dim
27	1.6	Dim
28	1.6	Dim
29	1.5	Dim
30	1.5	Dim
31	1.5	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Chicoutimi?

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

1.6

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chicoutimi.

What to pack for Chicoutimi in October

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

In October, Chicoutimi sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Chicoutimi in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chicoutimi peaks around July 12 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Chicoutimi?

Chicoutimi sits at 48.4°N, 71.1°W, 65 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Saguenay, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Chicoutimi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chicoutimi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,096 m.

The land around Chicoutimi is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km

168 m

trees 47%

16 km

295 m

trees 56%

80 km

1,096 m

trees 83%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

October weather nearby: Saguenay 0.0 km · Jonquière 14 km · Alma 46 km · Rivière-du-Loup 131 km · Charlesbourg 170 km · La Haute-Saint-Charles 172 km · Beauport 174 km · Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf 175 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 Chicoutimi (48.4196°, -71.0637°, elevation 65 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	13	5
2	13	4
3	12	4
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	11	3
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	10	3
12	10	3
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	9	2
16	9	2
17	9	2
18	8	2
19	8	1
20	8	1
21	8	1
22	7	1
23	7	1
24	7	0
25	7	0
26	6	0
27	6	0
28	6	0
29	6	-1
30	5	-1
31	5	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	26	74
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	23	77
18	22	78
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	2
2	46	2
3	46	2
4	46	3
5	46	3
6	46	4
7	46	4
8	46	4
9	47	5
10	47	5
11	48	6
12	48	6
13	48	7
14	48	7
15	48	8
16	48	9
17	49	10
18	49	10
19	49	11
20	49	12
21	49	13
22	49	14
23	49	15
24	49	16
25	49	16
26	49	17
27	49	18
28	49	19
29	48	20
30	48	21
31	48	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	96	3	1
2	96	3	1
3	96	3	1
4	97	2	1
5	97	2	1
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	100	0	0
11	100	0	0
12	100	0	0
13	100	0	0
14	100	0	0
15	100	0	0
16	100	0	0
17	100	0	0
18	100	0	0
19	100	0	0
20	100	0	0
21	100	0	0
22	100	0	0
23	100	0	0
24	100	0	0
25	100	0	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	4
3	12	4
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	11	3
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	10	3
12	10	3
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	9	2
16	9	2
17	9	2
18	8	2
19	8	1
20	8	1
21	8	1
22	7	1
23	7	1
24	7	0
25	7	0
26	6	0
27	6	0
28	6	0
29	6	-1
30	5	-1
31	5	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	26	74
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	23	77
18	22	78
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	2
2	46	2
3	46	2
4	46	3
5	46	3
6	46	4
7	46	4
8	46	4
9	47	5
10	47	5
11	48	6
12	48	6
13	48	7
14	48	7
15	48	8
16	48	9
17	49	10
18	49	10
19	49	11
20	49	12
21	49	13
22	49	14
23	49	15
24	49	16
25	49	16
26	49	17
27	49	18
28	49	19
29	48	20
30	48	21
31	48	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	96	3	1
2	96	3	1
3	96	3	1
4	97	2	1
5	97	2	1
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	100	0	0
11	100	0	0
12	100	0	0
13	100	0	0
14	100	0	0
15	100	0	0
16	100	0	0
17	100	0	0
18	100	0	0
19	100	0	0
20	100	0	0
21	100	0	0
22	100	0	0
23	100	0	0
24	100	0	0
25	100	0	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	4
3	12	4
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	11	3
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	10	3
12	10	3
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	9	2
16	9	2
17	9	2
18	8	2
19	8	1
20	8	1
21	8	1
22	7	1
23	7	1
24	7	0
25	7	0
26	6	0
27	6	0
28	6	0
29	6	-1
30	5	-1
31	5	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	26	74
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	23	77
18	22	78
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	2
2	46	2
3	46	2
4	46	3
5	46	3
6	46	4
7	46	4
8	46	4
9	47	5
10	47	5
11	48	6
12	48	6
13	48	7
14	48	7
15	48	8
16	48	9
17	49	10
18	49	10
19	49	11
20	49	12
21	49	13
22	49	14
23	49	15
24	49	16
25	49	16
26	49	17
27	49	18
28	49	19
29	48	20
30	48	21
31	48	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	96	3	1
2	96	3	1
3	96	3	1
4	97	2	1
5	97	2	1
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	100	0	0
11	100	0	0
12	100	0	0
13	100	0	0
14	100	0	0
15	100	0	0
16	100	0	0
17	100	0	0
18	100	0	0
19	100	0	0
20	100	0	0
21	100	0	0
22	100	0	0
23	100	0	0
24	100	0	0
25	100	0	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0