Edgemont weather in October

In October, Edgemont sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Edgemont's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Edgemont's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: -2°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 27 mm; 6.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 7:10 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 4th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.6 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.2; 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 13°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical October day in Edgemont reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°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	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5
Avg low (°C)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5

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

How October really feels in Edgemont

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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.

Edgemont weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-3° / -13°	13	3.8	4.9	8.2	0.0
Feb	-1° / -12°	13	3.9	4.5	9.6	0.0
Mar	3° / -8°	22	5.9	6.1	11.5	0.1
Apr	10° / -2°	42	9	5.9	13.5	2.0
May	15° / 2°	78	12	2.7	15.3	4.2
Jun	18° / 6°	111	14.7	0.1	16.2	5.1
Jul	22° / 9°	71	12	0	15.9	6.4
Aug	21° / 8°	70	10.2	0	14.4	6.6
Sep	16° / 4°	47	8.6	1.1	12.4	5.4
Oct	9° / -2°	27	6.6	3.7	10.4	2.2
Nov	2° / -8°	20	5.5	5.8	8.7	0.0
Dec	-3° / -12°	15	3.9	4.7	7.8	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	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 (%)	52	52	52	50	50	50	49	49	48	49	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	49	48	49	49	47	47	46	46	44
Cloudier (%)	48	48	48	50	50	50	51	51	52	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	52	51	51	52	51	51	53	53	54	54	56

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	44	56

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Edgemont gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 4 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 (%)	24	24	23	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20
Snow chance (%)	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	17

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

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:04 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	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:44	6:46	6:47	6:49	6:51	6:52	6:54	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:03	7:04	7:06	7:08	7:10	7:11	7:13	7:15	7:17	7:18	7:20	7:22	7:24	7:25	7:27	7:29	7:31	7:32	7:34	7:36
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:05	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:53	5:51	5:49	5:47	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:32	5:29	5:27	5:25	5:23	5:21	5:19	5:17	5:15	5:14	5:12	5:10	5:08	5:06	5:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:44	6:07
2	11.3	6:46	6:05
3	11.3	6:47	6:02
4	11.2	6:49	6:00
5	11.1	6:51	5:58
6	11.1	6:52	5:56
7	11.0	6:54	5:53
8	10.9	6:56	5:51
9	10.9	6:58	5:49
10	10.8	6:59	5:47
11	10.7	7:01	5:44
12	10.7	7:03	5:42
13	10.6	7:04	5:40
14	10.5	7:06	5:38
15	10.5	7:08	5:36
16	10.4	7:10	5:34
17	10.3	7:11	5:32
18	10.3	7:13	5:29
19	10.2	7:15	5:27
20	10.1	7:17	5:25
21	10.1	7:18	5:23
22	10.0	7:20	5:21
23	10.0	7:22	5:19
24	9.9	7:24	5:17
25	9.8	7:25	5:15
26	9.8	7:27	5:14
27	9.7	7:29	5:12
28	9.7	7:31	5:10
29	9.6	7:32	5:08
30	9.5	7:34	5:06
31	9.5	7:36	5:04

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.6 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)	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	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
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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.3	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.6	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.5	Moderate
19	2.5	Moderate
20	2.4	Moderate
21	2.4	Moderate
22	2.3	Moderate
23	2.3	Moderate
24	2.3	Moderate
25	2.2	Moderate
26	2.2	Moderate
27	2.1	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate
29	2.0	Moderate
30	2.0	Dim
31	1.9	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Edgemont

In seasonPeak

None of Edgemont's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Edgemont's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Edgemont?

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

2.2

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 Edgemont.

What to pack for Edgemont in October

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

In October, Edgemont sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Edgemont 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 Edgemont peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 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	1	3	4	6	6	8	5	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

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

Air quality in Edgemont in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Edgemont is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	8	11	10	12	11	18	21	14	9	9	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	12	Good
Jun	11	Good
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	9	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Edgemont?

Edgemont sits at 51.1°N, 114.1°W, 1,208 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Evanston, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Edgemont

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Edgemont has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 1,195 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,384 m.

The land around Edgemont is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), cropland (34%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

152 m

artificial surfaces 48%

16 km

312 m

grassland 42%

80 km

2,384 m

grassland 35%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

October weather nearby: Evanston 5.0 km · Panorama Hills 6.0 km · Tuscany 7.0 km · Coventry Hills 8.0 km · Calgary 9.0 km · Beltline 11 km · Saddle Ridge 14 km · Taradale 15 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 Edgemont (51.1256°, -114.1488°, elevation 1,208 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	1
2	13	1
3	13	1
4	13	1
5	12	0
6	12	0
7	12	0
8	11	0
9	11	0
10	11	0
11	11	-1
12	10	-1
13	10	-1
14	10	-1
15	10	-1
16	10	-1
17	9	-2
18	9	-2
19	9	-2
20	9	-2
21	8	-2
22	8	-3
23	8	-3
24	8	-3
25	7	-3
26	7	-4
27	7	-4
28	6	-4
29	6	-4
30	6	-5
31	5	-5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	44	56

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	44	56

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	44	56

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

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