Joliette weather in October

In October, Joliette sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 102 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 23% 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 Joliette's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Joliette's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
102 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:19 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Joliette is city in Québec, Canada.

Density
1,514/km²
people per km²
Founded
1864

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

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 Joliette reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3166
4166
5155
6155
7155
8155
9145
10144
11144
12144
13134
14134
15133
16133
17123
18123
19123
20112
21112
22112
23112
24102
25101
26101
27101
2891
2991
3090
3190

How October really feels in Joliette

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
15
wind chill below the day's low

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

Joliette weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -16°759.79.38.90.0
Feb-4° / -15°608.37.8100.0
Mar / -8°729.96.811.60.0
Apr11° / 9910.93.213.32.5
May19° / 8911.40.214.75.7
Jun24° / 13°9211.1015.56.5
Jul26° / 15°8811.8015.26.4
Aug25° / 14°8811.10146.8
Sep20° / 919.4012.36.3
Oct13° / 10210.70.910.73.3
Nov / -3°8410.44.19.20.4
Dec-2° / -11°84119.28.50.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44060
54159
63961
73961
83961
93961
104060
114060
124060
133961
143862
153862
163763
173862
183763
193664
203664
213664
223664
233664
243565
253565
263565
273565
283565
293565
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Joliette gets around 102 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1340
2340
3340
4340
5340
6340
7340
8341
9341
10351
11351
12351
13362
14362
15362
16362
17363
18363
19363
20364
21364
22364
23365
24365
25355
26356
27356
28356
29356
30357
31357

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
187841
290730
390730
492620
593520
693520
795410
895410
996310
1096310
1196310
1297210
1397210
1497210
1597210
1697210
1798110
1899100
1999100
2099100
2199100
2299100
2399100
2499100
2599100
2699100
2799100
2899100
2999100
3099100
3199100

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 5:58 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 4:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:585:27
211.45:595:25
311.46:015:23
411.36:025:21
511.36:045:19
611.26:055:17
711.26:065:16
811.16:085:14
911.06:095:12
1011.06:105:10
1110.96:125:08
1210.96:135:06
1310.86:145:04
1410.86:165:02
1510.76:175:01
1610.76:194:59
1710.66:204:57
1810.66:214:55
1910.56:234:53
2010.56:244:52
2110.46:264:50
2210.46:274:48
2310.36:294:47
2410.36:304:45
2510.26:314:43
2610.16:334:42
2710.16:344:40
2810.06:364:39
2910.06:374:37
3010.06:394:36
319.96:404:34

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.0Moderate
282.0Moderate
292.0Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Joliette?

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

3.3
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 Joliette.

What to pack for Joliette in October

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

In October, Joliette sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Joliette 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 Joliette peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Joliette?

Joliette sits at 46.0°N, 73.4°W, 57 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Saint-Charles-Borromée, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Joliette

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Joliette has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 924 m.

The land around Joliette is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
924 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Saint-Charles-Borromée 5.0 km · L'Assomption 21 km · Sorel-Tracy 24 km · Repentigny 31 km · Saint-Lin-Laurentides 32 km · Mascouche 33 km · Varennes 37 km · Terrebonne 39 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
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

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 Joliette (46.0164°, -73.4236°, elevation 57 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).