Jonquière weather in October

In October, Jonquière sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 113 mm of precipitation across 14 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 13°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Jonquière's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jonquière's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 113 mm; 14 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:14 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 10th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 1.99 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.9; 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 Jonquière reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 16°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)	14	13	13	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
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	-1

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

How October really feels in Jonquière

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 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.

Jonquière 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°	62	11.4	12.7	8.6	0.0
Feb	-8° / -18°	49	9.5	10.7	9.9	0.0
Mar	-1° / -11°	66	11.1	10	11.6	0.0
Apr	8° / -3°	82	12.1	5.6	13.4	1.2
May	16° / 4°	89	12.5	0.7	15	4.8
Jun	22° / 10°	96	12.3	0	15.8	6.1
Jul	24° / 13°	125	14.8	0	15.5	6.0
Aug	22° / 12°	114	13.8	0	14.1	6.1
Sep	17° / 8°	119	13	0	12.4	4.9
Oct	10° / 2°	113	14	1.9	10.6	1.9
Nov	2° / -5°	88	13.8	8.4	9	0.0
Dec	-5° / -14°	75	12.7	13	8.2	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. 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 (%)	31	31	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	27	27	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16
Cloudier (%)	69	69	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	73	73	73	74	74	75	76	76	77	79	79	80	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	84

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	25	75
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	23	77
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	20	80
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	16	84
31	16	84

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Jonquière gets around 113 mm of rain and snow over 14 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 2 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 (%)	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	9	10	10	11	12	13	14	15	15	16

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	44	1
2	44	1
3	44	1
4	44	1
5	44	2
6	44	2
7	44	2
8	44	2
9	44	3
10	45	3
11	45	3
12	45	4
13	45	4
14	46	4
15	46	5
16	46	5
17	46	6
18	47	6
19	47	7
20	47	7
21	48	8
22	48	9
23	48	10
24	48	10
25	47	11
26	47	12
27	47	13
28	47	14
29	47	15
30	47	15
31	47	16

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 (%)	94	95	95	96	96	98	98	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	5	4	4	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
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	94	5	1
2	95	4	1
3	95	4	1
4	96	3	1
5	96	3	1
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	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 11 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	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	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 5:51 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 4:20 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	10.6	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)	5:51	5:52	5:54	5:55	5:57	5:58	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:06	6:07	6:09	6:10	6:12	6:14	6:15	6:17	6:18	6:20	6:21	6:23	6:24	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:34	6:36	6:37
Sunset (PM)	5:17	5:15	5:13	5:11	5:09	5:07	5:05	5:03	5:00	4:58	4:56	4:54	4:52	4:50	4:48	4:47	4:45	4:43	4:41	4:39	4:37	4:35	4:33	4:32	4:30	4:28	4:27	4:25	4:23	4:22	4:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	5:51	5:17
2	11.4	5:52	5:15
3	11.3	5:54	5:13
4	11.3	5:55	5:11
5	11.2	5:57	5:09
6	11.1	5:58	5:07
7	11.1	6:00	5:05
8	11.0	6:01	5:03
9	11.0	6:03	5:00
10	10.9	6:04	4:58
11	10.8	6:06	4:56
12	10.8	6:07	4:54
13	10.7	6:09	4:52
14	10.7	6:10	4:50
15	10.6	6:12	4:48
16	10.6	6:14	4:47
17	10.5	6:15	4:45
18	10.4	6:17	4:43
19	10.4	6:18	4:41
20	10.3	6:20	4:39
21	10.3	6:21	4:37
22	10.2	6:23	4:35
23	10.2	6:24	4:33
24	10.1	6:26	4:32
25	10.0	6:28	4:30
26	10.0	6:29	4:28
27	9.9	6:31	4:27
28	9.9	6:32	4:25
29	9.8	6:34	4:23
30	9.8	6:36	4:22
31	9.7	6:37	4:20

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.99 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	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Level	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	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	2.2	Moderate
11	2.2	Moderate
12	2.2	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.1	Moderate
15	2.0	Moderate
16	2.0	Dim
17	1.9	Dim
18	1.9	Dim
19	1.9	Dim
20	1.8	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.7	Dim
23	1.7	Dim
24	1.7	Dim
25	1.6	Dim
26	1.6	Dim
27	1.6	Dim
28	1.5	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 Jonquière?

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

1.9

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 Jonquière.

What to pack for Jonquière in October

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

In October, Jonquière sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Jonquière 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 Jonquière 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 Jonquière?

Jonquière sits at 48.4°N, 71.2°W, 146 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Saguenay, 14 km away.

Topography around Jonquière

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jonquière has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,087 m.

The land around Jonquière is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

213 m

trees 42%

16 km

391 m

trees 65%

80 km

1,087 m

trees 81%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

October weather nearby: Saguenay 14 km · Chicoutimi 14 km · Alma 33 km · Rivière-du-Loup 143 km · Charlesbourg 169 km · La Haute-Saint-Charles 170 km · Beauport 173 km · Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf 174 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 Jonquière (48.4165°, -71.2488°, elevation 146 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	14	5
2	13	5
3	13	5
4	13	4
5	13	4
6	12	4
7	12	4
8	12	4
9	12	3
10	11	3
11	11	3
12	11	3
13	11	3
14	10	3
15	10	2
16	10	2
17	10	2
18	9	2
19	9	2
20	9	2
21	8	1
22	8	1
23	8	1
24	8	1
25	7	1
26	7	1
27	7	0
28	7	0
29	6	0
30	6	0
31	6	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	25	75
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	23	77
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	20	80
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	44	1
2	44	1
3	44	1
4	44	1
5	44	2
6	44	2
7	44	2
8	44	2
9	44	3
10	45	3
11	45	3
12	45	4
13	45	4
14	46	4
15	46	5
16	46	5
17	46	6
18	47	6
19	47	7
20	47	7
21	48	8
22	48	9
23	48	10
24	48	10
25	47	11
26	47	12
27	47	13
28	47	14
29	47	15
30	47	15
31	47	16

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	25	75
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	23	77
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	20	80
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	44	1
2	44	1
3	44	1
4	44	1
5	44	2
6	44	2
7	44	2
8	44	2
9	44	3
10	45	3
11	45	3
12	45	4
13	45	4
14	46	4
15	46	5
16	46	5
17	46	6
18	47	6
19	47	7
20	47	7
21	48	8
22	48	9
23	48	10
24	48	10
25	47	11
26	47	12
27	47	13
28	47	14
29	47	15
30	47	15
31	47	16

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	25	75
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	23	77
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	20	80
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	44	1
2	44	1
3	44	1
4	44	1
5	44	2
6	44	2
7	44	2
8	44	2
9	44	3
10	45	3
11	45	3
12	45	4
13	45	4
14	46	4
15	46	5
16	46	5
17	46	6
18	47	6
19	47	7
20	47	7
21	48	8
22	48	9
23	48	10
24	48	10
25	47	11
26	47	12
27	47	13
28	47	14
29	47	15
30	47	15
31	47	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	94	5	1
2	95	4	1
3	95	4	1
4	96	3	1
5	96	3	1
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	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