Orangeville weather in October

In October, Orangeville sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 20% 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 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Orangeville's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orangeville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:43 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Orangeville is town in Ontario, Canada.

Density
2,027/km²
people per km²
Founded
1863

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 Orangeville reaches about 13°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 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2166
3166
4166
5166
6156
7155
8155
9155
10145
11145
12145
13144
14134
15134
16134
17134
18124
19123
20123
21113
22113
23113
24112
25102
26102
27102
28102
2992
3091
3191

How October really feels in Orangeville

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
13
wind chill below the day's low

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

Orangeville weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -11°5810.19.99.10.0
Feb-2° / -11°498.17.810.20.0
Mar / -6°579.96.111.60.2
Apr11° / 8011.3313.22.6
May18° / 8511.9014.55.4
Jun23° / 12°9111.5015.26.5
Jul25° / 14°8411014.96.7
Aug24° / 14°8110.5013.86.9
Sep20° / 10°749.9012.36.3
Oct13° / 7511.50.610.83.4
Nov / -2°6910.74.59.40.5
Dec / -7°6010.998.80.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54357
64258
74258
84258
94159
104159
114159
123961
133961
143862
153664
163565
173367
183367
193268
203070
213070
222971
232971
242872
252971
262971
272971
282872
292872
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Orangeville gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1370
2360
3360
4360
5360
6360
7350
8350
9350
10351
11351
12351
13361
14361
15371
16371
17382
18392
19392
20393
21403
22403
23404
24404
25395
26395
27395
28396
29396
30386
31387

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186104
28794
38794
48893
58983
69082
79082
89172
99172
109172
119361
129361
139451
149451
159451
169541
179541
189640
199730
209730
219730
229730
239820
249820
259820
269820
279820
289910
299910
309910
319910

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:245:55
211.56:255:53
311.46:265:51
411.46:275:49
511.36:295:48
611.36:305:46
711.26:315:44
811.26:325:42
911.16:345:40
1011.16:355:39
1111.06:365:37
1211.06:375:35
1310.96:395:33
1410.96:405:32
1510.86:415:30
1610.86:435:28
1710.76:445:27
1810.76:455:25
1910.66:465:23
2010.66:485:22
2110.56:495:20
2210.56:505:19
2310.46:525:17
2410.46:535:16
2510.36:545:14
2610.36:565:13
2710.26:575:11
2810.26:585:10
2910.17:005:08
3010.17:015:07
3110.17:025:06

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 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Orangeville?

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

3.4
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 Orangeville.

What to pack for Orangeville in October

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

In October, Orangeville sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Orangeville in October

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 67 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 20 to Sep 2 — about 1.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul20Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep19Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Orangeville in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Orangeville peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Orangeville?

Orangeville sits at 43.9°N, 80.1°W, 443 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Caledon, 10 km away.

Topography around Orangeville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orangeville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 446 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m.

The land around Orangeville is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (42%), cropland (35%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
269 m
80 km
473 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Caledon 10 km · Bolton 29 km · Alliston 32 km · Fergus 32 km · Georgetown 33 km · Halton Hills 34 km · Brampton 37 km · Guelph 43 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 Orangeville (43.9168°, -80.0997°, elevation 443 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).