Sherwood Park weather in October

In October, Sherwood Park sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 5.8 wet days and about 10.3 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 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sherwood Park's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sherwood Park's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
7th coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:11 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
61%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Sherwood Park is hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
995/km²
people per km²
Founded
1953

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 13°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical October day in Sherwood Park reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 10°C warmer than November.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2132
3132
4121
5121
6121
7111
8111
9110
10110
11100
12100
13100
149-1
159-1
169-1
179-1
188-1
198-2
208-2
217-2
227-2
237-2
246-3
256-3
266-3
275-4
285-4
294-4
304-4
314-5

How October really feels in Sherwood Park

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sherwood Park 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -16°175.45.57.80.0
Feb-6° / -14°113.449.40.0
Mar-0° / -9°1654.711.50.0
Apr / -2°346.63.213.72.0
May16° / 538.40.815.65.1
Jun20° / 8813.5016.75.6
Jul22° / 11°8813.6016.26.2
Aug21° / 10°599.8014.66.6
Sep16° / 387.10.312.55.5
Oct / -1°235.82.110.31.9
Nov-1° / -9°215.65.48.30.0
Dec-7° / -15°144.45.27.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45050
54852
64852
74753
84753
94753
104654
114654
124555
134555
144654
154456
164456
174456
184456
194357
204456
214357
224357
234258
244258
254159
264060
274060
284060
293862
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Sherwood Park gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 5.8 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1192
2193
3193
4193
5194
6194
7194
8184
9185
10185
11185
12175
13176
14176
15176
16176
17176
18177
19177
20177
21178
22188
23189
241810
251910
261911
272012
282013
292013
302114
312115

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light 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
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of October to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 4:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:426:02
211.36:446:00
311.26:465:57
411.16:485:55
511.06:505:52
611.06:525:50
710.96:545:47
810.86:555:45
910.86:575:42
1010.76:595:40
1110.67:015:38
1210.57:035:35
1310.57:055:33
1410.47:075:31
1510.37:095:28
1610.37:115:26
1710.27:135:24
1810.17:145:21
1910.07:165:19
2010.07:185:17
219.97:205:15
229.87:225:13
239.87:245:10
249.77:265:08
259.67:285:06
269.67:305:04
279.57:325:02
289.47:345:00
299.47:364:58
309.37:384:56
319.27:404:54

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sherwood Park?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sherwood Park.

What to pack for Sherwood Park in October

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

In October, Sherwood Park sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Sherwood Park 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 Sherwood Park peaks around July 14 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sherwood Park?

Sherwood Park sits at 53.5°N, 113.3°W, 729 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Edmonton, 11 km away.

Topography around Sherwood Park

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sherwood Park has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 722 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m.

The land around Sherwood Park is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (28%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
176 m
80 km
377 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Edmonton 11 km · Wîhkwêntôwin 14 km · St. Albert 25 km · Leduc 32 km · Spruce Grove 40 km · Stony Plain 45 km · Camrose 64 km · Red Deer 143 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 Sherwood Park (53.5168°, -113.3187°, elevation 729 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).