Sooke weather in October

In October, Sooke sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 155 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Sooke's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sooke's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 155 mm; 15 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:43 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 6th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 2.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; 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 10°C by the end.

A typical October day in Sooke reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 3°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	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8

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

Sooke weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 5°	237	20.1	3.1	8.6	0.5
Feb	7° / 5°	148	15.6	2.4	9.9	0.6
Mar	8° / 5°	166	18.1	1.7	11.6	1.0
Apr	10° / 7°	107	13.6	0.2	13.4	1.9
May	12° / 9°	63	9.3	0	15	3.3
Jun	14° / 10°	45	7.5	0	15.8	4.3
Jul	16° / 12°	24	4.2	0	15.5	6.1
Aug	17° / 13°	34	4.4	0	14.1	6.4
Sep	15° / 12°	59	7.9	0	12.4	5.1
Oct	12° / 9°	155	15	0	10.6	2.7
Nov	9° / 7°	240	19.4	1	9	1.2
Dec	7° / 5°	234	19.9	3.1	8.2	0.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 61%. 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 (%)	54	53	51	49	46	46	44	42	41	40	39	38	38	36	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	34	33	33
Cloudier (%)	46	47	49	51	54	54	56	58	59	60	61	62	62	64	64	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	66	66	66	67	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	51	49
4	49	51
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	44	56
8	42	58
9	41	59
10	40	60
11	39	61
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	33	67
31	33	67

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sooke gets around 155 mm of rain over 15 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	33	34	35	36	37	38	40	41	42	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	57	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	34
3	35
4	36
5	37
6	38
7	40
8	41
9	42
10	44
11	45
12	46
13	47
14	48
15	49
16	50
17	50
18	51
19	52
20	52
21	53
22	53
23	54
24	54
25	54
26	55
27	55
28	56
29	57
30	57
31	58

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 (%)	99	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
Comfortable (%)	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	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

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 6:21 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 4:50 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)	6:21	6:22	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:30	6:31	6:33	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:39	6:40	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:48	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:56	6:57	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:04	7:05	7:07
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:45	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:37	5:35	5:32	5:30	5:28	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:17	5:15	5:13	5:11	5:09	5:07	5:05	5:03	5:02	5:00	4:58	4:57	4:55	4:53	4:52	4:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:21	5:47
2	11.4	6:22	5:45
3	11.3	6:24	5:43
4	11.3	6:25	5:41
5	11.2	6:27	5:39
6	11.1	6:28	5:37
7	11.1	6:30	5:35
8	11.0	6:31	5:32
9	11.0	6:33	5:30
10	10.9	6:34	5:28
11	10.8	6:36	5:26
12	10.8	6:37	5:24
13	10.7	6:39	5:22
14	10.7	6:40	5:20
15	10.6	6:42	5:18
16	10.6	6:43	5:17
17	10.5	6:45	5:15
18	10.4	6:46	5:13
19	10.4	6:48	5:11
20	10.3	6:50	5:09
21	10.3	6:51	5:07
22	10.2	6:53	5:05
23	10.2	6:54	5:03
24	10.1	6:56	5:02
25	10.0	6:57	5:00
26	10.0	6:59	4:58
27	9.9	7:01	4:57
28	9.9	7:02	4:55
29	9.8	7:04	4:53
30	9.8	7:05	4:52
31	9.7	7:07	4:50

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.34 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	3.2	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.6	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.5	Moderate
13	2.5	Moderate
14	2.4	Moderate
15	2.3	Moderate
16	2.3	Moderate
17	2.2	Moderate
18	2.2	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.0	Moderate
23	2.0	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.8	Dim
28	1.8	Dim
29	1.8	Dim
30	1.7	Dim
31	1.7	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Sooke

In seasonPeak

In October, Sooke sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sooke's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Sooke?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sooke.

What to pack for Sooke in October

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

In October, Sooke sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Sooke in October

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 12°C and coldest in January near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	8	8	8	9	10	11	12	12	11	10	9	9
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	8	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	9	Bracing
May	10	Bracing
Jun	11	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	12	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	10	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	9	Bracing

UV index in Sooke 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 Sooke peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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	4	5	7	6	8	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Sooke?

Sooke sits at 48.4°N, 123.7°W, 39 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Langford, 19 km away.

Topography around Sooke

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sooke has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 881 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,351 m.

The land around Sooke is covered by trees (58%) and water (29%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

279 m

trees 58%

16 km

881 m

trees 54%

80 km

2,351 m

trees 57%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

October weather nearby: Langford 19 km · Colwood 19 km · Esquimalt 24 km · Carey 27 km · Victoria-Downtown 28 km · Victoria 29 km · Central Saanich 31 km · Oak Bay 32 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 Sooke (48.3746°, -123.7276°, elevation 39 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	51	49
4	49	51
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	44	56
8	42	58
9	41	59
10	40	60
11	39	61
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	34
3	35
4	36
5	37
6	38
7	40
8	41
9	42
10	44
11	45
12	46
13	47
14	48
15	49
16	50
17	50
18	51
19	52
20	52
21	53
22	53
23	54
24	54
25	54
26	55
27	55
28	56
29	57
30	57
31	58

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	51	49
4	49	51
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	44	56
8	42	58
9	41	59
10	40	60
11	39	61
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	34
3	35
4	36
5	37
6	38
7	40
8	41
9	42
10	44
11	45
12	46
13	47
14	48
15	49
16	50
17	50
18	51
19	52
20	52
21	53
22	53
23	54
24	54
25	54
26	55
27	55
28	56
29	57
30	57
31	58

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	51	49
4	49	51
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	44	56
8	42	58
9	41	59
10	40	60
11	39	61
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	34
3	35
4	36
5	37
6	38
7	40
8	41
9	42
10	44
11	45
12	46
13	47
14	48
15	49
16	50
17	50
18	51
19	52
20	52
21	53
22	53
23	54
24	54
25	54
26	55
27	55
28	56
29	57
30	57
31	58

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0