St. Albert weather in October

In October, St. Albert sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 24 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 30% 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 St. Albert's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see St. Albert's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
7th coldest
Precipitation
24 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:12 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
61%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

St. Albert is city in Alberta, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,191/km²
people per km²
Founded
1861

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 St. Albert 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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2132
3132
4122
5121
6121
7111
8111
9111
10110
11100
12100
13100
1490
159-1
169-1
179-1
188-1
198-1
208-2
217-2
227-2
237-2
246-3
256-3
266-3
275-3
285-4
294-4
304-4
314-5

How October really feels in St. Albert

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.

St. Albert 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°185.45.77.80.0
Feb-5° / -14°113.14.29.40.0
Mar / -9°164.8511.50.0
Apr / -2°337.1313.72.0
May16° / 548.50.815.65.1
Jun20° / 8713.2016.75.7
Jul22° / 11°9313.7016.36.2
Aug21° / 10°589.8014.66.6
Sep16° / 3670.312.55.5
Oct / -1°245.82.210.31.9
Nov-1° / -9°215.75.68.30.0
Dec-7° / -15°154.65.37.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
35149
45050
54951
64951
74951
84753
94753
104753
114753
124753
134753
144654
154654
164555
174456
184456
194456
204357
214357
224357
234357
244258
254258
264258
273961
283961
293961
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

St. Albert gets around 24 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 20% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1192
2192
3193
4203
5204
6204
7205
8205
9195
10196
11196
12186
13186
14187
15177
16177
17177
18167
19167
20168
21168
22168
23179
241710
251710
261811
271812
281913
291913
302014
312015

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 12 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
3012light breeze
3112light 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 6:44 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 4:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:446:03
211.36:466:01
311.26:475:58
411.16:495:56
511.06:515:53
611.06:535:51
710.96:555:48
810.86:575:46
910.76:595:44
1010.77:015:41
1110.67:035:39
1210.57:045:36
1310.57:065:34
1410.47:085:32
1510.37:105:29
1610.27:125:27
1710.27:145:25
1810.17:165:22
1910.07:185:20
2010.07:205:18
219.97:225:16
229.87:245:14
239.87:265:11
249.77:285:09
259.67:305:07
269.67:325:05
279.57:345:03
289.47:355:01
299.47:374:59
309.37:394:57
319.27:414:55

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit St. Albert?

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 St. Albert.

What to pack for St. Albert in October

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

In October, St. Albert 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 St. Albert 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 St. Albert 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is St. Albert?

St. Albert sits at 53.6°N, 113.6°W, 663 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Wîhkwêntôwin, 13 km away.

Topography around St. Albert

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around St. Albert has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 675 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m.

The land around St. Albert is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (33%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), grassland (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
389 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Wîhkwêntôwin 13 km · Edmonton 14 km · Spruce Grove 22 km · Sherwood Park 25 km · Stony Plain 27 km · Leduc 41 km · Camrose 87 km · Sylvan Lake 150 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 St. Albert (53.6334°, -113.6353°, elevation 663 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).