Victoriaville weather in October

In October, Victoriaville sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 120 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°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 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Victoriaville's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Victoriaville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
120 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:13 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Victoriaville is city in Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada.

Density
399/km²
people per km²
Founded
1993

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 15°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical October day in Victoriaville reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°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 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3156
4156
5156
6155
7145
8145
9145
10145
11134
12134
13134
14134
15124
16123
17123
18123
19113
20113
21113
22102
23102
24102
25102
2692
2791
2891
2991
3081
3181

How October really feels in Victoriaville

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 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
14
wind chill below the day's low

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

Victoriaville 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -15°8212.712.18.90.0
Feb-4° / -14°6710.310.5100.0
Mar / -8°8111.78.511.60.0
Apr10° / 10312.6413.32.1
May18° / 114140.314.75.1
Jun22° / 12°12913.6015.56.0
Jul25° / 15°13515.3015.26.0
Aug24° / 14°12813.90146.4
Sep19° / 11011.3012.35.8
Oct12° / 12012.61.110.73.0
Nov / -3°9512.869.20.3
Dec-2° / -10°9713.511.58.50.0

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 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43862
53862
63763
73862
83862
93862
103862
113862
123862
133763
143763
153664
163763
173664
183565
193565
203565
213466
223466
233367
243367
253268
263268
273268
283169
293169
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Victoriaville gets around 120 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1370
2370
3371
4371
5371
6371
7371
8371
9381
10382
11382
12392
13392
14403
15403
16413
17414
18424
19424
20435
21435
22446
23446
24446
25447
26447
27458
28458
29449
30449
314410

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
188831
289731
390730
492620
593520
694420
795410
896310
996310
1096310
1197210
1297210
1397210
1497210
1597210
1698110
1798110
1898110
1999100
2099100
2199100
2299100
2399100
2499100
2599100
2699100
2799100
2899100
29100000
30100000
31100000

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

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

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 4:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:525:21
211.45:545:19
311.45:555:17
411.35:565:15
511.35:585:14
611.25:595:12
711.26:005:10
811.16:025:08
911.06:035:06
1011.06:055:04
1110.96:065:02
1210.96:075:00
1310.86:094:58
1410.86:104:57
1510.76:114:55
1610.76:134:53
1710.66:144:51
1810.66:164:49
1910.56:174:48
2010.56:194:46
2110.46:204:44
2210.46:214:43
2310.36:234:41
2410.26:244:39
2510.26:264:38
2610.16:274:36
2710.16:294:34
2810.06:304:33
2910.06:314:31
309.96:334:30
319.96:344:28

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.0Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.0Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Victoriaville?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Victoriaville.

What to pack for Victoriaville in October

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

In October, Victoriaville sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Victoriaville 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 Victoriaville peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Victoriaville?

Victoriaville sits at 46.1°N, 72.0°W, 131 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Drummondville, 44 km away.

Topography around Victoriaville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Victoriaville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 841 m.

The land around Victoriaville is covered by trees (37%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
841 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Drummondville 44 km · Thetford-Mines 51 km · Trois-Rivières 56 km · Sherbrooke 72 km · Rock Forest 77 km · Shawinigan 83 km · Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 86 km · Magog 88 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 Victoriaville (46.0501°, -71.9658°, elevation 131 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).