The tables below list monthly averages for snowfall during October at cities and towns and parks in Ontario.
The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.2 centimetres (0.08 inches) this month. The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1971 to 2000.
You can jump to a separate table for each section of the province: Eastern, Central, Southwestern, Northeastern and Northwestern Ontario.
Eastern Ontario
October snowfall averages
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 0.2 |
Belleville |
0.2 |
0.6 |
| 0.1 |
Bloomfield |
0.2 |
0.4 |
| 0.4 |
Cornwall |
0.6 |
1.4 |
| 0.4 |
Kingston |
0.4 |
1.1 |
| 1.4 |
Ottawa |
1.6 |
4.1 |
| 1.8 |
Pembroke |
1.3 |
3.3 |
Central Ontario
Total amount of snow in October on average
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 0.5 |
Barrie |
1.0 |
2.5 |
| 0.5 |
French River, Chaudiere Dam |
0.6 |
1.4 |
| 0.4 |
Hamilton |
0.2 |
0.6 |
| 0.8 |
Huntsville |
1.2 |
3.1 |
| 0.9 |
Midland |
0.9 |
2.4 |
| 0.2 |
Niagara Falls |
0.2 |
0.6 |
| 0.1 |
Oshawa |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| 0.9 |
Peterborough |
0.6 |
1.6 |
| 0.1 |
St Catharines |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| 0.4 |
Toronto |
0.2 |
0.5 |
Southwestern Ontario
Average total snowfall in October
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 0.1 |
Chatham-Kent |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| 1.3 |
London |
1.1 |
2.7 |
| 0.6 |
Owen Sound |
0.9 |
2.3 |
| 0.1 |
Point Pelee National Park |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 0.5 |
Sarnia |
0.7 |
1.8 |
| 0.8 |
Waterloo |
0.5 |
1.2 |
| 0.3 |
Windsor |
0.3 |
0.7 |
Northeastern Ontario
Average October snowfall
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 3.6 |
Chapleau |
3.3 |
8.5 |
| 1.0 |
Gore Bay |
0.8 |
2.0 |
| 8.0 |
Kapuskasing |
8.6 |
21.8 |
| 5.2 |
Moosonee |
5.9 |
14.9 |
| 2.9 |
North Bay |
2.2 |
5.5 |
| 3.0 |
Sault Ste Marie |
2.4 |
6.2 |
| 0.1 |
South Baymouth |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| 2.7 |
Sudbury |
2.1 |
5.3 |
| 6.6 |
Timmins |
5.5 |
14.0 |
| 3.1 |
Wawa |
3.9 |
10.0 |
Northwestern Ontario
October snowfall averages
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 4.8 |
Atikokan |
4.6 |
11.6 |
| 9.3 |
Big Trout Lake |
10.2 |
25.9 |
| 4.1 |
Dryden |
4.4 |
11.2 |
| 1.6 |
Fort Frances |
1.1 |
2.8 |
| 4.8 |
Kenora |
4.5 |
11.4 |
| 9.3 |
Lansdowne House |
9.4 |
24.0 |
| 2.3 |
Thunder Bay |
2.4 |
6.1 |