Average October Temperatures in British Columbia

Average temperatures for October at cities and towns throughout British Columbia are given below.

You can jump to a separate table for each section of the province: Southwest Mainland, Gulf Islands, Vancouver Island, Central BC, Southeast BC and Northern BC.

The tables list the normals for maximum and minimum monthly temperatures, in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit, based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010.

Southwest BC Mainland

Average October temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
59 43 Abbotsford 15 6
59 43 Chilliwack 15 6
56 46 Gibsons 13 8
55 43 Powell River 13 6
56 45 Vancouver - Richmond 14 7
52 36 Whistler 11 2

Gulf Islands

Average daily temperatures in October
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
55 45 Cortes Island, Whaletown 13 7
56 41 Gabriola Island 13 5
57 44 Mayne Island, Village Bay 14 6
57 46 Saltspring Island 14 8

Vancouver Island

Average daily temperatures in October
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
56 39 Campbell River 13 4
55 43 Courtenay - Comox 13 6
57 41 Duncan 14 5
57 41 Gold River 14 5
58 41 Nanaimo 15 5
59 41 Port Alberni 15 5
53 42 Port Hardy 12 6
55 43 Port Renfrew 13 6
58 42 Sidney 14 6
56 43 Tofino 14 6
58 45 Victoria 15 7

Central British Columbia

October temperatures: daily averages
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
45 28 Barkerville 7 -2
54 40 Bella Coola 12 4
57 38 Kamloops 14 3
57 39 Kelowna 14 4
56 39 Lillooet 14 4
58 38 Penticton 14 3
56 37 Vernon 13 3
55 31 Williams Lake 13 -1

Southeast BC

Average October temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
55 37 Castlegar 13 3
53 32 Cranbrook 12 0
50 32 Golden 10 0
51 37 Revelstoke 11 3
51 30 Sparwood 11 -1

Northern British Columbia

Average October temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
42 31 Atlin 6 -1
41 24 Fort Nelson 5 -4
46 31 Fort St John 8 -1
50 33 Prince George 10 1
52 41 Prince Rupert 11 5
54 44 Sandspit, Haida Gwaii 12 7
48 32 Smithers 9 0
Reference

Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.

British Columbia Temperatures
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