Average Snowfall for Ontario in October

The tables below list monthly averages for snowfall during October at cities and towns and parks in Ontario.

You can jump to a separate table for each section of the province: Eastern, Central, Southwestern, Northeastern and Northwestern 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 1981 to 2010.

Eastern Ontario

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October snowfall averages
Days Place InchesCenti­metres
0 Belleville 0.1 0.2
0 Cornwall 0.5 1.2
0 Kingston 0.5 1.2
1 Ottawa 1.1 2.9
2 Pembroke 1.5 3.8

Central Ontario

Total amount of snow in October on average
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
1 Barrie 0.9 2.3
0 Brantford 0.0 0.0
1 French River, Chaudiere Dam 0.8 2.2
0 Hamilton 0.0 0.0
1 Huntsville 1.6 4.1
1 Midland 1.5 3.7
0 Niagara Falls 0.3 0.7
0 Oshawa 0.0 0.1
0 Peterborough 0.5 1.2
0 St Catharines 0.0 0.1
0 Toronto 0.0 0.1

Southwestern Ontario

Average total snowfall in October
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
0 Chatham-Kent 0.0 0.0
0 Guelph 0.6 1.5
1 London 1.3 3.2
1 Owen Sound 0.6 1.6
0 Point Pelee National Park 0.0 0.1
0 Sarnia 0.2 0.5
1 Waterloo 0.5 1.4
0 Windsor 0.3 0.6

Northeastern Ontario

Average October snowfall
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
5 Chapleau 4.5 11.5
1 Gore Bay 0.8 2.0
7 Kapuskasing 8.5 21.5
5 Moosonee 5.2 13.2
3 North Bay 3.2 8.1
3 Sault Ste Marie 2.1 5.2
0 South Baymouth 0.0 0.1
3 Sudbury 2.2 5.7
6 Timmins 5.9 15.1
3 Wawa 3.8 9.7

Northwestern Ontario

October snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
3 Atikokan 2.8 7.2
10 Big Trout Lake 9.1 23.1
5 Dryden 5.8 14.6
2 Fort Frances 1.3 3.3
6 Kenora 5.6 14.2
7 Red Lake 8.3 21.1
3 Thunder Bay 3.7 9.4
Reference

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

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