Swimming in Canada in october 2025 Sea temperature by city in october
Do you want to go to the beach in Canada in october 2025? Is it the right month to go for pleasant temperatures and staying in the water for a long time? The answer is on this page with the sea temperatures in october in Canada by city and our opinion on the chances of enjoying pleasant sea conditions.
Sea temperature in Canada in october 2025
Here, find the average sea temperature in Canada in october in several coastal cities.
Quebec in october
47°F
min: 41°F / max: 53°F
43°F
min: 39°F / max: 47°F
46°F
min: 42°F / max: 51°F
43°F
min: 39°F / max: 47°F
48°F
min: 43°F / max: 53°F
44°F
min: 38°F / max: 50°F
Atlantic Canada in october
58°F
min: 52°F / max: 62°F
53°F
min: 50°F / max: 56°F
47°F
min: 42°F / max: 53°F
Bonavista
47°F
min: 41°F / max: 54°F
Hebron (Prince Edward Island)
54°F
min: 49°F / max: 59°F
Cape Breton Island
54°F
min: 49°F / max: 59°F
British Columbia in october
50°F
min: 49°F / max: 53°F
54°F
min: 51°F / max: 57°F
51°F
min: 49°F / max: 53°F
Courtenay
52°F
min: 49°F / max: 55°F
51°F
min: 49°F / max: 54°F
Prince Rupert
51°F
min: 49°F / max: 53°F
North in october
Rankin Inlet
36°F
min: 32°F / max: 41°F
Gjoa Haven
31°F
min: 29°F / max: 33°F
Where should you go swimming in Canada in the month of october?
Swimming in Canada in october is freezing
In october in Canada swimming conditions are generally the same everywhere.
Forget about swimming in Gaspé (Gaspé Peninsula), Halifax, Quebec, Vancouver, Baie-Comeau, Carleton-sur-Mer, Rimouski, Saint John, St. John's (Newfoundland and Labrador), Bonaventure, Bonavista, Cap-Chat, Cap-d'Espoir, Grande-Vallée, Hebron (Prince Edward Island), Île aux Perroquets, Anticosti Island, Cape Breton Island, Matane, Mont-Louis, Percé, Rankin Inlet, Rivière-Saint-Paul, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Sept-Îles, Tofino, Twillingate, Victoria, Bathurst, Charlottetown, Courtenay, Gjoa Haven, Moncton, Nanaimo, Prince Rupert, Sydney and Yarmouth in october! The water temperature is freezing, reaching as low as 41°F (and only 53°F at the best of times). Our advice: plan on sightseeing, and don't bring your beach towel!
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freezing swimmingWater temperature and seasonal norms in october
Gaspé (Gaspé Peninsula)
| October | |||
| Average sea temperature | 47°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 41°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 53°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 47°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 50°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 45°F | ||
| Precipitation | 5.3in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 7 jour(s) (24%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 48% | ||
| Our opinion | freezing swimming |
More information on swimming in Gaspé (Gaspé Peninsula) in october
Halifax
| October | |||
| Average sea temperature | 58°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 52°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 62°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 54°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 58°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 50°F | ||
| Precipitation | 7.3in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 7 jour(s) (24%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 44% | ||
| Our opinion | freezing swimming |
More information on swimming in Halifax in october
Quebec
| October | |||
| Average sea temperature | 49°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 45°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 52°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 49°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 52°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 43°F | ||
| Precipitation | 7.5in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 9 jour(s) (30%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 50% | ||
| Our opinion | freezing swimming |
More information on swimming in Quebec in october
Vancouver
| October | |||
| Average sea temperature | 50°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 49°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 53°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 52°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 56°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 49°F | ||
| Precipitation | 14.1in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 12 jour(s) (39%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 49% | ||
| Our opinion | freezing swimming |
More information on swimming in Vancouver in october
Baie-Comeau
| October | |||
| Average sea temperature | 43°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 39°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 47°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 45°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 49°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 43°F | ||
| Precipitation | 6.4in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 8 jour(s) (26%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 49% | ||
| Our opinion | freezing swimming |
More information on swimming in Baie-Comeau in october
List of coastal cities in Canada
| Gaspé (Gaspé Peninsula) in october | freezing swimming |
| Halifax in october | freezing swimming |
| Quebec in october | freezing swimming |
| Vancouver in october | freezing swimming |
| Baie-Comeau in october | freezing swimming |
| Carleton-sur-Mer in october | freezing swimming |
| Rimouski in october | freezing swimming |
| Saint John in october | freezing swimming |
| St. John's (Newfoundland and Labrador) in october | freezing swimming |
| Bonaventure in october | freezing swimming |
| Bonavista in october | freezing swimming |
| Cap-Chat in october | freezing swimming |
| Cap-d'Espoir in october | freezing swimming |
| Grande-Vallée in october | freezing swimming |
| Hebron (Prince Edward Island) in october | freezing swimming |
| Île aux Perroquets in october | freezing swimming |
| Anticosti Island in october | freezing swimming |
| Cape Breton Island in october | freezing swimming |
| Matane in october | freezing swimming |
| Mont-Louis in october | freezing swimming |
| Percé in october | freezing swimming |
| Rankin Inlet in october | freezing swimming |
| Rivière-Saint-Paul in october | freezing swimming |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Monts in october | freezing swimming |
| Sept-Îles in october | freezing swimming |
| Tofino in october | freezing swimming |
| Twillingate in october | freezing swimming |
| Victoria in october | freezing swimming |
| Bathurst in october | freezing swimming |
| Charlottetown in october | freezing swimming |
| Courtenay in october | freezing swimming |
| Gjoa Haven in october | freezing swimming |
| Moncton in october | freezing swimming |
| Nanaimo in october | freezing swimming |
| Prince Rupert in october | freezing swimming |
| Sydney in october | freezing swimming |
| Yarmouth in october | freezing swimming |