Swimming in Quebec in october 2025 Sea temperature by city in october
Do you want to go to the beach in Quebec 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 Quebec by city and our opinion on the chances of enjoying pleasant sea conditions.
Sea temperature in Quebec in october 2025
Here, find the average sea temperature in Quebec in october in several coastal cities.
Gaspésie in october
47°F
min: 41°F / max: 53°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
Cap-d'Espoir
49°F
min: 44°F / max: 54°F
Côte-Nord in october
43°F
min: 39°F / max: 47°F
Île aux Perroquets
45°F
min: 39°F / max: 50°F
Anticosti Island
45°F
min: 39°F / max: 50°F
Rivière-Saint-Paul
45°F
min: 40°F / max: 50°F
Sept-Îles
45°F
min: 38°F / max: 50°F
Where should you go swimming in Quebec in the month of october?
Swimming in Quebec in october is freezing
In october in Quebec swimming conditions are generally the same everywhere.
Forget about swimming in Gaspé (Gaspé Peninsula), Baie-Comeau, Carleton-sur-Mer, Rimouski, Bonaventure, Cap-Chat, Cap-d'Espoir, Grande-Vallée, Île aux Perroquets, Anticosti Island, Matane, Mont-Louis, Percé, Rivière-Saint-Paul, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts and Sept-Îles 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
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
Carleton-sur-Mer
| October | |||
| Average sea temperature | 46°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 42°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 51°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 45°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 50°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 41°F | ||
| Precipitation | 4.9in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 7 jour(s) (22%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 49% | ||
| Our opinion | freezing swimming |
More information on swimming in Carleton-sur-Mer in october
Rimouski
| October | |||
| Average sea temperature | 43°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 39°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 47°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 47°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 49°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 43°F | ||
| Precipitation | 5.8in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 7 jour(s) (23%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 50% | ||
| Our opinion | freezing swimming |
More information on swimming in Rimouski in october
Bonaventure
| October | |||
| Average sea temperature | 48°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 43°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 53°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 49°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 52°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 43°F | ||
| Precipitation | 5.8in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 8 jour(s) (27%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 47% | ||
| Our opinion | freezing swimming |
More information on swimming in Bonaventure in october
List of coastal cities in Quebec
| Gaspé (Gaspé Peninsula) in october | freezing swimming |
| Baie-Comeau in october | freezing swimming |
| Carleton-sur-Mer in october | freezing swimming |
| Rimouski in october | freezing swimming |
| Bonaventure in october | freezing swimming |
| Cap-Chat in october | freezing swimming |
| Cap-d'Espoir in october | freezing swimming |
| Grande-Vallée in october | freezing swimming |
| Île aux Perroquets in october | freezing swimming |
| Anticosti Island in october | freezing swimming |
| Matane in october | freezing swimming |
| Mont-Louis in october | freezing swimming |
| Percé 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 |