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The coolest places in North America in October

Nuuk tops the list at 0.2 °C in October. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Nuuk Greenland 0.2 °C 0.2 °C 82 mm
2 Anchorage United States 5.0 °C 5.0 °C 105 mm
3 Edmonton Canada 9.6 °C 9.6 °C 23 mm
4 Saskatoon Canada 9.8 °C 9.8 °C 27 mm
5 Regina Canada 10 °C 10 °C 34 mm
6 Winnipeg Canada 10 °C 10 °C 47 mm
7 Saint-Pierre Saint Pierre and Miquelon 11 °C 11 °C 143 mm
8 Calgary Canada 11 °C 11 °C 26 mm
9 Greater Sudbury Canada 11 °C 11 °C 94 mm
10 Québec Canada 11 °C 11 °C 126 mm
11 Montréal Canada 12 °C 12 °C 112 mm
12 Victoria Canada 13 °C 13 °C 106 mm
13 Laval Canada 13 °C 13 °C 107 mm
14 Ottawa Canada 13 °C 13 °C 99 mm
15 Longueuil Canada 13 °C 13 °C 112 mm
16 Vancouver Canada 13 °C 13 °C 238 mm
17 Halifax Canada 13 °C 13 °C 129 mm
18 Kitchener Canada 14 °C 14 °C 81 mm
19 Richmond Canada 14 °C 14 °C 234 mm
20 Burnaby Canada 14 °C 14 °C 241 mm
21 Surrey Canada 14 °C 14 °C 170 mm
22 Vaughan Canada 14 °C 14 °C 75 mm
23 Oshawa Canada 14 °C 14 °C 85 mm
24 Markham Canada 14 °C 14 °C 81 mm
25 Brampton Canada 14 °C 14 °C 73 mm
26 Minneapolis United States 14 °C 14 °C 70 mm
27 Mississauga Canada 14 °C 14 °C 81 mm
28 London Canada 15 °C 15 °C 86 mm
29 Milwaukee United States 15 °C 15 °C 79 mm
30 Buffalo United States 15 °C 15 °C 94 mm
31 Hamilton Canada 15 °C 15 °C 83 mm
32 Seattle United States 15 °C 15 °C 129 mm
33 Madison United States 15 °C 15 °C 72 mm
34 Rochester United States 15 °C 15 °C 105 mm
35 Tacoma United States 15 °C 15 °C 112 mm
36 Grand Rapids United States 15 °C 15 °C 88 mm
37 Sioux Falls United States 15 °C 15 °C 61 mm
38 Worcester United States 16 °C 16 °C 101 mm
39 Detroit United States 16 °C 16 °C 69 mm
40 Spokane United States 16 °C 16 °C 45 mm
41 Boston United States 16 °C 16 °C 108 mm
42 Springfield United States 16 °C 16 °C 108 mm
43 Cleveland United States 16 °C 16 °C 87 mm
44 Chicago United States 16 °C 16 °C 86 mm
45 Providence United States 17 °C 17 °C 105 mm
46 Aurora United States 17 °C 17 °C 83 mm
47 Akron United States 17 °C 17 °C 81 mm
48 Toledo United States 17 °C 17 °C 66 mm
49 Fort Wayne United States 17 °C 17 °C 72 mm
50 Des Moines United States 17 °C 17 °C 72 mm

Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.