Environment Canada says Vancouver saw 38.8 mm of precipitation during October 2026, making it one of the ten driest Octobers in the last 130 years.
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Vancouver experienced a notably dry October in 2026, with Environment Canada reporting it was among the ten driest Octobers in the last 130 years.
Meteorologist Steve Boily said Vancouver was drier than both September and August, and that the beginning of the month was especially dry, with only 14.3 millimetres of rain by the two-thirds mark.
By the end of October, Vancouver recorded 38.8 mm of precipitation by Halloween, well below the airport average of 123.9 mm, Boily said. He added, “We were just above 30 per cent of the average we get in Vancouver.”
Boily said temperatures during the month were close to average, with an average of 10.6 C compared with a normal of 10.3 C over the past 30 years. He noted a warmer period when Oct. 16 reached 21.7 C, and the mercury rose to 23.3 C on Oct. 16, 1929.
Looking ahead, Boily said November is typically the wettest month on average and that the start of November should be closer to normal precipitation. He also said there may be a little more than average precipitation in the second week.
The meteorologist said the average rainfall for Vancouver across the whole month is about 245 mm, and suggested the city may also see effects from a “super El Niño” weather pattern later in the year.
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