That was one of the driest Octobers on record in Vancouver

While Vancouver is typically pretty damp through October, this year was pretty dry.

In fact, it was drier than September or August. And it was one of the Top 10 driest Octobers in the last 130 years in Vancouver, according to Environment Canada meteorologist Steve Boily.

The beginning of the month was quite dry, with only 14.3 millimitres of rain by the two-thirds mark. The end of the month did bring some showers, though no deluge. By the end of Halloween, Vancouver saw 38.8 mm of precipitation.

That’s well below the average of 123.9 mm normally recorded at the airport, says Boily.

“We were just above 30 per cent of the average we get in Vancouver,” he says. “So drier, much drier.”

Temperature-wise, it was close to average at 10.6 C (compared to 10.3 C) which is the normal over the past 30 years.

But there was a hot spot, as Oct. 16 hit 21.7 C (normally it’s around 14 C). It wasn’t record-breaking, though, as the mercury rose to 23.3 C on Oct. 16, 1929.

November should be wetter

Despite the dry October, November 2026 looks to be more damp.

“The wettest month on average is November, and it looks like this week we should get close to normal precipitation,” Boily says. “The start of November is looking more familiar.

“There will probably be a little bit more than average on week two,” he says.

The average for Vancouver across the whole month is around 245 mm.

“We definitely get much more precipitation in November than October,” Boily says.

November may be warmer as well, he adds, but it’s not clear by how much.

Later in the year, Vancouver may feel the effects of a “super El Niño” weather pattern.