Climate · St. John's

St. John's in October

Hot and wet, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

October in St. John's is hot: highs near 86°F, lows near 79°F. Rain falls on about five days a week, and the days shorten by 19 minutes from the first week to the last.October in St. John's is hot: highs near 30°C, lows near 26°C. Rain falls on about five days a week, and the days shorten by 19 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
86°F30°Caverage
Low
79°F26°Caverage
Wet days
5a week · 73% of days
Daylight
11h 43mon average

Is October a good time to visit St. John's?


October sits outside St. John's's best months, which run from January to April. Expect hot days and rain on about five days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How October sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 86°F in October, against 82°F to 87°F through the year.Highs near 30°C in October, against 28°C to 31°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

73% of days in October, against 37% to 73% through the year.

Cloud cover

65% cover in October, against 28% to 66% through the year.

Daylight

11h 43m in October, against 11h 07m to 13h 08m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with October shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

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  1. September87°31°low 80°low 27°5 wet days a weekRain on about five days a week.
  2. October86°30°low 79°low 26°5 wet days a weekRain on about five days a week.
  3. November85°29°low 78°low 26°5 wet days a weekRain on about five days a week.

Where St. John's sits, in October

America/Antigua

this place
typical high in October 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-October
6:00 AMsets 5:46 PM
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
Latitude
17.1°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
our one place here

The land around St. John's, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. St. John's is our one place in Antigua & Barbuda so far. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest St. John's. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.