Albertville weather in October

In October, Albertville sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 110 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Albertville's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albertville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
110 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:59 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical October day in Albertville reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3134
4134
5134
6133
7133
8123
9123
10123
11123
12123
13122
14122
15112
16112
17112
18112
19112
20111
21111
22101
23101
24101
25101
26101
27100
2890
2990
3090
3190

How October really feels in Albertville

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
3
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Albertville weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -9°14412.612.38.90.0
Feb / -8°12011.311.410.10.0
Mar / -4°1251310.911.60.4
Apr / -1°11614.58.813.31.6
May14° / 16018.84.414.73.1
Jun18° / 14316.80.715.44.8
Jul20° / 131150.415.15.7
Aug19° / 11513.50.313.95.9
Sep16° / 10812.91.512.34.5
Oct11° / 11012.54.410.72.7
Nov / -4°13513.510.59.30.3
Dec / -8°15913.212.48.60.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34357
44357
54357
64357
74357
84357
94258
104258
114357
124357
134357
144456
154456
164357
174456
184456
194456
204654
214654
224555
234555
244555
254654
264654
274654
284654
294654
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Albertville gets around 110 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14510
24410
34410
44410
54310
64311
74211
84211
94111
104112
114012
124012
133913
143913
153913
163814
173814
183814
193815
203815
213816
223916
233916
243917
253917
264018
274019
284120
294121
304222
314323

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:396:08
211.46:406:06
311.46:416:04
411.36:436:02
511.36:446:00
611.26:455:58
711.26:475:57
811.16:485:55
911.16:495:53
1011.06:515:51
1110.96:525:49
1210.96:535:47
1310.86:555:45
1410.86:565:44
1510.76:585:42
1610.76:595:40
1710.67:005:38
1810.67:025:36
1910.57:035:35
2010.57:055:33
2110.47:065:31
2210.47:075:30
2310.37:095:28
2410.37:105:26
2510.27:125:25
2610.27:135:23
2710.17:145:22
2810.17:165:20
2910.07:175:19
3010.07:195:17
319.97:205:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Albertville?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Albertville.

What to pack for Albertville in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Albertville sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Albertville in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Albertville peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Albertville?

Albertville sits at 45.7°N, 6.4°E, 346 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Seynod, 33 km away.

Topography around Albertville

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Albertville.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Albertville has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 844 m around an average of 517 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,376 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,605 m.

The land around Albertville is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
844 m
16 km
2,376 m
80 km
4,605 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
October weather nearby: Seynod 33 km · Annecy 33 km · Annecy-le-Vieux 33 km · Cran-Gevrier 34 km · Sallanches 35 km · Aix-les-Bains 37 km · Chambéry 38 km · Cluses 45 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Albertville (45.6745°, 6.3906°, elevation 346 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).