Auch weather in October

In October, Auch sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 66 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Auch's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Auch's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:19 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical October day in Auch reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12212
22212
32212
42212
52212
62112
72112
82112
92111
102111
112111
122011
132011
142011
152011
162011
172011
182010
191910
201910
211910
221910
231910
241910
25199
26189
27189
28189
29189
30189
31178

How October really feels in Auch

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Auch weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 6311.10.59.12.3
Feb12° / 529.50.510.22.9
Mar15° / 6010.90.111.64.5
Apr18° / 8312.6013.25.3
May21° / 11°8812.7014.56.0
Jun25° / 15°729.8015.26.8
Jul27° / 17°558014.96.8
Aug28° / 17°648.3013.86.7
Sep24° / 14°588.7012.37.1
Oct20° / 11°6610.7010.86.1
Nov14° / 7811.509.53.8
Dec11° / 6410.70.28.82.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24456
34456
44456
54357
64258
74258
84159
94159
104159
114159
124060
134159
144159
154159
164159
174357
184357
194456
204456
214456
224456
234456
244456
254357
264357
274357
284357
294258
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Auch gets around 66 mm of rain over 10.7 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
635
735
835
935
1035
1135
1235
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2034
2133
2233
2333
2434
2534
2634
2735
2835
2936
3037
3137

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1642610
2642610
3652510
4652510
5652510
666259
766259
866268
966268
1067267
1167267
1267276
1368275
1468275
1569274
1669274
1770273
1870273
1971263
2072262
2173252
2274242
2375232
2477221
2578211
2680191
2781181
2883161
2984151
3086131
3187121

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:016:32
211.57:026:31
311.47:036:29
411.47:046:27
511.37:066:25
611.37:076:23
711.27:086:21
811.27:096:20
911.17:116:18
1011.17:126:16
1111.07:136:14
1211.07:146:13
1310.97:166:11
1410.97:176:09
1510.87:186:08
1610.87:196:06
1710.77:216:04
1810.77:226:03
1910.67:236:01
2010.67:255:59
2110.57:265:58
2210.57:275:56
2310.47:285:55
2410.47:305:53
2510.37:315:52
2610.37:325:50
2710.37:345:49
2810.27:355:47
2910.27:365:46
3010.17:385:45
3110.17:395:43

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 1.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 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
13.5Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Auch?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Auch for sightseeing.

What to pack for Auch in October

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

In October, Auch sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Auch in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Auch peaks around July 16 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 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Auch in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Auch is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodMar 1716 µg/m³Sep 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Auch?

Auch sits at 43.6°N, 0.6°E, 134 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Plaisance-du-Touch, 58 km away.

Topography around Auch

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Auch has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 170 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,867 m.

The land around Auch is covered by grassland (33%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), grassland (26%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), trees (32%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
1,867 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Plaisance-du-Touch 58 km · Tournefeuille 59 km · Colomiers 60 km · Agen 62 km · Tarbes 62 km · Cugnaux 62 km · Muret 63 km · Blagnac 64 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 Auch (43.6456°, 0.5886°, elevation 134 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).