Auxerre weather in October

In October, Auxerre sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 71 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Auxerre's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Auxerre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:13 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.3 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 18°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Auxerre reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11910
21810
31810
41810
51810
6189
7189
8179
9179
10179
11179
12179
13179
14169
15168
16168
17168
18168
19168
20168
21158
22158
23158
24157
25157
26157
27147
28147
29147
30147
31147

How October really feels in Auxerre

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.

Auxerre weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6612.71.58.60.6
Feb / 5711.129.91.2
Mar12° / 5711.70.711.63.1
Apr16° / 6310.9013.44.6
May19° / 7411.7014.95.7
Jun23° / 13°5610.4015.76.6
Jul25° / 15°569.3015.46.9
Aug25° / 14°5710014.16.9
Sep21° / 11°609.2012.46.4
Oct16° / 7111.7010.64.7
Nov10° / 7012.30.59.12.2
Dec / 7713.31.58.30.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32872
42971
52971
62971
72971
82971
92971
102971
113070
123070
133070
143070
153070
163070
173169
183169
193169
203169
213070
223070
233169
243169
253070
263070
273070
283070
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Auxerre gets around 71 mm of rain over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
240
340
440
540
639
739
839
939
1038
1138
1237
1337
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2437
2537
2638
2738
2839
2939
3039
3140

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180182
280182
380182
482171
582171
683161
783161
884151
985141
1085141
1186131
1286131
1388120
1488120
1588120
1689110
1789110
1889110
1990100
2090100
2190100
229190
239190
249280
259280
269280
279370
289460
299460
309550
319550

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:516:18
211.46:536:16
311.36:546:14
411.36:556:12
511.26:576:10
611.26:586:08
711.17:006:06
811.07:016:04
911.07:036:02
1010.97:046:00
1110.97:065:58
1210.87:075:56
1310.87:095:54
1410.77:105:52
1510.67:125:50
1610.67:135:48
1710.57:155:46
1810.57:165:44
1910.47:185:43
2010.47:195:41
2110.37:215:39
2210.27:225:37
2310.27:245:35
2410.17:265:34
2510.17:275:32
2610.07:295:30
2710.07:305:29
289.97:325:27
299.97:335:25
309.87:355:24
319.87:365:22

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.0Moderate
242.0Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Auxerre?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Auxerre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Auxerre in October

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

In October, Auxerre sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Auxerre in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Auxerre peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Auxerre?

Auxerre sits at 47.8°N, 3.6°E, 120 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Sens, 49 km away.

Topography around Auxerre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Auxerre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 139 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m.

The land around Auxerre is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), cropland (31%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
274 m
80 km
672 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Sens 49 km · Montargis 66 km · Troyes 68 km · Gien 71 km · Montereau-Fault-Yonne 80 km · Avon 92 km · Fontainebleau 94 km · Nevers 95 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 Auxerre (47.7996°, 3.5703°, elevation 120 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).