Belfort weather in October

In October, Belfort sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 107 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Belfort's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belfort's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
107 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:00 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 15.2 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 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Belfort reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°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)
1169
2169
3169
4168
5168
6158
7158
8158
9158
10158
11158
12147
13147
14147
15147
16147
17147
18137
19136
20136
21136
22136
23136
24126
25126
26126
27126
28125
29125
30115
31115

How October really feels in Belfort

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.

Belfort weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°12314.16.48.70.0
Feb / -1°102126.29.90.2
Mar10° / 10413.43.711.62.1
Apr14° / 8313.11.113.33.7
May18° / 10915.10.114.95.0
Jun22° / 12°8713.5015.75.9
Jul24° / 14°8213.6015.46.4
Aug23° / 14°8312.5014.16.6
Sep19° / 10°9211.6012.45.7
Oct14° / 10712.80.310.63.6
Nov / 11413.62.79.11.1
Dec / 14315.56.48.30.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
83070
93070
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153169
163268
173268
183268
193268
203268
213169
223169
233169
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
293169
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Belfort gets around 107 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 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 44% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
444
543
643
743
842
942
1042
1141
1241
1340
1440
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2340
2440
2541
2641
2741
2841
2941
3042
3142

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
2919
3919
4928
5928
6937
7937
8946
9946
10955
11955
12964
13964
14973
15973
16982
17982
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 6:38 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 5:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:386:05
211.46:396:03
311.36:416:01
411.36:425:59
511.26:445:57
611.26:455:55
711.16:475:53
811.06:485:51
911.06:505:49
1010.96:515:47
1110.96:525:45
1210.86:545:43
1310.86:555:41
1410.76:575:39
1510.66:585:37
1610.67:005:35
1710.57:015:33
1810.57:035:32
1910.47:045:30
2010.47:065:28
2110.37:075:26
2210.37:095:24
2310.27:115:23
2410.17:125:21
2510.17:145:19
2610.07:155:17
2710.07:175:16
289.97:185:14
299.97:205:13
309.87:215:11
319.87:235:09

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.0Moderate
242.0Moderate
252.0Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Belfort?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belfort.

What to pack for Belfort in October

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

In October, Belfort sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Belfort 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 Belfort peaks around July 14 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 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Belfort?

Belfort sits at 47.6°N, 6.9°E, 362 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montbéliard, 15 km away.

Topography around Belfort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belfort has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m around an average of 387 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 835 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,416 m.

The land around Belfort is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
273 m
16 km
835 m
80 km
1,416 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Montbéliard 15 km · Audincourt 18 km · Mulhouse 38 km · Illzach 40 km · Wittenheim 40 km · Allschwil 52 km · Saint-Louis 53 km · Vesoul 53 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 Belfort (47.6422°, 6.8539°, elevation 362 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).