Besançon weather in October

In October, Besançon sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 105 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-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 22% 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 Besançon's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Besançon's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 105 mm; 12.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:03 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

Besançon is commune in Doubs, France.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 9.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 1,974/km²; people per km²

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

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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 Besançon reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	10
2	18	10
3	18	10
4	18	10
5	17	10
6	17	10
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	16	9
12	16	9
13	16	9
14	16	9
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	7
24	14	7
25	14	7
26	14	7
27	14	7
28	14	7
29	14	7
30	13	7
31	13	6

How October really feels in Besançon

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Besançon 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	6° / 1°	108	13.6	3.9	8.7	0.3
Feb	7° / 1°	95	12.4	4.2	9.9	0.9
Mar	12° / 3°	95	12.9	2	11.6	2.9
Apr	16° / 6°	88	12.8	0.5	13.3	4.4
May	19° / 10°	110	14.2	0	14.8	5.5
Jun	23° / 13°	85	12.6	0	15.6	6.4
Jul	26° / 15°	76	11.9	0	15.3	6.6
Aug	25° / 15°	79	10.6	0	14	6.8
Sep	21° / 12°	93	11.2	0	12.4	6.2
Oct	16° / 8°	105	12.4	0.1	10.6	4.5
Nov	10° / 4°	115	13.7	1.8	9.1	1.9
Dec	6° / 2°	124	15.2	3.8	8.3	0.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 63%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	35	34	34	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	36
Cloudier (%)	65	66	66	67	66	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	63	64	64	64

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	36	64

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Besançon gets around 105 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	42
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	40
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	39
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	40
27	40
28	41
29	41
30	41
31	42

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	82	83	83	85	85	86	87	88	88	89	90	91	91	92	93	93	94	95	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	99
Comfortable (%)	17	16	16	15	15	14	13	12	12	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1
Humid (%)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	17	1
2	83	16	1
3	83	16	1
4	85	15	0
5	85	15	0
6	86	14	0
7	87	13	0
8	88	12	0
9	88	12	0
10	89	11	0
11	90	10	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	93	7	0
16	93	7	0
17	94	6	0
18	95	5	0
19	95	5	0
20	95	5	0
21	96	4	0
22	96	4	0
23	97	3	0
24	97	3	0
25	97	3	0
26	97	3	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0
31	99	1	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

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 6:41 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:14 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:41	6:42	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:48	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:58	7:00	7:01	7:03	7:04	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:12	7:13	7:15	7:16	7:18	7:19	7:21	7:22	7:24	7:25
Sunset (PM)	6:09	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:01	5:59	5:57	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:49	5:47	5:45	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:37	5:36	5:34	5:32	5:30	5:28	5:27	5:25	5:23	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:17	5:15	5:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:41	6:09
2	11.4	6:42	6:07
3	11.3	6:44	6:05
4	11.3	6:45	6:03
5	11.2	6:47	6:01
6	11.2	6:48	5:59
7	11.1	6:50	5:57
8	11.1	6:51	5:55
9	11.0	6:52	5:53
10	10.9	6:54	5:51
11	10.9	6:55	5:49
12	10.8	6:57	5:47
13	10.8	6:58	5:45
14	10.7	7:00	5:43
15	10.7	7:01	5:41
16	10.6	7:03	5:39
17	10.6	7:04	5:37
18	10.5	7:06	5:36
19	10.4	7:07	5:34
20	10.4	7:09	5:32
21	10.3	7:10	5:30
22	10.3	7:12	5:28
23	10.2	7:13	5:27
24	10.2	7:15	5:25
25	10.1	7:16	5:23
26	10.1	7:18	5:22
27	10.0	7:19	5:20
28	10.0	7:21	5:18
29	9.9	7:22	5:17
30	9.9	7:24	5:15
31	9.8	7:25	5:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.6	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.5	Moderate
12	2.5	Moderate
13	2.5	Moderate
14	2.4	Moderate
15	2.4	Moderate
16	2.4	Moderate
17	2.3	Moderate
18	2.3	Moderate
19	2.3	Moderate
20	2.3	Moderate
21	2.2	Moderate
22	2.2	Moderate
23	2.1	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.0	Moderate
27	2.0	Moderate
28	2.0	Dim
29	1.9	Dim
30	1.9	Dim
31	1.8	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Besançon?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.6

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Besançon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Besançon in October

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

In October, Besançon 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 Besançon 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 Besançon peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	6	7	8	6	4	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	6	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Besançon?

Besançon sits at 47.2°N, 6.0°E, 300 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Vesoul, 43 km away.

Topography around Besançon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Besançon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 310 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 477 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,488 m.

The land around Besançon is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), grassland (28%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

222 m

trees 46%

16 km

477 m

trees 57%

80 km

1,488 m

trees 49%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← September Besançon year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Vesoul 43 km · Dole 44 km · Pontarlier 46 km · La Chaux-de-Fonds 63 km · Montbéliard 65 km · Audincourt 68 km · Yverdon-les-Bains 70 km · Lons-le-Saunier 73 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

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 Besançon (47.2488°, 6.0182°, elevation 300 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	10
2	18	10
3	18	10
4	18	10
5	17	10
6	17	10
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	16	9
12	16	9
13	16	9
14	16	9
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	7
24	14	7
25	14	7
26	14	7
27	14	7
28	14	7
29	14	7
30	13	7
31	13	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	42
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	40
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	39
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	40
27	40
28	41
29	41
30	41
31	42

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	17	1
2	83	16	1
3	83	16	1
4	85	15	0
5	85	15	0
6	86	14	0
7	87	13	0
8	88	12	0
9	88	12	0
10	89	11	0
11	90	10	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	93	7	0
16	93	7	0
17	94	6	0
18	95	5	0
19	95	5	0
20	95	5	0
21	96	4	0
22	96	4	0
23	97	3	0
24	97	3	0
25	97	3	0
26	97	3	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0
31	99	1	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	10
2	18	10
3	18	10
4	18	10
5	17	10
6	17	10
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	16	9
12	16	9
13	16	9
14	16	9
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	7
24	14	7
25	14	7
26	14	7
27	14	7
28	14	7
29	14	7
30	13	7
31	13	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	42
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	40
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	39
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	40
27	40
28	41
29	41
30	41
31	42

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	17	1
2	83	16	1
3	83	16	1
4	85	15	0
5	85	15	0
6	86	14	0
7	87	13	0
8	88	12	0
9	88	12	0
10	89	11	0
11	90	10	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	93	7	0
16	93	7	0
17	94	6	0
18	95	5	0
19	95	5	0
20	95	5	0
21	96	4	0
22	96	4	0
23	97	3	0
24	97	3	0
25	97	3	0
26	97	3	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0
31	99	1	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	10
2	18	10
3	18	10
4	18	10
5	17	10
6	17	10
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	16	9
12	16	9
13	16	9
14	16	9
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	7
24	14	7
25	14	7
26	14	7
27	14	7
28	14	7
29	14	7
30	13	7
31	13	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	42
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	40
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	39
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	40
27	40
28	41
29	41
30	41
31	42

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	17	1
2	83	16	1
3	83	16	1
4	85	15	0
5	85	15	0
6	86	14	0
7	87	13	0
8	88	12	0
9	88	12	0
10	89	11	0
11	90	10	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	93	7	0
16	93	7	0
17	94	6	0
18	95	5	0
19	95	5	0
20	95	5	0
21	96	4	0
22	96	4	0
23	97	3	0
24	97	3	0
25	97	3	0
26	97	3	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0
31	99	1	0