Blois weather in September

In September, Blois sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 48 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Blois's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blois's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:39 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
61%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Blois is French commune and city in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,432/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical September day in Blois reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12413
22413
32413
42313
52313
62313
72312
82312
92312
102312
112212
122212
132212
142212
152212
162211
172211
182111
192111
202111
212111
222111
232111
242011
252011
262011
272011
282011
292010
301910

How September really feels in Blois

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

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

Blois weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5911.20.88.71.1
Feb / 489.81.19.91.6
Mar13° / 52100.311.63.4
Apr16° / 5410.6013.34.7
May19° / 10°6911.4014.95.8
Jun23° / 13°488.5015.76.8
Jul26° / 15°488.1015.47.1
Aug26° / 15°498.2014.17.0
Sep22° / 12°487.8012.46.8
Oct17° / 6711010.65.0
Nov11° / 6511.50.19.12.6
Dec / 6911.80.78.31.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44456
54456
64456
74357
84357
94159
104159
114258
124159
134159
144159
154060
163961
173961
183961
193961
203961
213862
223862
233862
243763
253763
263664
273466
283466
293367
303268

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Blois gets around 48 mm of rain over 7.8 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
124
223
323
424
524
624
724
825
925
1025
1125
1226
1326
1426
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2028
2128
2228
2328
2429
2529
2630
2731
2832
2932
3033

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16226111
26326101
3642691
4642691
5652681
6662671
7652771
8662761
9672760
10672760
11682750
12682750
13692650
14692650
15692650
16712540
17712540
18712540
19712540
20722440
21732430
22732430
23732430
24732430
25732430
26722440
27722440
28722440
29722440
30732340

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:187:31
213.26:197:29
313.16:217:27
413.06:227:25
513.06:247:22
612.96:257:20
712.96:267:18
812.86:287:16
912.76:297:14
1012.76:317:12
1112.66:327:10
1212.66:337:08
1312.56:357:06
1412.56:367:03
1512.46:377:01
1612.36:396:59
1712.36:406:57
1812.26:426:55
1912.26:436:53
2012.16:446:51
2112.06:466:48
2212.06:476:46
2311.96:496:44
2411.96:506:42
2511.86:516:40
2611.76:536:38
2711.76:546:36
2811.66:566:34
2911.66:576:32
3011.56:596:29

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
302.9Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Blois?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Blois for sightseeing.

What to pack for Blois in September

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

In September, Blois sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 8 days see rain.

UV index in Blois in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Blois peaks around July 24 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Blois?

Blois sits at 47.6°N, 1.3°E, 109 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Vendôme, 30 km away.

Topography around Blois

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blois has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m.

The land around Blois is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
265 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Vendôme 30 km · Romorantin-Lanthenay 41 km · Saint-Pierre-des-Corps 49 km · Saint-Avertin 51 km · Tours 52 km · Olivet 52 km · Châteaudun 53 km · Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle 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 Blois (47.5943°, 1.3291°, elevation 109 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).