Bressuire weather in October

In October, Bressuire sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 74 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Bressuire's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bressuire's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:28 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical October day in Bressuire reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11910
21910
31910
41910
51810
61810
71810
81810
91810
101810
111710
121710
13179
14179
15179
16179
17179
18169
19169
20169
21169
22168
23168
24168
25158
26158
27158
28158
29158
30158
31147

How October really feels in Bressuire

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.

Bressuire weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7011.30.88.81.3
Feb / 579.90.7101.8
Mar13° / 5610.30.211.63.3
Apr15° / 6011013.34.4
May19° / 10°7111.5014.85.7
Jun22° / 13°529.1015.66.7
Jul25° / 14°437.2015.37.4
Aug25° / 14°467.70147.3
Sep21° / 12°507.6012.46.8
Oct17° / 7411.8010.65.0
Nov12° / 7311.90.19.22.8
Dec / 7511.40.38.41.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33466
43466
53367
63367
73466
83466
93367
103367
113367
123466
133565
143565
153565
163565
173466
183466
193466
203466
213466
223466
233466
243466
253466
263466
273466
283466
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bressuire gets around 74 mm of rain over 11.8 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 (%)
134
235
335
435
536
636
736
837
937
1037
1138
1238
1338
1439
1539
1639
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2340
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
171254
271254
371254
472244
572244
672244
774233
874233
974233
1075223
1176222
1276222
1376222
1477221
1578211
1678211
1778211
1879201
1979201
2080191
2181181
2282180
2383170
2484160
2584160
2685150
2786140
2887130
2988120
3088120
3189110

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light 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 7:07 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:076:35
211.47:086:33
311.47:106:31
411.37:116:29
511.27:126:27
611.27:146:25
711.17:156:23
811.17:176:21
911.07:186:19
1011.07:196:17
1110.97:216:15
1210.87:226:13
1310.87:246:11
1410.77:256:10
1510.77:276:08
1610.67:286:06
1710.67:306:04
1810.57:316:02
1910.57:336:00
2010.47:345:59
2110.47:355:57
2210.37:375:55
2310.37:385:53
2410.27:405:52
2510.17:415:50
2610.17:435:49
2710.07:445:47
2810.07:465:45
299.97:475:44
309.97:495:42
319.87:505:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.0Moderate
282.0Moderate
292.0Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bressuire?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Bressuire for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bressuire in October

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

In October, Bressuire sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bressuire 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 Bressuire peaks around July 19 at about 7 (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 highModerateLowJul 19UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bressuire?

Bressuire sits at 46.8°N, 0.5°W, 191 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Cholet, 38 km away.

Topography around Bressuire

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bressuire has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m.

The land around Bressuire is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
335 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Cholet 38 km · Les Herbiers 40 km · Fontenay-le-Comte 48 km · Saumur 56 km · Niort 58 km · Poitiers 70 km · Angers 70 km · La Roche-sur-Yon 74 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 Bressuire (46.8416°, -0.4904°, elevation 191 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).