Cesson-Sévigné in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Cesson-Sévigné sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 188 mm of rain over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 22°C in early September to 10°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Cesson-Sévigné's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Cesson-Sévigné's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
9°C
Rainfall
188 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
4.7
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Cesson-Sévigné in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 22°C in early September to 10°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Cesson-Sévigné reaches about 16°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Cesson-Sévigné

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Cesson-Sévigné weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6811.40.58.61.4
Feb / 559.80.59.91.8
Mar12° / 5410.70.211.63.2
Apr15° / 5811013.44.3
May18° / 6410.9014.95.6
Jun21° / 12°548.9015.86.5
Jul23° / 14°488.2015.47.1
Aug23° / 14°488.4014.17.1
Sep21° / 11°508.2012.46.5
Oct16° / 7111.4010.64.8
Nov12° / 6711.5092.8
Dec / 7512.10.48.21.6

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Cesson-Sévigné gets around 188 mm of rain over 31 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 13 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min in early September to 8 h 30 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 2.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Cesson-Sévigné?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Cesson-Sévigné for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cesson-Sévigné in Fall

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

In fall, Cesson-Sévigné sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Cesson-Sévigné in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 16°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 56 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Cesson-Sévigné in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cesson-Sévigné peaks around June 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cesson-Sévigné?

Cesson-Sévigné sits at 48.1°N, 1.6°W, 37 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Rennes, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Cesson-Sévigné

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cesson-Sévigné has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m.

The land around Cesson-Sévigné is covered by trees (29%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (33%), grassland (28%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), grassland (28%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
353 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Rennes 5.0 km · Vitré 29 km · Fougères 39 km · Laval 62 km · Saint-Malo 66 km · Mayenne 76 km · La Chapelle-sur-Erdre 91 km · Carquefou 92 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 Cesson-Sévigné (48.1212°, -1.603°, elevation 37 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.