Chamalières weather in September

In September, Chamalières sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 83 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Chamalières's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chamalières's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:33 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
59%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.2 µg/m³ · 2019

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 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical September day in Chamalières reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 4°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12211
22111
32111
42110
52110
62110
72110
82110
92010
102010
112010
122010
13209
14209
15209
16199
17199
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
23188
24188
25188
26188
27188
28188
29188
30178

How September really feels in Chamalières

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.

Chamalières weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°6212.558.90.3
Feb / -1°5111.24.910.10.8
Mar11° / 5511.62.611.62.6
Apr14° / 8313.81.513.33.6
May18° / 9914.80.314.75.0
Jun21° / 11°8412.5015.56.1
Jul24° / 13°8811.6015.26.8
Aug24° / 12°8811.5013.96.9
Sep20° / 8310.3012.36.1
Oct15° / 7611.40.310.74.4
Nov10° / 76132.29.31.9
Dec / 6212.33.98.50.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
34951
44951
54951
64852
74852
84753
94654
104654
114654
124654
134555
144555
154456
164456
174357
184258
194159
204159
214159
224060
234060
243961
253961
263763
273763
283763
293664
303466

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Chamalières gets around 83 mm of rain over 10.3 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
531
631
732
832
933
1033
1134
1235
1336
1437
1537
1638
1738
1838
1939
2039
2139
2239
2338
2438
2539
2639
2739
2839
2939
3040

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
170246
271236
373225
475214
576204
678193
779183
880173
982162
1082162
1183152
1284151
1385141
1485141
1585141
1687130
1787130
1887130
1988120
2088120
2189110
2289110
2389110
2489110
2589110
2689110
2789110
2890100
2990100
3090100

Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September.

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

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 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 96 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:137:21
213.16:157:20
313.06:167:18
413.06:177:16
512.96:187:14
612.96:207:12
712.86:217:10
812.86:227:08
912.76:247:06
1012.66:257:04
1112.66:267:02
1212.56:277:00
1312.56:296:58
1412.46:306:56
1512.46:316:54
1612.36:336:52
1712.36:346:50
1812.26:356:48
1912.26:366:45
2012.16:386:43
2112.06:396:41
2212.06:406:39
2311.96:426:37
2411.96:436:35
2511.86:446:33
2611.86:456:31
2711.76:476:29
2811.76:486:27
2911.66:496:25
3011.56:516:23

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 3.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Chamalières?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Chamalières for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chamalières in September

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

In September, Chamalières sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Chamalières 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 Chamalières peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chamalières?

Chamalières sits at 45.8°N, 3.1°E, 421 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Clermont-Ferrand, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Chamalières

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chamalières has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m around an average of 500 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,664 m.

The land around Chamalières is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (46%) within 3 km, trees (42%), grassland (25%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
494 m
16 km
1,156 m
80 km
1,664 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Clermont-Ferrand 2.0 km · Cournon-d'Auvergne 11 km · Riom 14 km · Issoire 29 km · Vichy 48 km · Montluçon 72 km · Montbrison 80 km · Roanne 83 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 Chamalières (45.7736°, 3.067°, elevation 421 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).