Châtellerault weather in October

In October, Châtellerault sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.1 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 19% 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 Châtellerault's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Châtellerault's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:24 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
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 Châtellerault 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 13°C and 22°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)
12011
22011
31910
41910
51910
61910
71910
81910
91910
101810
111810
121810
131810
141810
15189
16179
17179
18179
19179
20179
21179
22169
23168
24168
25168
26168
27168
28158
29158
30158
31157

How October really feels in Châtellerault

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.

Châtellerault 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 / 6111.50.88.81.3
Feb / 499.50.8101.9
Mar13° / 5210.60.111.63.6
Apr16° / 6010.9013.34.8
May20° / 10°6811.6014.85.9
Jun23° / 13°559.6015.66.7
Jul26° / 15°437.4015.37.1
Aug26° / 15°4680147.1
Sep22° / 12°507.5012.47.0
Oct17° / 6811.1010.65.3
Nov12° / 6711.90.19.22.9
Dec / 6811.40.38.41.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43268
53268
63169
73169
83169
93169
103169
113268
123367
133268
143268
153367
163367
173367
183367
193466
203466
213367
223367
233367
243367
253367
263367
273367
283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Châtellerault gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
336
436
536
636
736
836
936
1035
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2236
2336
2436
2537
2637
2738
2838
2938
3039
3140

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
174215
274215
375205
475205
575205
675205
776204
876204
977203
1077203
1177203
1278202
1378202
1478202
1579201
1679201
1779201
1880191
1980191
2081181
2181181
2282171
2382171
2483161
2584151
2685141
2787130
2888120
2989110
3089110
3190100

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light 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 7:03 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 5:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:036:31
211.47:046:29
311.47:056:27
411.37:076:25
511.27:086:23
611.27:106:21
711.17:116:19
811.17:126:17
911.07:146:15
1011.07:156:13
1110.97:176:11
1210.97:186:09
1310.87:206:07
1410.77:216:05
1510.77:236:04
1610.67:246:02
1710.67:256:00
1810.57:275:58
1910.57:285:56
2010.47:305:55
2110.47:315:53
2210.37:335:51
2310.37:345:49
2410.27:365:48
2510.17:375:46
2610.17:395:44
2710.07:405:43
2810.07:425:41
299.97:435:40
309.97:455:38
319.87:465:37

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 0.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.0Moderate
282.0Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Châtellerault?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Châtellerault for sightseeing.

What to pack for Châtellerault in October

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

In October, Châtellerault sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Châtellerault 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 Châtellerault peaks around July 24 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 highHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Châtellerault?

Châtellerault sits at 46.8°N, 0.5°E, 60 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Poitiers, 30 km away.

Topography around Châtellerault

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Châtellerault has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m.

The land around Châtellerault is covered by artificial surfaces (30%), cropland (26%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%), trees (27%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
146 m
80 km
295 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Poitiers 30 km · Joué-lès-Tours 60 km · Saint-Avertin 63 km · Saint-Pierre-des-Corps 65 km · Tours 65 km · Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 65 km · Saumur 68 km · Bressuire 79 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 Châtellerault (46.8171°, 0.5452°, elevation 60 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).