Cholet weather in September

In September, Cholet sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 54 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Cholet's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cholet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:48 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Cholet is commune in Maine-et-Loire, France.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
608/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 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical September day in Cholet reaches about 21°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 26°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12313
22313
32313
42313
52313
62313
72312
82212
92212
102212
112212
122212
132212
142212
152112
162112
172112
182111
192111
202111
212111
222011
232011
242011
252011
262011
272011
282011
291911
301911

How September really feels in Cholet

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.

Cholet weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7511.10.68.71.4
Feb / 599.80.6101.9
Mar13° / 5610.30.111.63.3
Apr15° / 6111.1013.34.4
May19° / 10°6911.6014.85.7
Jun22° / 13°509.1015.66.7
Jul24° / 14°407.3015.37.4
Aug24° / 14°477.30147.4
Sep21° / 12°547.8012.46.8
Oct17° / 7511.7010.65.0
Nov12° / 7412.109.12.9
Dec / 82120.38.41.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65050
74951
84951
94852
104852
114753
124753
134654
144654
154654
164456
174456
184456
194357
204357
214357
224357
234258
244258
254060
263961
273862
283862
293763
303664

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Cholet gets around 54 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 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
422
522
622
723
823
923
1024
1124
1225
1325
1426
1526
1627
1727
1828
1928
2029
2129
2230
2330
2431
2532
2632
2733
2834
2934
3035

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15332132
25531122
35731111
45731111
55831101
65831101
7593191
8593191
9603091
10613090
11623080
12623080
13623080
14642970
15642970
16642970
17662860
18662860
19662860
20662860
21672850
22672850
23672850
24672850
25672850
26672850
27672850
28672850
29672850
30672850

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light 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
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light 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 6:28 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:287:39
213.16:297:37
313.16:307:35
413.06:327:33
513.06:337:31
612.96:347:29
712.86:367:27
812.86:377:25
912.76:387:22
1012.76:407:20
1112.66:417:18
1212.66:427:16
1312.56:447:14
1412.46:457:12
1512.46:477:10
1612.36:487:08
1712.36:497:06
1812.26:517:04
1912.26:527:01
2012.16:536:59
2112.06:556:57
2212.06:566:55
2311.96:576:53
2411.96:596:51
2511.87:006:49
2611.87:026:47
2711.77:036:45
2811.67:046:43
2911.67:066:41
3011.57:076:39

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
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
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.0Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Cholet?

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
4.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Cholet for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cholet in September

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

In September, Cholet sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 8 days see rain.

UV index in Cholet 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 Cholet peaks around August 10 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 highHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cholet?

Cholet sits at 47.1°N, 0.9°W, 84 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Les Herbiers, 23 km away.

Topography around Cholet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cholet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m.

The land around Cholet is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
202 m
80 km
339 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Les Herbiers 23 km · Bressuire 38 km · Vertou 47 km · Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire 50 km · Angers 52 km · Carquefou 53 km · Nantes 54 km · Rezé 54 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 Cholet (47.0589°, -0.8797°, elevation 84 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).