Cluses weather in October

In October, Cluses sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 117 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Cluses's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cluses's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
117 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:59 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical October day in Cluses reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1145
2144
3144
4144
5144
6134
7134
8134
9134
10134
11133
12133
13123
14123
15123
16123
17122
18122
19122
20112
21112
22112
23112
24111
25111
26111
27101
28101
29101
30101
31100

How October really feels in Cluses

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 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
7
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Cluses weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -8°13812.711.88.90.0
Feb / -7°11711.110.7100.0
Mar / -3°12513.39.811.60.7
Apr10° / 12414.87.413.32.1
May15° / 17919.32.914.73.5
Jun18° / 16717.70.315.54.8
Jul20° / 10°15816.90.215.25.6
Aug20° / 10°14215.50.1145.7
Sep16° / 12013.5112.34.7
Oct12° / 11712.83.310.73.0
Nov / -3°13513.49.19.20.5
Dec / -7°15413.511.88.50.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
64159
74159
84258
94159
104159
114258
124357
134258
144258
154357
164456
174357
184456
194456
204456
214555
224555
234555
244555
254555
264555
274555
284555
294555
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Cluses gets around 117 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 wet days in October, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 41% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1466
2466
3466
4456
5456
6457
7447
8447
9448
10438
11429
12429
13419
144110
154010
164010
173911
183911
193912
203912
213912
223913
233913
243914
253914
263914
273915
284016
294017
304118
314219

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:386:07
211.46:396:05
311.46:416:03
411.36:426:01
511.36:445:59
611.26:455:57
711.26:465:55
811.16:485:54
911.06:495:52
1011.06:505:50
1110.96:525:48
1210.96:535:46
1310.86:555:44
1410.86:565:42
1510.76:575:41
1610.76:595:39
1710.67:005:37
1810.67:025:35
1910.57:035:33
2010.57:045:32
2110.47:065:30
2210.47:075:28
2310.37:095:27
2410.27:105:25
2510.27:125:23
2610.17:135:22
2710.17:145:20
2810.07:165:19
2910.07:175:17
309.97:195:16
319.97:205:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Cluses?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cluses.

What to pack for Cluses in October

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

In October, Cluses sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Cluses in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cluses peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cluses?

Cluses sits at 46.1°N, 6.6°E, 484 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Sallanches, 14 km away.

Topography around Cluses

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cluses has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m around an average of 699 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,222 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,509 m.

The land around Cluses is covered by trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,001 m
16 km
2,222 m
80 km
4,509 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
October weather nearby: Sallanches 14 km · Chamonix 27 km · Annemasse 30 km · Thonon-les-Bains 35 km · Carouge 36 km · Monthey 36 km · Geneva 37 km · Annecy-le-Vieux 37 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 Cluses (46.0625°, 6.575°, elevation 484 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).