Dreux weather in October

In October, Dreux sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 57 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dreux's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dreux's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:24 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 12.1 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Dreux reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 20°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)
11810
21810
31810
41810
5179
6179
7179
8179
9179
10179
11169
12169
13169
14168
15168
16168
17158
18158
19158
20158
21158
22158
23147
24147
25147
26147
27147
28147
29137
30137
31137

How October really feels in Dreux

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.

Dreux weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 4910.518.50.7
Feb / 419.41.39.81.2
Mar11° / 479.90.511.62.8
Apr14° / 4810.8013.44.1
May18° / 6010.70155.4
Jun21° / 12°549.6015.96.3
Jul24° / 14°488.9015.57.0
Aug24° / 13°508.2014.27.1
Sep20° / 11°438.2012.46.5
Oct16° / 5710.2010.54.6
Nov10° / 5310.80.292.2
Dec / 6112.20.98.10.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42872
52872
62773
72872
82872
92872
102872
113070
123070
133070
143070
153169
163169
173169
183268
193169
203070
213169
223169
233070
243070
253070
263070
273070
283070
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dreux gets around 57 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
435
535
634
734
834
934
1034
1133
1233
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2432
2532
2632
2733
2833
2933
3034
3134

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181172
281172
381172
481172
582162
683161
783161
883161
984151
1084151
1185141
1285141
1386131
1486131
1588120
1688120
1789110
1889110
1990100
2090100
219190
229190
239280
249280
259280
269370
279370
289460
299460
309460
319550

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 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 7:01 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 5:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:016:27
211.47:026:24
311.37:046:22
411.37:056:20
511.27:076:18
611.17:086:16
711.17:106:14
811.07:116:12
910.97:136:10
1010.97:146:08
1110.87:166:06
1210.87:176:04
1310.77:196:02
1410.77:206:00
1510.67:225:58
1610.57:245:56
1710.57:255:54
1810.47:275:52
1910.47:285:50
2010.37:305:48
2110.27:315:46
2210.27:335:44
2310.17:355:42
2410.17:365:41
2510.07:385:39
2610.07:395:37
279.97:415:35
289.87:435:34
299.87:445:32
309.77:465:30
319.77:475:29

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Dreux?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Dreux for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dreux in October

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

In October, Dreux sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Dreux 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 Dreux peaks around August 11 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dreux in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dreux is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1018 µg/m³Jul 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dreux?

Dreux sits at 48.7°N, 1.4°E, 96 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Chartres, 33 km away.

Topography around Dreux

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dreux has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m.

The land around Dreux is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), trees (25%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
145 m
80 km
347 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Chartres 33 km · Lucé 34 km · Rambouillet 36 km · Évreux 36 km · Mantes-la-Ville 36 km · Mantes-la-Jolie 38 km · Limay 40 km · Vernon 40 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 Dreux (48.7365°, 1.3657°, elevation 96 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).