Épinal weather in October

In October, Épinal sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 86 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°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 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 Épinal's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Épinal's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 86 mm; 12.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:02 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 8th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 2.13 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Air quality: Excellent; PM10 11 µg/m³ · 2019

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Épinal reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	9
7	16	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	14	7
15	14	7
16	14	7
17	14	7
18	14	7
19	14	7
20	13	7
21	13	7
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	13	6
27	12	6
28	12	6
29	12	6
30	12	6
31	12	5

How October really feels in Épinal

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Épinal weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / -0°	95	14.1	4.9	8.6	0.0
Feb	6° / -0°	81	12.3	4.9	9.9	0.3
Mar	10° / 2°	83	12.9	2.8	11.6	2.2
Apr	14° / 5°	69	12.1	0.6	13.4	3.9
May	18° / 9°	88	13.5	0	14.9	5.3
Jun	22° / 12°	76	12.7	0	15.8	6.1
Jul	24° / 14°	72	12.7	0	15.4	6.6
Aug	24° / 14°	72	11.7	0	14.1	6.7
Sep	19° / 10°	79	10.9	0	12.4	5.9
Oct	14° / 7°	86	12.6	0.2	10.6	3.8
Nov	8° / 3°	93	13.4	2	9	1.3
Dec	5° / 1°	111	15.2	5.1	8.2	0.1

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 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	32	30	30	28	28	28	28	29	30	30	30	31	31	30	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	30	30	29	30	30
Cloudier (%)	68	70	70	72	72	72	72	71	70	70	70	69	69	70	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	70	70	71	70	70

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	29	71
30	30	70
31	30	70

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Épinal gets around 86 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	43
7	43
8	42
9	41
10	41
11	40
12	39
13	39
14	38
15	38
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	40
27	40
28	41
29	41
30	42
31	42

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	99
Comfortable (%)	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	92	8
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	99	1

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light 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 6:40 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:10 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:46	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:55	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:04	7:05	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:12	7:13	7:15	7:16	7:18	7:19	7:21	7:23	7:24	7:26
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:04	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:54	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:32	5:30	5:29	5:27	5:25	5:23	5:21	5:20	5:18	5:16	5:15	5:13	5:11	5:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:40	6:07
2	11.4	6:41	6:04
3	11.3	6:43	6:02
4	11.3	6:44	6:00
5	11.2	6:46	5:58
6	11.1	6:47	5:56
7	11.1	6:49	5:54
8	11.0	6:50	5:52
9	11.0	6:52	5:50
10	10.9	6:53	5:48
11	10.9	6:55	5:46
12	10.8	6:56	5:44
13	10.7	6:58	5:42
14	10.7	6:59	5:40
15	10.6	7:01	5:38
16	10.6	7:02	5:36
17	10.5	7:04	5:34
18	10.4	7:05	5:32
19	10.4	7:07	5:30
20	10.3	7:09	5:29
21	10.3	7:10	5:27
22	10.2	7:12	5:25
23	10.2	7:13	5:23
24	10.1	7:15	5:21
25	10.1	7:16	5:20
26	10.0	7:18	5:18
27	9.9	7:19	5:16
28	9.9	7:21	5:15
29	9.8	7:23	5:13
30	9.8	7:24	5:11
31	9.7	7:26	5:10

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.4	Moderate
8	2.4	Moderate
9	2.4	Moderate
10	2.3	Moderate
11	2.3	Moderate
12	2.3	Moderate
13	2.3	Moderate
14	2.2	Moderate
15	2.2	Moderate
16	2.2	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.1	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.0	Moderate
21	2.0	Moderate
22	2.0	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.8	Dim
28	1.8	Dim
29	1.7	Dim
30	1.7	Dim
31	1.6	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Épinal?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Épinal.

What to pack for Épinal in October

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

In October, Épinal sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Épinal 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 Épinal peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	6	7	8	7	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Épinal?

Épinal sits at 48.2°N, 6.5°E, 388 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, 38 km away.

Topography around Épinal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Épinal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 372 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,253 m.

The land around Épinal is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (53%), grassland (24%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

172 m

trees 48%

16 km

408 m

trees 53%

80 km

1,253 m

trees 53%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← September Épinal year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 38 km · Lunéville 46 km · Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 57 km · Villers-lès-Nancy 59 km · Nancy 59 km · Laxou 60 km · Vesoul 66 km · Belfort 67 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

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 Épinal (48.1832°, 6.453°, elevation 388 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	9
7	16	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	14	7
15	14	7
16	14	7
17	14	7
18	14	7
19	14	7
20	13	7
21	13	7
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	13	6
27	12	6
28	12	6
29	12	6
30	12	6
31	12	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	29	71
30	30	70
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	43
7	43
8	42
9	41
10	41
11	40
12	39
13	39
14	38
15	38
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	40
27	40
28	41
29	41
30	42
31	42

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	92	8
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	9
7	16	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	14	7
15	14	7
16	14	7
17	14	7
18	14	7
19	14	7
20	13	7
21	13	7
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	13	6
27	12	6
28	12	6
29	12	6
30	12	6
31	12	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	29	71
30	30	70
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	43
7	43
8	42
9	41
10	41
11	40
12	39
13	39
14	38
15	38
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	40
27	40
28	41
29	41
30	42
31	42

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	92	8
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	9
7	16	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	14	7
15	14	7
16	14	7
17	14	7
18	14	7
19	14	7
20	13	7
21	13	7
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	13	6
27	12	6
28	12	6
29	12	6
30	12	6
31	12	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	29	71
30	30	70
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	43
7	43
8	42
9	41
10	41
11	40
12	39
13	39
14	38
15	38
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	40
27	40
28	41
29	41
30	42
31	42

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	92	8
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	99	1