Laval weather in September

In September, Laval sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 51 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Laval's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laval's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 51 mm; 7.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:47 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 3.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Laval is city and capital of Mayenne, France.

Air quality: Excellent; PM10 14.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical September day in Laval reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

	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
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10

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

How September really feels in Laval

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Laval weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 3°	70	11.5	0.6	8.6	1.2
Feb	9° / 3°	55	9.7	0.6	9.9	1.7
Mar	12° / 4°	56	10.8	0.2	11.6	3.1
Apr	15° / 6°	57	10.9	0	13.4	4.3
May	18° / 9°	64	10.9	0	14.9	5.6
Jun	22° / 12°	52	8.9	0	15.8	6.5
Jul	24° / 14°	45	8.3	0	15.4	7.2
Aug	24° / 14°	50	8.1	0	14.1	7.2
Sep	21° / 11°	51	7.9	0	12.4	6.6
Oct	16° / 9°	71	11.4	0	10.6	4.8
Nov	11° / 5°	68	11.3	0	9	2.7
Dec	8° / 3°	77	11.7	0.5	8.2	1.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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
Clearer (%)	45	45	46	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	42	40	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	38	36	35	34	33	31
Cloudier (%)	55	55	54	55	55	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	58	60	59	59	59	60	60	60	61	62	64	65	66	67	69

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	43	57
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	42	58
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	33	67
30	31	69

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Laval gets around 51 mm of rain over 7.9 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 28% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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
Rain chance (%)	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	35	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	23
7	23
8	24
9	24
10	25
11	25
12	26
13	27
14	27
15	27
16	28
17	28
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	30
22	30
23	31
24	31
25	32
26	33
27	33
28	34
29	35
30	35

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 67% 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
Dry (%)	57	58	59	60	61	62	62	64	64	64	64	65	65	66	66	68	68	69	69	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	73	73	74
Comfortable (%)	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	23
Humid (%)	11	10	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	57	31	11	1
2	58	31	10	1
3	59	31	9	1
4	60	31	8	1
5	61	30	8	1
6	62	30	7	1
7	62	30	7	1
8	64	30	6	0
9	64	30	6	0
10	64	30	6	0
11	64	30	6	0
12	65	30	5	0
13	65	30	5	0
14	66	29	5	0
15	66	29	5	0
16	68	28	4	0
17	68	28	4	0
18	69	27	4	0
19	69	27	4	0
20	70	26	4	0
21	71	26	3	0
22	71	26	3	0
23	71	26	3	0
24	72	25	3	0
25	72	25	3	0
26	72	25	3	0
27	72	25	3	0
28	73	24	3	0
29	73	24	3	0
30	74	23	3	0

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	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	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
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

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 6:26 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 6:38 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
Daylight (h)	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:26	6:27	6:29	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:56	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:03	7:04	7:06	7:07
Sunset (PM)	7:40	7:38	7:36	7:33	7:31	7:29	7:27	7:25	7:23	7:21	7:19	7:16	7:14	7:12	7:10	7:08	7:06	7:03	7:01	6:59	6:57	6:55	6:53	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	6:26	7:40
2	13.2	6:27	7:38
3	13.1	6:29	7:36
4	13.1	6:30	7:33
5	13.0	6:32	7:31
6	12.9	6:33	7:29
7	12.9	6:34	7:27
8	12.8	6:36	7:25
9	12.8	6:37	7:23
10	12.7	6:39	7:21
11	12.6	6:40	7:19
12	12.6	6:41	7:16
13	12.5	6:43	7:14
14	12.5	6:44	7:12
15	12.4	6:46	7:10
16	12.3	6:47	7:08
17	12.3	6:48	7:06
18	12.2	6:50	7:03
19	12.2	6:51	7:01
20	12.1	6:53	6:59
21	12.0	6:54	6:57
22	12.0	6:56	6:55
23	11.9	6:57	6:53
24	11.9	6:59	6:50
25	11.8	7:00	6:48
26	11.7	7:01	6:46
27	11.7	7:03	6:44
28	11.6	7:04	6:42
29	11.6	7:06	6:40
30	11.5	7:07	6:38

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.64 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.0	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.4	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.2	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.1	Moderate
26	3.1	Moderate
27	3.0	Moderate
28	3.0	Moderate
29	2.9	Moderate
30	2.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Laval?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Laval for sightseeing.

What to pack for Laval in September

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

In September, Laval sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 8 days see rain.

UV index in Laval 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 Laval peaks around June 20 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.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Laval?

Laval sits at 48.1°N, 0.8°W, 54 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Mayenne, 28 km away.

Topography around Laval

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laval has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 439 m.

The land around Laval is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), trees (29%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), grassland (34%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), grassland (33%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

88 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

208 m

cropland 41%

80 km

439 m

cropland 44%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← August Laval year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Mayenne 28 km · Vitré 33 km · Fougères 44 km · Cesson-Sévigné 62 km · La Flèche 66 km · Rennes 67 km · Angers 69 km · Le Mans 73 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 Laval (48.0725°, -0.7702°, elevation 54 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	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	12
6	22	12
7	22	12
8	22	12
9	22	12
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	11
14	21	11
15	21	11
16	21	11
17	20	11
18	20	11
19	20	11
20	20	11
21	20	11
22	20	11
23	20	11
24	20	11
25	19	11
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	43	57
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	42	58
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	33	67
30	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	23
7	23
8	24
9	24
10	25
11	25
12	26
13	27
14	27
15	27
16	28
17	28
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	30
22	30
23	31
24	31
25	32
26	33
27	33
28	34
29	35
30	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	57	31	11	1
2	58	31	10	1
3	59	31	9	1
4	60	31	8	1
5	61	30	8	1
6	62	30	7	1
7	62	30	7	1
8	64	30	6	0
9	64	30	6	0
10	64	30	6	0
11	64	30	6	0
12	65	30	5	0
13	65	30	5	0
14	66	29	5	0
15	66	29	5	0
16	68	28	4	0
17	68	28	4	0
18	69	27	4	0
19	69	27	4	0
20	70	26	4	0
21	71	26	3	0
22	71	26	3	0
23	71	26	3	0
24	72	25	3	0
25	72	25	3	0
26	72	25	3	0
27	72	25	3	0
28	73	24	3	0
29	73	24	3	0
30	74	23	3	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	43	57
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	42	58
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	33	67
30	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	23
7	23
8	24
9	24
10	25
11	25
12	26
13	27
14	27
15	27
16	28
17	28
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	30
22	30
23	31
24	31
25	32
26	33
27	33
28	34
29	35
30	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	57	31	11	1
2	58	31	10	1
3	59	31	9	1
4	60	31	8	1
5	61	30	8	1
6	62	30	7	1
7	62	30	7	1
8	64	30	6	0
9	64	30	6	0
10	64	30	6	0
11	64	30	6	0
12	65	30	5	0
13	65	30	5	0
14	66	29	5	0
15	66	29	5	0
16	68	28	4	0
17	68	28	4	0
18	69	27	4	0
19	69	27	4	0
20	70	26	4	0
21	71	26	3	0
22	71	26	3	0
23	71	26	3	0
24	72	25	3	0
25	72	25	3	0
26	72	25	3	0
27	72	25	3	0
28	73	24	3	0
29	73	24	3	0
30	74	23	3	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	43	57
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	42	58
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	33	67
30	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	23
7	23
8	24
9	24
10	25
11	25
12	26
13	27
14	27
15	27
16	28
17	28
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	30
22	30
23	31
24	31
25	32
26	33
27	33
28	34
29	35
30	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	57	31	11	1
2	58	31	10	1
3	59	31	9	1
4	60	31	8	1
5	61	30	8	1
6	62	30	7	1
7	62	30	7	1
8	64	30	6	0
9	64	30	6	0
10	64	30	6	0
11	64	30	6	0
12	65	30	5	0
13	65	30	5	0
14	66	29	5	0
15	66	29	5	0
16	68	28	4	0
17	68	28	4	0
18	69	27	4	0
19	69	27	4	0
20	70	26	4	0
21	71	26	3	0
22	71	26	3	0
23	71	26	3	0
24	72	25	3	0
25	72	25	3	0
26	72	25	3	0
27	72	25	3	0
28	73	24	3	0
29	73	24	3	0
30	74	23	3	0