Le Creusot weather in October

In October, Le Creusot sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 85 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Le Creusot's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Le Creusot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:08 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Le Creusot is human settlement in France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.5 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 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Le Creusot reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11910
21810
31810
41810
51810
61810
71710
8179
9179
10179
11179
12179
13169
14169
15169
16168
17168
18168
19168
20158
21158
22158
23157
24157
25157
26147
27147
28147
29147
30147
31136

How October really feels in Le Creusot

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.

Le Creusot weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7211.928.80.4
Feb / 6010.52101.1
Mar12° / 60110.811.63.1
Apr16° / 7111.30.113.34.7
May20° / 10°8112.4014.85.8
Jun24° / 13°6310.9015.66.6
Jul26° / 15°589.5015.36.8
Aug26° / 15°599.50146.9
Sep21° / 12°699012.46.6
Oct16° / 8511.3010.64.8
Nov10° / 9212.40.99.22.0
Dec / 8212.81.88.40.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73169
83169
93169
103169
113268
123367
133367
143466
153565
163664
173664
183763
193763
203862
213763
223763
233763
243763
253763
263763
273664
283565
293565
303466
313367

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Le Creusot gets around 85 mm of rain over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
436
536
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1835
1935
2035
2135
2236
2336
2436
2536
2637
2737
2837
2938
3038
3139

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180182
280182
381172
482171
582171
683161
783161
884151
985141
1085141
1187130
1288120
1388120
1489110
1589110
1690100
179190
189190
199280
209280
219370
229370
239460
249460
259460
269550
279550
289640
299640
309730
319730

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 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 6:47 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 5:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:476:15
211.46:496:13
311.46:506:11
411.36:516:09
511.26:536:07
611.26:546:05
711.16:566:03
811.16:576:01
911.06:586:00
1011.07:005:58
1110.97:015:56
1210.97:035:54
1310.87:045:52
1410.77:065:50
1510.77:075:48
1610.67:085:46
1710.67:105:44
1810.57:115:43
1910.57:135:41
2010.47:145:39
2110.47:165:37
2210.37:175:36
2310.37:195:34
2410.27:205:32
2510.17:225:31
2610.17:235:29
2710.07:255:27
2810.07:265:26
299.97:285:24
309.97:295:23
319.87:315:21

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.0Moderate
282.0Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Le Creusot?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Le Creusot for sightseeing.

What to pack for Le Creusot in October

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

In October, Le Creusot sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Le Creusot 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 Le Creusot peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Le Creusot?

Le Creusot sits at 46.8°N, 4.4°E, 367 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Leu, 11 km away.

Topography around Le Creusot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Le Creusot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 391 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 459 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 841 m.

The land around Le Creusot is covered by trees (47%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), trees (33%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
459 m
80 km
841 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Saint-Leu 11 km · Montceau-les-Mines 16 km · Autun 18 km · Chalon-sur-Saône 33 km · Beaune 40 km · Mâcon 63 km · Chenôve 70 km · Dijon 72 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 Le Creusot (46.8071°, 4.4163°, elevation 367 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).