Le Puy-en-Velay weather in September

In September, Le Puy-en-Velay sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 92 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Le Puy-en-Velay's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Le Puy-en-Velay's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 9th coldest
Precipitation: 92 mm; 9.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:29 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.9; out of 10

Air quality: Excellent; PM10 12.8 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 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical September day in Le Puy-en-Velay reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°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)	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7

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

How September really feels in Le Puy-en-Velay

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.

Le Puy-en-Velay weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-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° / -2°	70	11.9	7.7	9	0.0
Feb	5° / -2°	52	10.2	7.2	10.1	0.2
Mar	9° / 1°	59	11	4.5	11.6	1.9
Apr	12° / 3°	94	13.6	2.8	13.2	2.9
May	16° / 7°	99	13.3	0.7	14.6	4.5
Jun	20° / 10°	82	11.9	0	15.4	6.0
Jul	23° / 12°	67	9.7	0	15.1	7.0
Aug	23° / 12°	74	9.8	0	13.9	7.0
Sep	18° / 9°	92	9.4	0.1	12.3	5.9
Oct	14° / 6°	104	11.8	0.8	10.7	3.6
Nov	8° / 2°	106	13	3.8	9.3	1.2
Dec	5° / -1°	70	11.2	5.8	8.6	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. 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 (%)	55	55	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	51	49	49	49	47	47	46	45	45	45	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	40	38	38
Cloudier (%)	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	51	51	51	53	53	54	55	55	55	57	57	57	58	58	59	60	60	62	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	38	62
30	38	62

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Le Puy-en-Velay gets around 92 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. 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 (%)	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	25
4	26
5	26
6	26
7	27
8	28
9	28
10	29
11	30
12	31
13	32
14	33
15	33
16	34
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	37

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 91% 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 (%)	84	84	85	86	87	87	88	89	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	15	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Humid (%)	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 (%)
1	84	15	1
2	84	15	1
3	85	14	1
4	86	13	1
5	87	12	1
6	87	12	1
7	88	11	1
8	89	11	0
9	90	10	0
10	90	10	0
11	91	9	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	92	8	0
16	92	8	0
17	93	7	0
18	93	7	0
19	94	6	0
20	94	6	0
21	94	6	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	95	5	0
25	95	5	0
26	95	5	0
27	96	4	0
28	96	4	0
29	96	4	0
30	96	4	0

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 6:20 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)	13.1	13.1	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:47
Sunset (PM)	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:12	7:10	7:08	7:06	7:04	7:02	7:00	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	6:11	7:17
2	13.1	6:12	7:15
3	13.0	6:13	7:14
4	12.9	6:15	7:12
5	12.9	6:16	7:10
6	12.8	6:17	7:08
7	12.8	6:18	7:06
8	12.7	6:20	7:04
9	12.7	6:21	7:02
10	12.6	6:22	7:00
11	12.6	6:23	6:58
12	12.5	6:25	6:56
13	12.5	6:26	6:54
14	12.4	6:27	6:52
15	12.4	6:28	6:50
16	12.3	6:29	6:48
17	12.3	6:31	6:46
18	12.2	6:32	6:44
19	12.1	6:33	6:42
20	12.1	6:34	6:40
21	12.0	6:36	6:38
22	12.0	6:37	6:36
23	11.9	6:38	6:34
24	11.9	6:39	6:32
25	11.8	6:41	6:30
26	11.8	6:42	6:28
27	11.7	6:43	6:26
28	11.7	6:45	6:24
29	11.6	6:46	6:22
30	11.6	6:47	6:20

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 4.1 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)	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.0	Bright
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.4	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Le Puy-en-Velay?

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

5.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.2

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Le Puy-en-Velay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Le Puy-en-Velay in September

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

In September, Le Puy-en-Velay sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Le Puy-en-Velay 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 Le Puy-en-Velay peaks around July 16 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	6	7	8	9	7	5	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Le Puy-en-Velay?

Le Puy-en-Velay sits at 45.0°N, 3.9°E, 640 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Firminy, 50 km away.

Topography around Le Puy-en-Velay

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Le Puy-en-Velay.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Le Puy-en-Velay has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m around an average of 702 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 900 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,659 m.

The land around Le Puy-en-Velay is covered by grassland (38%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

301 m

grassland 38%

16 km

900 m

grassland 47%

80 km

1,659 m

trees 54%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← August Le Puy-en-Velay year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Firminy 50 km · Saint-Étienne 59 km · Montbrison 64 km · Annonay 65 km · Saint-Chamond 69 km · Issoire 75 km · Bourg-lès-Valence 80 km · Valence 82 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 Le Puy-en-Velay (45.0437°, 3.8852°, elevation 640 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	21	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	19	10
9	19	9
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	17	8
22	17	8
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	8
26	17	8
27	16	8
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	38	62
30	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	25
4	26
5	26
6	26
7	27
8	28
9	28
10	29
11	30
12	31
13	32
14	33
15	33
16	34
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	15	1
2	84	15	1
3	85	14	1
4	86	13	1
5	87	12	1
6	87	12	1
7	88	11	1
8	89	11	0
9	90	10	0
10	90	10	0
11	91	9	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	92	8	0
16	92	8	0
17	93	7	0
18	93	7	0
19	94	6	0
20	94	6	0
21	94	6	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	95	5	0
25	95	5	0
26	95	5	0
27	96	4	0
28	96	4	0
29	96	4	0
30	96	4	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	38	62
30	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	25
4	26
5	26
6	26
7	27
8	28
9	28
10	29
11	30
12	31
13	32
14	33
15	33
16	34
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	15	1
2	84	15	1
3	85	14	1
4	86	13	1
5	87	12	1
6	87	12	1
7	88	11	1
8	89	11	0
9	90	10	0
10	90	10	0
11	91	9	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	92	8	0
16	92	8	0
17	93	7	0
18	93	7	0
19	94	6	0
20	94	6	0
21	94	6	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	95	5	0
25	95	5	0
26	95	5	0
27	96	4	0
28	96	4	0
29	96	4	0
30	96	4	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	38	62
30	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	25
4	26
5	26
6	26
7	27
8	28
9	28
10	29
11	30
12	31
13	32
14	33
15	33
16	34
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	15	1
2	84	15	1
3	85	14	1
4	86	13	1
5	87	12	1
6	87	12	1
7	88	11	1
8	89	11	0
9	90	10	0
10	90	10	0
11	91	9	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	92	8	0
16	92	8	0
17	93	7	0
18	93	7	0
19	94	6	0
20	94	6	0
21	94	6	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	95	5	0
25	95	5	0
26	95	5	0
27	96	4	0
28	96	4	0
29	96	4	0
30	96	4	0