Lons-le-Saunier in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Lons-le-Saunier sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 311 mm of precipitation over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 23°C in early September to 8°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Lons-le-Saunier's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Lons-le-Saunier's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
9°C
Precipitation
311 mm
36 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
4.5
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Lons-le-Saunier in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 23°C in early September to 8°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Lons-le-Saunier reaches about 16°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Lons-le-Saunier

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
1
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Lons-le-Saunier weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 10713.42.88.80.6
Feb / 9111.93101.2
Mar12° / 9012.41.511.63.2
Apr16° / 9112.20.313.34.8
May20° / 11°9713014.85.8
Jun24° / 14°7811.1015.66.7
Jul26° / 16°6810015.36.8
Aug26° / 15°699.30147.0
Sep21° / 12°8810.2012.46.5
Oct16° / 103120.110.64.9
Nov10° / 12013.81.49.22.2
Dec / 11914.62.68.40.8

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Lons-le-Saunier gets around 311 mm of rain and snow over 36 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 10 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min in early September to 8 h 42 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 2.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Lons-le-Saunier?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Lons-le-Saunier for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lons-le-Saunier in Fall

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

In fall, Lons-le-Saunier sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 36 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Lons-le-Saunier in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lons-le-Saunier 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 Lons-le-Saunier?

Lons-le-Saunier sits at 46.7°N, 5.6°E, 260 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Dole, 47 km away.

Topography around Lons-le-Saunier

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lons-le-Saunier.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lons-le-Saunier has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m around an average of 312 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 570 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,533 m.

The land around Lons-le-Saunier is covered by trees (42%), grassland (34%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), grassland (28%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
313 m
16 km
570 m
80 km
1,533 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Dole 47 km · Oyonnax 47 km · Chalon-sur-Saône 55 km · Bourg-en-Bresse 58 km · Nyon 62 km · Meyrin 63 km · Vernier 65 km · Pontarlier 66 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 Lons-le-Saunier (46.6754°, 5.5557°, elevation 260 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.