Lucé weather in October

In October, Lucé sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 60 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Lucé's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lucé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:23 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.3 µg/m³ · 2018

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 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Lucé 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 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11810
21810
31810
4189
5179
6179
7179
8179
9179
10179
11179
12169
13169
14168
15168
16168
17168
18158
19158
20158
21158
22157
23157
24147
25147
26147
27147
28147
29147
30137
31136

How October really feels in Lucé

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.

Lucé weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5010.718.60.7
Feb / 449.61.39.91.2
Mar11° / 4810.20.511.62.9
Apr15° / 4810.5013.44.2
May18° / 63110155.5
Jun21° / 12°529.9015.86.4
Jul24° / 14°518.6015.57.1
Aug24° / 14°528.7014.17.1
Sep20° / 11°468012.46.5
Oct16° / 6010.6010.64.6
Nov10° / 5611.40.392.2
Dec / 6111.80.98.20.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
103169
113169
123268
133268
143367
153268
163268
173268
183169
193169
203268
213169
223169
233169
243169
253169
263070
273169
283070
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Lucé gets around 60 mm of rain over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
434
534
634
734
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2034
2134
2234
2334
2434
2534
2635
2735
2835
2935
3036
3136

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181172
281172
382162
483161
583161
683161
783161
884151
984151
1084151
1185141
1285141
1386140
1487130
1587130
1687130
1788120
1888120
1989110
2089110
2190100
2290100
239190
249190
259280
269280
279370
289370
299460
309460
319550

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light 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 7:00 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 5:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:006:26
211.47:016:24
311.37:036:22
411.37:046:20
511.27:066:18
611.17:076:16
711.17:096:14
811.07:106:12
911.07:126:10
1010.97:136:08
1110.87:156:06
1210.87:176:04
1310.77:186:02
1410.77:206:00
1510.67:215:58
1610.57:235:56
1710.57:245:54
1810.47:265:52
1910.47:275:50
2010.37:295:48
2110.37:315:46
2210.27:325:44
2310.17:345:43
2410.17:355:41
2510.07:375:39
2610.07:385:37
279.97:405:36
289.97:425:34
299.87:435:32
309.87:455:31
319.77:465:29

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.0Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Lucé?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Lucé for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lucé in October

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

In October, Lucé 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 Lucé 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 Lucé peaks around August 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lucé?

Lucé sits at 48.4°N, 1.5°E, 159 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Chartres, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Lucé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lucé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m.

The land around Lucé is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
340 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Chartres 2.0 km · Dreux 34 km · Rambouillet 35 km · Châteaudun 42 km · Maurepas 50 km · Étampes 52 km · Élancourt 53 km · Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 55 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 Lucé (48.4369°, 1.4636°, elevation 159 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).