Millau weather in October

In October, Millau sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Millau's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Millau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:10 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Millau 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)
1189
2189
3179
4179
5179
6179
7179
8178
9178
10168
11168
12168
13168
14168
15168
16168
17158
18158
19157
20157
21157
22157
23157
24157
25147
26146
27146
28146
29146
30146
31136

How October really feels in Millau

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.

Millau 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 / 7210.83.49.10.7
Feb / 589.12.710.21.2
Mar11° / 599.71.511.62.9
Apr14° / 8711.60.713.23.8
May18° / 81110.114.55.4
Jun22° / 12°568.3015.27.0
Jul24° / 14°446.30157.8
Aug24° / 13°507.4013.87.6
Sep20° / 10°787.5012.36.8
Oct16° / 8510.40.110.84.7
Nov10° / 8210.80.69.42.2
Dec / 6710.22.18.81.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
33961
43961
53862
63862
73862
83763
93763
103664
113664
123664
133466
143466
153466
163466
173367
183466
193466
203367
213367
223367
233367
243268
253367
263268
273268
283268
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Millau gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
231
331
431
532
632
733
833
933
1033
1133
1233
1334
1434
1534
1634
1735
1835
1935
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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
183152
283152
383152
483152
583152
683152
783152
883152
983152
1083152
1183152
1284151
1384151
1484151
1585141
1685141
1785141
1885141
1986131
2086131
2186131
2288120
2388120
2489110
2590100
269190
279280
289370
299460
309550
319550

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:516:22
211.56:526:20
311.46:546:18
411.46:556:17
511.36:566:15
611.36:576:13
711.26:596:11
811.27:006:09
911.17:016:08
1011.17:026:06
1111.07:046:04
1211.07:056:02
1310.97:066:00
1410.97:075:59
1510.87:095:57
1610.87:105:55
1710.77:115:54
1810.77:135:52
1910.67:145:50
2010.67:155:49
2110.57:175:47
2210.57:185:46
2310.47:195:44
2410.47:215:43
2510.37:225:41
2610.37:235:40
2710.27:255:38
2810.27:265:37
2910.17:275:35
3010.17:295:34
3110.07:305:32

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Millau?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Millau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Millau in October

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

In October, Millau sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Millau in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Millau 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Millau?

Millau sits at 44.1°N, 3.1°E, 378 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Rodez, 49 km away.

Topography around Millau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Millau has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m around an average of 503 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 789 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,688 m.

The land around Millau is covered by trees (40%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
497 m
16 km
789 m
80 km
1,688 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Rodez 49 km · Albi 77 km · Alès 80 km · Castelnau-le-Lez 84 km · Montpellier 84 km · Béziers 85 km · Castres 87 km · Lattes 89 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 Millau (44.0997°, 3.0785°, elevation 378 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).