Montargis weather in October

In October, Montargis sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 65 mm of rain across 11 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 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Montargis's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montargis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:17 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.6 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 Montargis reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°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
21910
31810
41810
51810
61810
71810
81810
91710
10179
11179
12179
13179
14179
15179
16169
17169
18168
19168
20168
21168
22158
23158
24158
25158
26158
27157
28147
29147
30147
31147

How October really feels in Montargis

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.

Montargis 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 / 5711.71.28.60.8
Feb / 509.81.29.91.4
Mar12° / 5110.70.411.63.2
Apr16° / 539.8013.44.8
May19° / 10°6710.7014.95.9
Jun23° / 13°509.5015.86.7
Jul25° / 15°528.8015.47.0
Aug25° / 15°488.6014.17.0
Sep21° / 11°508012.46.7
Oct16° / 6511010.64.9
Nov11° / 6111.50.392.4
Dec / 7012.50.98.21.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
73070
83070
93070
103070
113070
123070
133070
143070
153070
163070
172971
182971
192971
202872
212872
222872
232971
242971
252971
262971
273070
283070
293070
303070
312971

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Montargis gets around 65 mm of rain over 11 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
337
437
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1136
1236
1336
1436
1535
1635
1735
1834
1934
2034
2134
2234
2334
2434
2534
2634
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177203
277203
377203
477203
578193
678193
780182
881172
981172
1083161
1183161
1284151
1384151
1485150
1586140
1686140
1787130
1887130
1988120
2088120
2189110
2289110
2390100
2490100
259190
269190
279280
289280
299370
309460
319460

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light 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 6:55 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:556:22
211.46:566:19
311.36:586:17
411.36:596:15
511.27:006:13
611.27:026:11
711.17:036:09
811.07:056:07
911.07:066:05
1010.97:086:03
1110.97:096:01
1210.87:115:59
1310.77:125:57
1410.77:145:55
1510.67:155:53
1610.67:175:51
1710.57:185:49
1810.57:205:47
1910.47:225:46
2010.37:235:44
2110.37:255:42
2210.27:265:40
2310.27:285:38
2410.17:295:37
2510.17:315:35
2610.07:325:33
2710.07:345:32
289.97:355:30
299.97:375:28
309.87:395:27
319.77:405:25

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.0Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Montargis?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Montargis for sightseeing.

What to pack for Montargis in October

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

In October, Montargis sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Montargis 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 Montargis peaks around July 17 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Montargis?

Montargis sits at 48.0°N, 2.7°E, 90 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Gien, 35 km away.

Topography around Montargis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montargis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m.

The land around Montargis is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
415 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Gien 35 km · Avon 45 km · Montereau-Fault-Yonne 46 km · Fontainebleau 46 km · Sens 47 km · Saint-Jean-de-Braye 57 km · Dammarie-les-Lys 58 km · Le Mée-sur-Seine 60 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 Montargis (47.997°, 2.7326°, elevation 90 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).