Montbrison weather in October

In October, Montbrison sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 89 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Montbrison's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montbrison's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
89 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:08 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
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 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Montbrison reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1178
2178
3178
4178
5168
6168
7168
8168
9168
10167
11157
12157
13157
14157
15157
16157
17157
18147
19146
20146
21146
22146
23146
24146
25146
26135
27135
28135
29135
30135
31125

How October really feels in Montbrison

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.

Montbrison 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 / -1°6412.36.28.90.1
Feb / -1°54115.910.10.6
Mar11° / 5711.93.411.62.4
Apr14° / 8613.81.813.33.5
May18° / 100150.414.74.9
Jun21° / 11°8713015.46.0
Jul24° / 13°7511.3015.16.9
Aug24° / 13°8011.3013.96.9
Sep20° / 10°8510.8012.36.0
Oct15° / 8912.10.510.74.2
Nov / 9013.439.31.6
Dec / 6812.24.98.60.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33367
43367
53367
63367
73367
83268
93169
103268
113268
123268
133367
143367
153367
163466
173466
183565
193664
203664
213664
223763
233763
243862
253862
263862
273763
283763
293664
303664
313565

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Montbrison gets around 89 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1420
2420
3420
4420
5430
6430
7430
8430
9420
10421
11421
12411
13411
14401
15401
16392
17382
18382
19372
20372
21362
22363
23353
24353
25363
26363
27363
28373
29383
30383
31393

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2928
3928
4937
5937
6937
7937
8946
9946
10955
11955
12964
13964
14973
15973
16982
17982
18982
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:486:18
211.46:496:16
311.46:516:14
411.36:526:12
511.36:536:10
611.26:556:08
711.26:566:06
811.16:576:04
911.16:596:02
1011.07:006:00
1111.07:015:58
1210.97:035:57
1310.87:045:55
1410.87:055:53
1510.77:075:51
1610.77:085:49
1710.67:105:48
1810.67:115:46
1910.57:125:44
2010.57:145:42
2110.47:155:41
2210.47:175:39
2310.37:185:38
2410.37:195:36
2510.27:215:34
2610.27:225:33
2710.17:245:31
2810.17:255:30
2910.07:265:28
3010.07:285:27
319.97:295:25

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Montbrison?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Montbrison for sightseeing.

What to pack for Montbrison in October

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

In October, Montbrison sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Montbrison in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Montbrison peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Montbrison?

Montbrison sits at 45.6°N, 4.1°E, 394 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Firminy, 30 km away.

Topography around Montbrison

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montbrison has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m around an average of 429 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,087 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,612 m.

The land around Montbrison is covered by grassland (42%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
272 m
16 km
1,087 m
80 km
1,612 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Firminy 30 km · Saint-Étienne 32 km · Saint-Chamond 38 km · Roanne 48 km · Givors 55 km · Saint-Genis-Laval 57 km · Écully 58 km · Tassin-la-Demi-Lune 59 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 Montbrison (45.6075°, 4.0652°, elevation 394 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).