Montceau-les-Mines in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Montceau-les-Mines sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 240 mm of precipitation over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

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 21% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
16°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
8°C
Precipitation
240 mm
33 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
4.4
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Montceau-les-Mines 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 Montceau-les-Mines reaches about 16°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Montceau-les-Mines

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
4
wind chill below the day's low

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

Montceau-les-Mines 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 / 7612.128.80.4
Feb / 6210.62.3101.1
Mar12° / 63110.911.63.1
Apr16° / 7111.30.213.34.6
May19° / 10°7912.4014.85.7
Jun23° / 13°6011015.66.6
Jul26° / 15°549.3015.36.8
Aug26° / 15°559.50146.9
Sep21° / 12°679.1012.46.5
Oct16° / 8211.4010.64.7
Nov10° / 9112.50.99.22.0
Dec / 8612.71.98.40.6

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Montceau-les-Mines gets around 240 mm of rain and snow over 33 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 Montceau-les-Mines?

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.

4.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Montceau-les-Mines for sightseeing.

What to pack for Montceau-les-Mines in Fall

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

In fall, Montceau-les-Mines sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 33 days see rain.

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UV index in Montceau-les-Mines 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 Montceau-les-Mines 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 Montceau-les-Mines?

Montceau-les-Mines sits at 46.7°N, 4.4°E, 312 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Leu, 12 km away.

Topography around Montceau-les-Mines

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Montceau-les-Mines.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montceau-les-Mines has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 307 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 914 m.

The land around Montceau-les-Mines is covered by trees (33%), grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%), trees (32%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
436 m
80 km
914 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Saint-Leu 12 km · Le Creusot 16 km · Autun 32 km · Chalon-sur-Saône 39 km · Mâcon 53 km · Beaune 54 km · Roanne 74 km · Moulins 80 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 Montceau-les-Mines (46.6667°, 4.3667°, elevation 312 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.