Nevers weather in October

In October, Nevers sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 81 mm of rain across 12.1 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 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Nevers's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nevers's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:14 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 12.2 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 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Nevers reaches about 17°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 11°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
31910
41810
51810
61810
71810
81810
91810
10179
11179
12179
13179
14179
15179
16179
17169
18169
19168
20168
21168
22168
23158
24158
25158
26157
27157
28157
29147
30147
31147

How October really feels in Nevers

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.

Nevers 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 / 7512.61.58.70.8
Feb / 6311.51.8101.3
Mar13° / 6511.50.711.63.3
Apr16° / 7511.80.113.34.7
May20° / 10°7912.4014.85.8
Jun23° / 13°6310.7015.66.6
Jul26° / 15°599.4015.36.8
Aug26° / 15°599.70146.9
Sep21° / 12°659.2012.46.5
Oct17° / 8112.1010.64.8
Nov11° / 8313.20.59.12.3
Dec / 8713.71.38.40.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72872
82872
92872
102872
112872
122872
132872
142872
152872
162872
172971
182971
192971
203070
212971
223070
233070
243169
253169
263268
273268
283268
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Nevers gets around 81 mm of rain 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 rain averages around 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
441
541
641
741
840
940
1039
1139
1238
1337
1437
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2237
2337
2438
2538
2639
2740
2840
2941
3041
3142

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 (%)
176213
277203
377203
478193
579183
679183
781172
882162
982162
1083152
1184142
1285141
1385141
1486131
1586131
1686131
1788120
1888120
1989110
2089110
2190100
2290100
239190
249190
259280
269280
279370
289460
299460
309550
319640

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 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 6:52 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 5:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:526:20
211.46:546:18
311.46:556:16
411.36:576:14
511.26:586:12
611.26:596:10
711.17:016:08
811.17:026:06
911.07:046:04
1011.07:056:02
1110.97:066:00
1210.87:085:59
1310.87:095:57
1410.77:115:55
1510.77:125:53
1610.67:145:51
1710.67:155:49
1810.57:175:47
1910.57:185:46
2010.47:205:44
2110.37:215:42
2210.37:235:40
2310.27:245:39
2410.27:265:37
2510.17:275:35
2610.17:295:34
2710.07:305:32
2810.07:325:30
299.97:335:29
309.97:355:27
319.87:365:26

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.0Dim
272.0Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Nevers?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Nevers for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nevers in October

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

In October, Nevers sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Nevers 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 Nevers peaks around July 18 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 18UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nevers?

Nevers sits at 47.0°N, 3.2°E, 192 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Moulins, 49 km away.

Topography around Nevers

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nevers has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 190 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m.

The land around Nevers is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), grassland (26%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (31%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), cropland (33%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
811 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Moulins 49 km · Bourges 58 km · Montluçon 84 km · Vierzon 86 km · Autun 87 km · Gien 88 km · Auxerre 95 km · Le Creusot 98 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 Nevers (46.9896°, 3.159°, elevation 192 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).