Roanne weather in October

In October, Roanne sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 82 mm of precipitation across 11.5 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 18°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Roanne's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Roanne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
82 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:09 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.7 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 Roanne 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 10°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)
1189
2189
3189
4189
5189
6179
7179
8179
9179
10179
11178
12168
13168
14168
15168
16168
17168
18168
19157
20157
21157
22157
23157
24157
25157
26146
27146
28146
29146
30146
31136

How October really feels in Roanne

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.

Roanne 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 / 6712.73.78.90.4
Feb / 5711.43.5101.0
Mar12° / 6011.81.511.62.9
Apr15° / 7913.30.613.34.2
May19° / 9214.10.114.75.4
Jun23° / 13°7412.4015.56.3
Jul25° / 15°7110.8015.26.8
Aug25° / 14°7810.60146.9
Sep21° / 11°7910012.36.3
Oct16° / 8211.50.110.74.7
Nov10° / 9012.91.49.22.0
Dec / 7312.538.50.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33268
43268
53268
63268
73169
83169
93169
103169
113169
123268
133268
143268
153466
163466
173466
183664
193664
203664
213763
223763
233763
243763
253763
263862
273862
283862
293763
303763
313664

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Roanne gets around 82 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1237
1337
1437
1536
1636
1736
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2436
2536
2636
2737
2837
2938
3039
3139

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18713
28713
38713
48812
58812
68812
78911
88911
99010
109010
11919
12919
13928
14928
15937
16937
17946
18946
19955
20955
21955
22964
23964
24964
25973
26973
27973
28982
29982
30982
31991

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:30 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 5:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:486:17
211.46:506:15
311.46:516:13
411.36:526:11
511.36:546:09
611.26:556:07
711.26:566:06
811.16:586:04
911.06:596:02
1011.07:006:00
1110.97:025:58
1210.97:035:56
1310.87:055:54
1410.87:065:52
1510.77:075:51
1610.77:095:49
1710.67:105:47
1810.67:125:45
1910.57:135:44
2010.57:145:42
2110.47:165:40
2210.47:175:38
2310.37:195:37
2410.27:205:35
2510.27:225:33
2610.17:235:32
2710.17:245:30
2810.07:265:29
2910.07:275:27
3010.07:295:26
319.97:305:24

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.0Moderate
312.0Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Roanne?

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
0.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Roanne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Roanne in October

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

In October, Roanne sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Roanne 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 Roanne peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Roanne?

Roanne sits at 46.0°N, 4.1°E, 285 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montbrison, 48 km away.

Topography around Roanne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Roanne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 285 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,479 m.

The land around Roanne is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
712 m
80 km
1,479 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Montbrison 48 km · Vichy 51 km · Villefranche-sur-Saône 51 km · Écully 62 km · Tassin-la-Demi-Lune 64 km · Lyon 09 64 km · Lyon 04 66 km · Caluire-et-Cuire 66 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 Roanne (46.0362°, 4.068°, elevation 285 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).