Roanne weather in September

In September, Roanne sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 79 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Roanne's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Roanne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:28 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
59%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical September day in Roanne reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12312
22312
32312
42312
52212
62212
72212
82212
92211
102211
112111
122111
132111
142111
152111
162111
172011
182010
192010
202010
212010
222010
232010
241910
251910
261910
271910
281910
29199
30189

How September really feels in Roanne

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 5th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54753
64852
74654
84654
94654
104654
114654
124654
134555
144555
154456
164357
174357
184258
194159
204060
214060
223961
233862
243862
253763
263763
273763
283664
293466
303466

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Roanne gets around 79 mm of rain over 10 wet days in September. 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 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
629
729
830
931
1032
1133
1234
1335
1436
1537
1637
1738
1838
1939
2039
2139
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1622711
2632710
365269
466259
567258
669247
770246
871245
972235
1073234
1174233
1274233
1376222
1476222
1576222
1678211
1778211
1879201
1980191
2081181
2181181
2282171
2382171
2483161
2583161
2684151
2784151
2884151
2986140
3086140

Wind in September

Winds average 8 km/h in September.

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

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:097:18
213.16:107:16
313.06:127:14
413.06:137:12
512.96:147:10
612.96:167:08
712.86:177:06
812.86:187:04
912.76:197:02
1012.76:217:00
1112.66:226:58
1212.56:236:56
1312.56:256:54
1412.46:266:52
1512.46:276:50
1612.36:286:48
1712.36:306:46
1812.26:316:44
1912.26:326:42
2012.16:346:39
2112.06:356:37
2212.06:366:35
2311.96:386:33
2411.96:396:31
2511.86:406:29
2611.86:426:27
2711.76:436:25
2811.76:446:23
2911.66:456:21
3011.56:476:19

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.81 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 — September's 3.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.0Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Roanne?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Roanne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Roanne in September

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

In September, Roanne sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Roanne in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — 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
September 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).