Rodez in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Rodez sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 290 mm of precipitation over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 22°C in early September to 9°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Rodez's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Rodez's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
8°C
Precipitation
290 mm
34 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
4.5
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Rodez in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 22°C in early September to 9°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Rodez 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 Rodez

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
7
wind chill below the day's low

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

Rodez 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 / 9412.73.390.8
Feb / 7710.93.110.21.3
Mar12° / 8512.2211.62.9
Apr14° / 11013.30.813.23.8
May18° / 10913.50.114.65.3
Jun22° / 12°8811.2015.36.5
Jul25° / 14°769.60157.2
Aug25° / 14°8310.4013.87.1
Sep21° / 11°959.7012.36.5
Oct16° / 9511.90.110.84.8
Nov11° / 10012.30.99.42.3
Dec / 9712.42.28.71.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Rodez gets around 290 mm of rain and snow over 34 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 11 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min in early September to 8 h 54 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 2.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Rodez?

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.

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Rodez for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rodez in Fall

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

In fall, Rodez sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 34 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Rodez in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rodez peaks around July 16 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 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rodez?

Rodez sits at 44.4°N, 2.6°E, 627 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Millau, 49 km away.

Topography around Rodez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rodez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 570 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,720 m.

The land around Rodez is covered by trees (32%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (43%), trees (32%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
644 m
80 km
1,720 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Fall weather nearby: Millau 49 km · Albi 58 km · Aurillac 65 km · Castres 87 km · Cahors 91 km · Montauban 104 km · Balma 119 km · Tulle 120 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 Rodez (44.3526°, 2.5734°, elevation 627 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.