Rodez weather in October

In October, Rodez sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 95 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 25% 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 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Rodez's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rodez's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 95 mm; 11.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:12 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 7th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 2.7 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

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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 Rodez 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 11°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	18	9
3	18	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	17	9
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	17	9
12	17	9
13	16	9
14	16	9
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	16	8
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	14	7
29	14	7
30	14	6
31	14	6

How October really feels in Rodez

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Rodez weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 1°	94	12.7	3.3	9	0.8
Feb	8° / 1°	77	10.9	3.1	10.2	1.3
Mar	12° / 3°	85	12.2	2	11.6	2.9
Apr	14° / 5°	110	13.3	0.8	13.2	3.8
May	18° / 9°	109	13.5	0.1	14.6	5.3
Jun	22° / 12°	88	11.2	0	15.3	6.5
Jul	25° / 14°	76	9.6	0	15	7.2
Aug	25° / 14°	83	10.4	0	13.8	7.1
Sep	21° / 11°	95	9.7	0	12.3	6.5
Oct	16° / 8°	95	11.9	0.1	10.8	4.8
Nov	11° / 4°	100	12.3	0.9	9.4	2.3
Dec	8° / 2°	97	12.4	2.2	8.7	1.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 61%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	43	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	37	37	37	37
Cloudier (%)	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	61	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	63	62	62	62	61	61	61	63	63	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Rodez gets around 95 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	40

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	81	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	95
Comfortable (%)	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	5
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	81	17	2
2	82	16	2
3	82	16	2
4	82	16	2
5	82	16	2
6	83	15	2
7	84	15	1
8	84	15	1
9	84	15	1
10	85	14	1
11	85	14	1
12	85	14	1
13	85	14	1
14	85	14	1
15	86	14	0
16	86	14	0
17	86	14	0
18	86	14	0
19	87	13	0
20	87	13	0
21	87	13	0
22	88	12	0
23	88	12	0
24	89	11	0
25	90	10	0
26	91	9	0
27	92	8	0
28	93	7	0
29	94	6	0
30	95	5	0
31	95	5	0

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 5:34 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:53	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:30	7:31	7:33
Sunset (PM)	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:04	6:02	6:00	5:59	5:57	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:50	5:49	5:47	5:46	5:44	5:43	5:41	5:40	5:38	5:37	5:35	5:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:53	6:24
2	11.5	6:55	6:22
3	11.4	6:56	6:20
4	11.4	6:57	6:18
5	11.3	6:58	6:17
6	11.3	7:00	6:15
7	11.2	7:01	6:13
8	11.2	7:02	6:11
9	11.1	7:03	6:09
10	11.0	7:05	6:08
11	11.0	7:06	6:06
12	10.9	7:07	6:04
13	10.9	7:09	6:02
14	10.8	7:10	6:00
15	10.8	7:11	5:59
16	10.7	7:12	5:57
17	10.7	7:14	5:55
18	10.6	7:15	5:54
19	10.6	7:16	5:52
20	10.5	7:18	5:50
21	10.5	7:19	5:49
22	10.4	7:20	5:47
23	10.4	7:22	5:46
24	10.4	7:23	5:44
25	10.3	7:24	5:43
26	10.3	7:26	5:41
27	10.2	7:27	5:40
28	10.2	7:28	5:38
29	10.1	7:30	5:37
30	10.1	7:31	5:35
31	10.0	7:33	5:34

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.3	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.0	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.8	Moderate
15	2.7	Moderate
16	2.7	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.6	Moderate
19	2.6	Moderate
20	2.5	Moderate
21	2.5	Moderate
22	2.5	Moderate
23	2.4	Moderate
24	2.4	Moderate
25	2.4	Moderate
26	2.3	Moderate
27	2.3	Moderate
28	2.3	Moderate
29	2.2	Moderate
30	2.2	Moderate
31	2.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Rodez?

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

0.7

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Rodez for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rodez in October

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

In October, Rodez 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 Rodez in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	6	7	8	9	7	5	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

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

trees 32%

16 km

644 m

grassland 43%

80 km

1,720 m

trees 47%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← September Rodez year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October 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

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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	18	9
3	18	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	17	9
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	17	9
12	17	9
13	16	9
14	16	9
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	16	8
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	14	7
29	14	7
30	14	6
31	14	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	81	17	2
2	82	16	2
3	82	16	2
4	82	16	2
5	82	16	2
6	83	15	2
7	84	15	1
8	84	15	1
9	84	15	1
10	85	14	1
11	85	14	1
12	85	14	1
13	85	14	1
14	85	14	1
15	86	14	0
16	86	14	0
17	86	14	0
18	86	14	0
19	87	13	0
20	87	13	0
21	87	13	0
22	88	12	0
23	88	12	0
24	89	11	0
25	90	10	0
26	91	9	0
27	92	8	0
28	93	7	0
29	94	6	0
30	95	5	0
31	95	5	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	18	9
3	18	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	17	9
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	17	9
12	17	9
13	16	9
14	16	9
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	16	8
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	14	7
29	14	7
30	14	6
31	14	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	81	17	2
2	82	16	2
3	82	16	2
4	82	16	2
5	82	16	2
6	83	15	2
7	84	15	1
8	84	15	1
9	84	15	1
10	85	14	1
11	85	14	1
12	85	14	1
13	85	14	1
14	85	14	1
15	86	14	0
16	86	14	0
17	86	14	0
18	86	14	0
19	87	13	0
20	87	13	0
21	87	13	0
22	88	12	0
23	88	12	0
24	89	11	0
25	90	10	0
26	91	9	0
27	92	8	0
28	93	7	0
29	94	6	0
30	95	5	0
31	95	5	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	18	9
3	18	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	17	9
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	17	9
12	17	9
13	16	9
14	16	9
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	16	8
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	14	7
29	14	7
30	14	6
31	14	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	81	17	2
2	82	16	2
3	82	16	2
4	82	16	2
5	82	16	2
6	83	15	2
7	84	15	1
8	84	15	1
9	84	15	1
10	85	14	1
11	85	14	1
12	85	14	1
13	85	14	1
14	85	14	1
15	86	14	0
16	86	14	0
17	86	14	0
18	86	14	0
19	87	13	0
20	87	13	0
21	87	13	0
22	88	12	0
23	88	12	0
24	89	11	0
25	90	10	0
26	91	9	0
27	92	8	0
28	93	7	0
29	94	6	0
30	95	5	0
31	95	5	0