Royan weather in October

In October, Royan sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 74 mm of rain across 11.4 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 20°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Royan's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Royan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 74 mm; 11.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:29 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 8th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 2.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; 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 20°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical October day in Royan reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 5°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)	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9

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

Royan 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 4°	71	11.2	8.9	2.1
Feb	11° / 4°	52	9.4	10.1	2.7
Mar	14° / 6°	53	10.5	11.6	4.1
Apr	17° / 8°	60	10.9	13.3	5.2
May	20° / 11°	63	11.3	14.7	6.1
Jun	24° / 14°	48	8.5	15.4	7.0
Jul	26° / 16°	38	7	15.1	7.3
Aug	26° / 16°	41	6.9	13.9	7.3
Sep	23° / 13°	52	7.9	12.3	7.2
Oct	19° / 11°	74	11.4	10.7	5.7
Nov	14° / 7°	81	12.5	9.3	3.6
Dec	11° / 5°	79	12.3	8.6	2.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

	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 (%)	42	42	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	40	40
Cloudier (%)	58	58	60	60	61	61	61	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	60	60

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

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Royan gets around 74 mm of rain over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	36
10	36
11	36
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	38
16	38
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	40
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 67% 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 (%)	59	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	62	63	63	64	64	65	65	66	67	67	69	69	70	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	80	82
Comfortable (%)	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	17
Humid (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	59	31	10
2	60	30	10
3	60	30	10
4	60	30	10
5	60	30	10
6	60	30	10
7	61	30	9
8	61	30	9
9	62	30	8
10	62	30	8
11	63	30	7
12	63	30	7
13	64	30	6
14	64	30	6
15	65	30	5
16	65	30	5
17	66	30	4
18	67	29	4
19	67	29	4
20	69	28	3
21	69	28	3
22	70	27	3
23	72	26	2
24	73	25	2
25	74	24	2
26	75	23	2
27	76	22	2
28	77	21	2
29	78	20	2
30	80	19	1
31	82	17	1

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 7:08 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 5:46 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	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:08	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	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:33	7:34	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:40	7:41	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:47	7:48	7:50
Sunset (PM)	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:13	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:52	5:50	5:49	5:47	5:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	7:08	6:38
2	11.4	7:10	6:36
3	11.4	7:11	6:34
4	11.3	7:12	6:32
5	11.3	7:14	6:30
6	11.2	7:15	6:28
7	11.2	7:16	6:26
8	11.1	7:18	6:24
9	11.1	7:19	6:23
10	11.0	7:20	6:21
11	11.0	7:22	6:19
12	10.9	7:23	6:17
13	10.8	7:24	6:15
14	10.8	7:26	6:13
15	10.7	7:27	6:12
16	10.7	7:29	6:10
17	10.6	7:30	6:08
18	10.6	7:31	6:06
19	10.5	7:33	6:05
20	10.5	7:34	6:03
21	10.4	7:36	6:01
22	10.4	7:37	6:00
23	10.3	7:38	5:58
24	10.3	7:40	5:56
25	10.2	7:41	5:55
26	10.2	7:43	5:53
27	10.1	7:44	5:52
28	10.1	7:45	5:50
29	10.0	7:47	5:49
30	10.0	7:48	5:47
31	9.9	7:50	5:46

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.56 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)	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	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	2.1	2.1	2.0
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	3.2	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.7	Moderate
12	2.7	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.6	Moderate
15	2.6	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.5	Moderate
18	2.5	Moderate
19	2.5	Moderate
20	2.4	Moderate
21	2.4	Moderate
22	2.4	Moderate
23	2.3	Moderate
24	2.3	Moderate
25	2.3	Moderate
26	2.2	Moderate
27	2.2	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.1	Moderate
31	2.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Royan?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

2.3

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Royan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Royan in October

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

In October, Royan sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Royan in October

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 19 to Aug 31 — about 1.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	11	10	11	13	15	18	20	21	19	17	15	12
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	11	Bracing
Feb	10	Bracing
Mar	11	Bracing
Apr	13	Bracing
May	15	Cool
Jun	18	Cool
Jul	20	Refreshing
Aug	21	Refreshing
Sep	19	Cool
Oct	17	Cool
Nov	15	Bracing
Dec	12	Bracing

UV index in Royan 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 Royan peaks around July 20 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	6	6	7	8	8	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Royan?

Royan sits at 45.6°N, 1.0°W, 7 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saintes, 34 km away.

Topography around Royan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Royan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m.

The land around Royan is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (39%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and water (31%), cropland (29%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

artificial surfaces 35%

16 km

68 m

water 39%

80 km

203 m

water 31%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

October weather nearby: Saintes 34 km · Rochefort 35 km · Cognac 55 km · La Rochelle 60 km · Saint-Médard-en-Jalles 85 km · Blanquefort 86 km · Eysines 88 km · Niort 89 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 Royan (45.6281°, -1.0315°, elevation 7 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	21	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	20	12
5	20	12
6	20	12
7	20	12
8	20	12
9	20	12
10	19	12
11	19	11
12	19	11
13	19	11
14	19	11
15	19	11
16	19	11
17	18	11
18	18	11
19	18	11
20	18	10
21	18	10
22	18	10
23	18	10
24	17	10
25	17	10
26	17	10
27	17	10
28	17	9
29	17	9
30	17	9
31	16	9

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	36
10	36
11	36
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	38
16	38
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	40
31	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	59	31	10
2	60	30	10
3	60	30	10
4	60	30	10
5	60	30	10
6	60	30	10
7	61	30	9
8	61	30	9
9	62	30	8
10	62	30	8
11	63	30	7
12	63	30	7
13	64	30	6
14	64	30	6
15	65	30	5
16	65	30	5
17	66	30	4
18	67	29	4
19	67	29	4
20	69	28	3
21	69	28	3
22	70	27	3
23	72	26	2
24	73	25	2
25	74	24	2
26	75	23	2
27	76	22	2
28	77	21	2
29	78	20	2
30	80	19	1
31	82	17	1

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	36
10	36
11	36
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	38
16	38
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	40
31	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	59	31	10
2	60	30	10
3	60	30	10
4	60	30	10
5	60	30	10
6	60	30	10
7	61	30	9
8	61	30	9
9	62	30	8
10	62	30	8
11	63	30	7
12	63	30	7
13	64	30	6
14	64	30	6
15	65	30	5
16	65	30	5
17	66	30	4
18	67	29	4
19	67	29	4
20	69	28	3
21	69	28	3
22	70	27	3
23	72	26	2
24	73	25	2
25	74	24	2
26	75	23	2
27	76	22	2
28	77	21	2
29	78	20	2
30	80	19	1
31	82	17	1

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	36
10	36
11	36
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	38
16	38
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	40
31	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	59	31	10
2	60	30	10
3	60	30	10
4	60	30	10
5	60	30	10
6	60	30	10
7	61	30	9
8	61	30	9
9	62	30	8
10	62	30	8
11	63	30	7
12	63	30	7
13	64	30	6
14	64	30	6
15	65	30	5
16	65	30	5
17	66	30	4
18	67	29	4
19	67	29	4
20	69	28	3
21	69	28	3
22	70	27	3
23	72	26	2
24	73	25	2
25	74	24	2
26	75	23	2
27	76	22	2
28	77	21	2
29	78	20	2
30	80	19	1
31	82	17	1