Saint-Denis in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Saint-Denis sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 166 mm of precipitation over about 31 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 8°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
15°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
8°C
Precipitation
166 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
4.4
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Saint-Denis in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 22°C in early September to 8°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Saint-Denis reaches about 15°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 Saint-Denis

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

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

fall sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Saint-Denis 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 / 5511.70.98.50.7
Feb / 4910.11.29.81.2
Mar12° / 5110.30.611.62.9
Apr15° / 5110.80.113.44.4
May18° / 6411.10155.6
Jun22° / 12°569.9015.96.4
Jul24° / 14°529.2015.57.0
Aug24° / 14°579.4014.26.9
Sep20° / 11°448.6012.46.4
Oct16° / 6211010.54.6
Nov10° / 5911.40.38.92.2
Dec / 7112.60.98.10.9

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Denis gets around 166 mm of rain and snow over 31 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 13 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min in early September to 8 h 24 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 2.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Saint-Denis?

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.

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Saint-Denis for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint-Denis in Fall

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

In fall, Saint-Denis sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Saint-Denis in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saint-Denis peaks around June 23 at about 7 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Saint-Denis in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Saint-Denis is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Saint-Denis's WHO annual average of 12.1 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1015 µg/m³Jul 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Denis?

Saint-Denis sits at 48.9°N, 2.4°E, 34 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Stains, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Saint-Denis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Denis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m.

The land around Saint-Denis is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
257 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Stains 3.0 km · Villeneuve-la-Garenne 3.0 km · Aubervilliers 3.0 km · La Courneuve 3.0 km · Épinay-sur-Seine 3.0 km · Pierrefitte-sur-Seine 4.0 km · Saint-Ouen 4.0 km · Gennevilliers 4.0 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 Saint-Denis (48.9356°, 2.3539°, elevation 34 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.