Saint-Égrève weather in October

In October, Saint-Égrève sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 118 mm of precipitation across 12.7 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Saint-Égrève's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Égrève's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
118 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:01 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Saint-Égrève reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
2167
3167
4166
5156
6156
7156
8156
9156
10156
11156
12146
13145
14145
15145
16145
17145
18145
19135
20134
21134
22134
23134
24134
25134
26124
27123
28123
29123
30123
31113

How October really feels in Saint-Égrève

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Saint-Égrève weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°11913.110.890.0
Feb / -4°10211.19.210.10.1
Mar / -0°10912.98.311.61.7
Apr12° / 12014.36.613.22.8
May16° / 14716.82.214.64.3
Jun20° / 10°12715.30.115.45.6
Jul23° / 12°11312.80.115.16.6
Aug22° / 12°10712013.96.7
Sep18° / 11111.70.412.35.6
Oct14° / 11812.72.510.73.7
Nov / -0°14113.57.59.31.0
Dec / -3°13313.410.58.60.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44159
54159
64060
74060
84060
94060
104159
114060
124060
134060
144159
154060
164060
174159
184159
194060
204159
214258
224159
234159
244159
254159
264060
274060
284060
294159
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Égrève gets around 118 mm of rain and snow over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1454
2454
3454
4444
5444
6444
7445
8435
9435
10425
11416
12416
13406
14406
15407
16397
17398
18398
19399
20399
21399
223910
233910
243911
254011
264011
274111
284112
294212
304213
314314

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:41 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:416:11
211.46:436:09
311.46:446:07
411.36:456:05
511.36:466:04
611.26:486:02
711.26:496:00
811.16:505:58
911.16:525:56
1011.06:535:54
1111.06:545:52
1210.96:565:51
1310.96:575:49
1410.86:585:47
1510.87:005:45
1610.77:015:43
1710.77:035:42
1810.67:045:40
1910.67:055:38
2010.57:075:37
2110.47:085:35
2210.47:095:33
2310.37:115:32
2410.37:125:30
2510.27:145:29
2610.27:155:27
2710.27:165:25
2810.17:185:24
2910.17:195:23
3010.07:215:21
3110.07:225:20

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Saint-Égrève?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saint-Égrève.

What to pack for Saint-Égrève in October

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

In October, Saint-Égrève sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Saint-Égrève 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 Saint-Égrève 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
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Égrève?

Saint-Égrève sits at 45.2°N, 5.7°E, 219 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Fontaine, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Saint-Égrève

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Égrève has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 m around an average of 370 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,852 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,843 m.

The land around Saint-Égrève is covered by trees (58%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,033 m
16 km
1,852 m
80 km
3,843 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
October weather nearby: Fontaine 5.0 km · Grenoble 7.0 km · Meylan 8.0 km · Saint-Martin-d'Hères 9.0 km · Échirolles 10 km · Voiron 16 km · Chambéry 41 km · Romans-sur-Isère 52 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-Égrève (45.2331°, 5.6815°, elevation 219 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).