Saint-Étienne weather in October

In October, Saint-Étienne sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 95 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-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 21% 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 Saint-Étienne's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Étienne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
95 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:07 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Saint-Étienne is commune in Loire, France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,204/km²
people per km²
Founded
1258

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Saint-Étienne reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1189
2189
3189
4179
5179
6178
7178
8178
9178
10168
11168
12168
13168
14168
15168
16168
17157
18157
19157
20157
21157
22157
23157
24146
25146
26146
27146
28146
29146
30136
31135

How October really feels in Saint-Étienne

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-Étienne weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°6312.24.48.90.3
Feb / -0°499.9410.11.0
Mar11° / 5511.31.811.62.9
Apr15° / 8612.51.113.24.1
May19° / 9813.50.114.75.4
Jun23° / 12°8912.4015.46.4
Jul25° / 14°8310.4015.16.9
Aug25° / 14°779.7013.97.1
Sep20° / 10°909.5012.36.4
Oct16° / 9511.50.310.74.6
Nov10° / 9412.31.99.32.0
Dec / 6411.53.18.60.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43565
53466
63367
73367
83367
93268
103367
113367
123367
133367
143466
153466
163466
173565
183664
193664
203763
213862
223862
233862
243862
253862
263961
273961
283862
293862
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Étienne gets around 95 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1380
2380
3380
4380
5380
6390
7390
8390
9390
10390
11380
12380
13380
14380
15371
16371
17371
18361
19361
20361
21351
22351
23351
24361
25362
26362
27372
28372
29382
30382
31392

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187121
288111
389110
489110
589110
689110
790100
890100
99190
109190
119280
129280
139370
149370
159460
169460
179460
189550
199550
209550
219550
229550
239640
249640
259640
269640
279730
289730
299730
309820
319820

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 6:47 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 5:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:476:16
211.46:486:14
311.46:496:12
411.36:506:10
511.36:526:09
611.26:536:07
711.26:546:05
811.16:566:03
911.16:576:01
1011.06:585:59
1111.07:005:57
1210.97:015:55
1310.97:035:54
1410.87:045:52
1510.77:055:50
1610.77:075:48
1710.67:085:47
1810.67:095:45
1910.57:115:43
2010.57:125:41
2110.47:145:40
2210.47:155:38
2310.37:165:37
2410.37:185:35
2510.27:195:33
2610.27:215:32
2710.17:225:30
2810.17:235:29
2910.07:255:27
3010.07:265:26
319.97:285:24

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.0Moderate
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Saint-Étienne?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Saint-Étienne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint-Étienne in October

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

In October, Saint-Étienne sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Saint-Étienne 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 Saint-Étienne peaks around July 15 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 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Étienne?

Saint-Étienne sits at 45.4°N, 4.4°E, 529 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Firminy, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Saint-Étienne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Étienne has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m around an average of 574 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,143 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,640 m.

The land around Saint-Étienne is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
284 m
16 km
1,143 m
80 km
1,640 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Firminy 9.0 km · Saint-Chamond 11 km · Annonay 31 km · Montbrison 32 km · Givors 34 km · Vienne 39 km · Saint-Genis-Laval 43 km · Oullins 45 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-Étienne (45.4339°, 4.39°, elevation 529 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).