Saint-Fons in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Saint-Fons sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 292 mm of precipitation over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 24°C in early September to 9°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Saint-Fons's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Fons's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
8°C
Precipitation
292 mm
34 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
4.7
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Saint-Fons in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 24°C in early September to 9°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Saint-Fons reaches about 16°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-Fons

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
3
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Saint-Fons 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 / 6912.52.58.90.7
Feb / 5610.22.210.11.4
Mar13° / 6010.80.811.63.5
Apr16° / 8111.80.313.34.9
May20° / 10°9012.5014.75.9
Jun24° / 14°8111.7015.46.6
Jul27° / 16°7810015.16.7
Aug27° / 15°779.6013.96.9
Sep22° / 12°939.6012.36.7
Oct17° / 9911.60.110.75.0
Nov11° / 10012.40.99.32.4
Dec / 7412.31.88.60.9

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Fons gets around 292 mm of rain and snow over 34 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 10 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min in early September to 8 h 48 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 2.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Saint-Fons?

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.

4.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saint-Fons in Fall

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

In fall, Saint-Fons sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 34 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Saint-Fons in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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-Fons peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Saint-Fons 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-Fons is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 2216 µg/m³Jul 2311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Fons?

Saint-Fons sits at 45.7°N, 4.9°E, 175 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Vénissieux, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Saint-Fons

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Fons has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,773 m.

The land around Saint-Fons is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
456 m
80 km
1,773 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Vénissieux 3.0 km · Lyon 08 3.0 km · Oullins 4.0 km · Lyon 07 4.0 km · Lyon 5.0 km · Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon 5.0 km · Saint-Genis-Laval 5.0 km · Lyon 02 5.0 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-Fons (45.7088°, 4.8533°, elevation 175 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.