Saint-Louis in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Saint-Louis sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 285 mm of precipitation over about 39 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 21°C in early September to 6°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
14°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
6°C
Precipitation
285 mm
39 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
3.6
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Saint-Louis in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 21°C in early September to 6°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Saint-Louis reaches about 14°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Saint-Louis

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
15
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-Louis 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 / -1°8013.568.70.0
Feb / -1°7211.55.59.90.4
Mar10° / 8313.53.911.62.2
Apr14° / 9014.11.613.33.8
May18° / 12916.80.114.94.9
Jun22° / 12°11815.8015.75.7
Jul24° / 14°12115.4015.46.2
Aug24° / 14°12515.2014.16.2
Sep19° / 10°9512.6012.45.7
Oct14° / 9713.20.310.63.8
Nov / 94132.89.11.3
Dec / -0°10114.15.58.30.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Louis gets around 285 mm of rain and snow over 39 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 7 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min in early September to 8 h 30 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 2.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Saint-Louis?

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.

3.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saint-Louis.

What to pack for Saint-Louis in Fall

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

In fall, Saint-Louis sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 39 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Saint-Louis 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-Louis peaks around July 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Louis?

Saint-Louis sits at 47.6°N, 7.6°E, 248 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Basel, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Saint-Louis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Louis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 256 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,427 m.

The land around Saint-Louis is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
626 m
80 km
1,427 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Basel 4.0 km · Weil am Rhein 5.0 km · Allschwil 5.0 km · Riehen 7.0 km · Lörrach 8.0 km · Muttenz 10 km · Reinach 11 km · Rheinfelden 17 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-Louis (47.5921°, 7.5592°, elevation 248 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.