Thonon-les-Bains weather in October

In October, Thonon-les-Bains sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 111 mm of precipitation across 12.7 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 11°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 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Thonon-les-Bains's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thonon-les-Bains's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
111 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:00 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
62%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 19.5 µg/m³ · 2010

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 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Thonon-les-Bains reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 18°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)
1157
2157
3157
4157
5157
6156
7156
8146
9146
10146
11146
12146
13145
14145
15135
16135
17135
18135
19135
20134
21134
22124
23124
24124
25124
26124
27123
28113
29113
30113
31113

How October really feels in Thonon-les-Bains

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.

Thonon-les-Bains weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°11612.310.28.80.0
Feb / -4°10111.19.4100.0
Mar / -1°10912.9811.61.5
Apr12° / 11314.45.413.32.9
May16° / 16117.71.314.74.2
Jun20° / 10°14616.20.115.55.4
Jul22° / 12°14615.4015.26.0
Aug22° / 12°13614.40146.1
Sep18° / 11513.10.212.45.3
Oct13° / 11112.7210.73.5
Nov / 12313.36.69.21.0
Dec / -3°13213.29.88.50.0

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 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
33961
43961
53961
63961
73961
83961
94060
104060
114060
124060
134060
143961
154060
164159
174159
184159
194159
204357
214456
224357
234357
244357
254456
264456
274456
284357
294357
304357
314159

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Thonon-les-Bains gets around 111 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 46% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1462
2462
3462
4453
5453
6453
7443
8443
9434
10434
11424
12425
13415
14415
15406
16406
17397
18397
19397
20398
21398
22398
23399
24399
25399
26399
27399
283910
294010
304011
314111

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
4991
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 6 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
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:39 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:396:07
211.46:406:05
311.46:416:03
411.36:436:01
511.36:445:59
611.26:465:58
711.16:475:56
811.16:485:54
911.06:505:52
1011.06:515:50
1110.96:525:48
1210.96:545:46
1310.86:555:44
1410.86:575:42
1510.76:585:40
1610.77:005:39
1710.67:015:37
1810.57:025:35
1910.57:045:33
2010.47:055:32
2110.47:075:30
2210.37:085:28
2310.37:105:26
2410.27:115:25
2510.27:135:23
2610.17:145:22
2710.17:155:20
2810.07:175:18
2910.07:185:17
309.97:205:15
319.97:215:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Thonon-les-Bains?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Thonon-les-Bains.

What to pack for Thonon-les-Bains in October

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

In October, Thonon-les-Bains sees daytime highs around 13°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 Thonon-les-Bains 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 Thonon-les-Bains 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
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Thonon-les-Bains?

Thonon-les-Bains sits at 46.4°N, 6.5°E, 436 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Morges, 16 km away.

Topography around Thonon-les-Bains

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Thonon-les-Bains.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thonon-les-Bains has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m around an average of 438 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,511 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,501 m.

The land around Thonon-les-Bains is covered by trees (39%) and water (29%) within 3 km, water (39%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
272 m
16 km
1,511 m
80 km
4,501 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
October weather nearby: Morges 16 km · Nyon 18 km · Lausanne 20 km · Renens 21 km · Pully 21 km · Annemasse 27 km · Vevey 30 km · Geneva 32 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 Thonon-les-Bains (46.3705°, 6.4798°, elevation 436 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).