Troyes weather in October

In October, Troyes sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 10.6 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 17% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Troyes's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Troyes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:12 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 16 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Troyes reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°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)
11810
21810
31810
41810
5189
6179
7179
8179
9179
10179
11179
12169
13169
14168
15168
16168
17168
18158
19158
20158
21158
22157
23157
24157
25147
26147
27147
28147
29147
30137
31136

How October really feels in Troyes

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.

Troyes 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 / 6612.11.58.60.5
Feb / 5710.71.99.91.1
Mar12° / 5611.40.711.63.0
Apr15° / 6111.30.113.44.5
May19° / 7212.10155.7
Jun23° / 13°5810.8015.86.5
Jul25° / 15°609.9015.56.9
Aug25° / 14°609.6014.16.9
Sep21° / 11°619.5012.46.4
Oct16° / 7212.2010.64.5
Nov10° / 6912.20.492.1
Dec / 8013.61.58.20.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
73070
83070
93070
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153367
163268
173268
183268
193268
203169
213169
223070
233070
242971
252971
263070
272971
282971
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Troyes gets around 72 mm of rain over 12.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
740
840
940
1039
1139
1238
1338
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2238
2338
2439
2539
2640
2741
2841
2941
3041
3141

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178202
279192
380191
480191
581181
682171
782171
883161
984151
1084151
1186140
1286140
1387130
1487130
1588120
1689110
1789110
1890100
1990100
2090100
219190
229190
239280
249280
259280
269370
279370
289460
299460
309550
319550

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 5:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:496:16
211.46:516:14
311.36:526:12
411.36:546:10
511.26:556:07
611.16:576:05
711.16:586:03
811.07:006:01
911.07:015:59
1010.97:035:57
1110.87:045:55
1210.87:065:53
1310.77:075:51
1410.77:095:49
1510.67:105:47
1610.67:125:45
1710.57:145:43
1810.47:155:42
1910.47:175:40
2010.37:185:38
2110.37:205:36
2210.27:215:34
2310.27:235:32
2410.17:245:31
2510.07:265:29
2610.07:285:27
279.97:295:25
289.97:315:24
299.87:325:22
309.87:345:21
319.77:365:19

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Troyes?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Troyes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Troyes in October

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

In October, Troyes sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Troyes in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Troyes peaks around July 17 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Troyes?

Troyes sits at 48.3°N, 4.1°E, 106 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Vitry-le-François, 60 km away.

Topography around Troyes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Troyes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 111 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m.

The land around Troyes is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
226 m
80 km
394 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Vitry-le-François 60 km · Sens 60 km · Auxerre 68 km · Saint-Dizier 74 km · Châlons-en-Champagne 76 km · Chaumont 81 km · Épernay 83 km · Montereau-Fault-Yonne 84 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 Troyes (48.3007°, 4.0852°, elevation 106 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).