Valenciennes weather in October

In October, Valenciennes sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 61 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Valenciennes's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valenciennes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:18 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.4 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 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Valenciennes reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11710
21710
31710
41710
51610
6169
7169
8169
9169
10169
11169
12159
13159
14158
15158
16158
17158
18158
19148
20148
21148
22148
23148
24148
25147
26137
27137
28137
29137
30137
31137

How October really feels in Valenciennes

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.

Valenciennes weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6412.118.30.5
Feb / 5710.91.59.70.9
Mar11° / 5711.60.711.52.4
Apr14° / 5211.60.113.53.9
May18° / 6712.6015.25.2
Jun20° / 12°6311.3016.16.0
Jul23° / 14°6511.2015.76.5
Aug23° / 14°7011.2014.36.5
Sep19° / 11°509.5012.46.0
Oct15° / 6111.1010.54.2
Nov10° / 6411.90.48.82.0
Dec / 7713.51.17.90.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32872
42872
52971
62971
72971
82971
93070
103169
113169
123169
133268
143268
153268
163268
173268
183268
193268
203169
213169
223169
232971
242872
252872
262872
272773
282773
292773
302674
312575

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Valenciennes gets around 61 mm of rain over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
437
537
637
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180191
282180
382180
483170
583170
684160
785150
886140
986140
1087130
1188120
1288120
1389110
1489110
1589110
1690100
1790100
189190
199190
209280
219280
229370
239370
249460
259460
269550
279550
289550
299640
309640
319730

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 5:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:536:17
211.36:546:15
311.36:566:12
411.26:586:10
511.16:596:08
611.17:016:06
711.07:036:04
811.07:046:01
910.97:065:59
1010.87:085:57
1110.87:095:55
1210.77:115:53
1310.67:135:51
1410.67:145:48
1510.57:165:46
1610.47:185:44
1710.47:195:42
1810.37:215:40
1910.37:235:38
2010.27:245:36
2110.17:265:34
2210.17:285:32
2310.07:295:30
2410.07:315:28
259.97:335:27
269.87:355:25
279.87:365:23
289.77:385:21
299.77:405:19
309.67:415:18
319.57:435:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Dim
172.0Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Valenciennes?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Valenciennes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Valenciennes in October

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

In October, Valenciennes sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Valenciennes 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 Valenciennes peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Valenciennes in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Valenciennes is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Valenciennes's WHO annual average of 12.4 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1316 µg/m³Dec 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Valenciennes?

Valenciennes sits at 50.4°N, 3.5°E, 29 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Denain, 10 km away.

Topography around Valenciennes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valenciennes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m.

The land around Valenciennes is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
501 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Denain 10 km · Saint-Amand-les-Eaux 12 km · Péruwelz 17 km · Dour 18 km · Boussu 21 km · Saint-Ghislain 23 km · Colfontaine 24 km · Quaregnon 26 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 Valenciennes (50.3591°, 3.5251°, elevation 29 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).