Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 220 mm of precipitation over about 35 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 22°C in early September to 7°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
14°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
7°C
Precipitation
220 mm
35 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
3.9
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 22°C in early September to 7°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy reaches about 14°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
14
wind chill below the day's low

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

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 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 / 7112.82.88.50.0
Feb / 6011.12.49.80.5
Mar11° / 6611.91.111.62.4
Apr15° / 5911.10.113.44.2
May19° / 7412.60155.6
Jun22° / 12°6711.2015.86.4
Jul25° / 15°6311.2015.56.7
Aug24° / 14°6811.5014.26.6
Sep20° / 11°719.9012.46.2
Oct15° / 7212010.54.0
Nov / 7712.70.991.5
Dec / 8714.22.88.10.2

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy gets around 220 mm of rain and snow over 35 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 13 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min in early September to 8 h 24 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 2.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy?

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.

3.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy.

What to pack for Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy in Fall

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

In fall, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 35 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 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 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy peaks around July 17 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 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 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy?

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy sits at 48.7°N, 6.2°E, 261 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Villers-lès-Nancy, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 849 m.

The land around Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (45%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), cropland (31%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
222 m
16 km
273 m
80 km
849 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Villers-lès-Nancy 2.0 km · Nancy 3.0 km · Laxou 3.0 km · Toul 21 km · Lunéville 25 km · Pont-à-Mousson 29 km · Montigny-lès-Metz 48 km · Metz 51 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 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (48.6611°, 6.1711°, elevation 261 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.