Vienne in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Vienne sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 294 mm of precipitation over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 24°C in early September to 8°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
16°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
8°C
Precipitation
294 mm
33 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
4.7
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Vienne in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 24°C in early September to 8°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Vienne reaches about 16°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Vienne

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Vienne 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 / 6711.82.98.90.7
Feb / 539.52.310.11.4
Mar13° / 5810.80.911.63.4
Apr16° / 8311.80.413.24.8
May20° / 10°8912.4014.75.9
Jun24° / 13°7711.4015.46.6
Jul27° / 15°779.9015.16.8
Aug26° / 15°739.2013.97.0
Sep22° / 12°949.2012.36.7
Oct17° / 10111.30.110.75.0
Nov11° / 1001219.32.3
Dec / 6811.728.60.9

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Vienne gets around 294 mm of rain and snow over 33 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 10 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min in early September to 8 h 48 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 2.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Vienne?

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.

4.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Vienne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vienne in Fall

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

In fall, Vienne sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 33 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Vienne in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Vienne peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Vienne 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 Vienne is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 2216 µg/m³Jul 2311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vienne?

Vienne sits at 45.5°N, 4.9°E, 175 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Givors, 11 km away.

Topography around Vienne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vienne has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 245 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,041 m.

The land around Vienne is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (38%), cropland (26%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
640 m
80 km
2,041 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Givors 11 km · Vénissieux 19 km · Saint-Priest 20 km · Saint-Genis-Laval 20 km · Saint-Fons 20 km · Oullins 22 km · Lyon 08 23 km · Villefontaine 24 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 Vienne (45.5257°, 4.8748°, elevation 175 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.