Vitry-le-François weather in October

In October, Vitry-le-François sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 72 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Vitry-le-François's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vitry-le-François's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:11 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

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 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Vitry-le-François 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 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
41710
5179
6179
7179
8179
9179
10169
11169
12169
13168
14168
15168
16158
17158
18158
19158
20158
21158
22147
23147
24147
25147
26147
27147
28137
29137
30137
31136

How October really feels in Vitry-le-François

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.

Vitry-le-François weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7112.31.28.50.4
Feb / 6111.31.89.80.9
Mar12° / 5911.60.811.62.8
Apr15° / 5610.7013.44.5
May19° / 10°6811.70155.7
Jun22° / 13°5510.9015.96.5
Jul25° / 15°589.8015.56.9
Aug25° / 14°619.8014.26.9
Sep21° / 11°599.2012.46.4
Oct15° / 7211.8010.54.4
Nov10° / 7212.70.591.9
Dec / 90141.88.10.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
73070
83070
93070
103169
113169
123169
133169
143268
153268
163169
173169
183169
193169
203169
213070
223070
232971
242971
252872
262872
272773
282773
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Vitry-le-François gets around 72 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1336
1436
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2138
2238
2338
2439
2539
2639
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

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 (%)
179192
280182
381181
481181
582171
683161
783161
884151
985141
1085141
1186131
1286131
1388120
1488120
1588120
1689110
1789110
1890100
1990100
209190
219190
229190
239280
249280
259280
269370
279370
289460
299460
309550
319640

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light 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 6:48 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:486:14
211.46:496:12
311.36:516:09
411.36:526:07
511.26:546:05
611.16:556:03
711.16:576:01
811.06:585:59
910.97:005:57
1010.97:015:55
1110.87:035:53
1210.87:045:51
1310.77:065:49
1410.77:085:47
1510.67:095:45
1610.57:115:43
1710.57:125:41
1810.47:145:39
1910.47:155:37
2010.37:175:35
2110.27:195:33
2210.27:205:31
2310.17:225:30
2410.17:235:28
2510.07:255:26
2610.07:275:24
279.97:285:22
289.97:305:21
299.87:315:19
309.77:335:17
319.77:355:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Vitry-le-François?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Vitry-le-François for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vitry-le-François in October

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

In October, Vitry-le-François sees daytime highs around 15°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 Vitry-le-François 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 Vitry-le-François 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 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 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vitry-le-François?

Vitry-le-François sits at 48.7°N, 4.6°E, 102 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Dizier, 28 km away.

Topography around Vitry-le-François

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Vitry-le-François.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vitry-le-François has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m.

The land around Vitry-le-François is covered by cropland (38%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
398 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Saint-Dizier 28 km · Châlons-en-Champagne 30 km · Bar-le-Duc 43 km · Épernay 58 km · Troyes 60 km · Reims 73 km · Verdun 76 km · Chaumont 80 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 Vitry-le-François (48.7247°, 4.5844°, elevation 102 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).