Climate averages 1991–2020
Clermont-Ferrand weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Clermont-Ferrand: daytime highs average 16.0°C and nights cool to about 7.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 76 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 59 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saint-Étienne (108 km away). In October its highs average 15.8°C, about as warm as Clermont-Ferrand, with 95 mm of rain.
Among the 57 cities listed in France, Clermont-Ferrand ranks joint 32nd of 57 for the warmest October highs and 31st of 57 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 57 cities is 16.8°C; Clermont-Ferrand is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.6°C to 10.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 76 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Clermont-Ferrand climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C0.3°C | 0.3°C | 62 | 12.5 | 9.19 h |
| February | 7.7°C0.0°C | 0.0°C | 51 | 11.3 | 10.310 h |
| March | 11.3°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 55 | 11.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 14.3°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 83 | 13.8 | 13.514 h |
| May | 18.0°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 99 | 14.8 | 14.915 h |
| June | 21.7°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 84 | 12.5 | 15.716 h |
| July | 24.1°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 88 | 11.5 | 15.315 h |
| August | 24.3°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 88 | 11.5 | 14.114 h |
| September | 20.1°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 83 | 10.3 | 12.613 h |
| October, selected | 16.0°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 76 | 11.4 | 11.011 h |
| November | 10.3°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 76 | 13.0 | 9.510 h |
| December | 7.2°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 62 | 12.3 | 8.79 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Saint-Étienne in OctoberFrance · 108 kmHigh 15.8°C · Low 8.2°C · 95 mm rain
- Lyon in OctoberFrance · 137 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 9.3°C · 99 mm rain
- Villeurbanne in OctoberFrance · 139 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 9.3°C · 100 mm rain
- Limoges in OctoberFrance · 143 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 9.3°C · 95 mm rain
- Grenoble in OctoberFrance · 216 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 8.8°C · 118 mm rain
- Dijon in OctoberFrance · 225 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 8.5°C · 89 mm rain
- Poitiers in OctoberFrance · 229 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 9.9°C · 72 mm rain
- Nîmes in OctoberFrance · 238 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 11.8°C · 106 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Clermont-Ferrand) is explained once on the Clermont-Ferrand year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.