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France in October: where is it warmest?

In October, Porto-Vecchio, Corsica is the warmest place with 22 °C by day, Chamonix the coolest with 14 °C. 36 of 100 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in October, warmest first

Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.

Place	Score	Air	Sea	Sun	Rain days
Porto-Vecchio, Corsica	55	22°	21°	7 h	7
Perpignan	82	21°	–	6 h	7
Arles	81	21°	–	6 h	8
Bonifacio	50	21°	21°	7 h	7
Ajaccio, Corsica	47	21°	21°	7 h	10
Marseille	83	20°	20°	6 h	8
Avignon	82	20°	–	6 h	8
Aix-en-Provence	82	20°	–	6 h	8
Toulon	82	20°	20°	6 h	8
Orange	81	20°	–	6 h	8
Narbonne	80	20°	–	6 h	8
Nîmes	78	20°	–	6 h	9
Toulouse	75	20°	–	5 h	9
Montpellier	73	20°	–	6 h	11
Béziers	73	20°	–	5 h	11
Bordeaux	72	20°	18°	5 h	10
Fréjus	42	20°	20°	6 h	8
Sanary-sur-Mer	41	20°	20°	6 h	8
Cannes	40	20°	20°	6 h	9
Saint-Tropez	40	20°	20°	6 h	8
Antibes	40	20°	20°	6 h	9
Cassis	40	20°	20°	6 h	8
Nice	39	20°	20°	6 h	9
Menton	37	20°	20°	6 h	9
Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer	36	20°	19°	6 h	8
Aigues-Mortes	34	20°	19°	6 h	9
Sète	30	20°	19°	6 h	11
Arcachon	25	20°	18°	5 h	11
Biarritz	24	20°	19°	5 h	12
Bayonne	24	20°	19°	5 h	12
Saint-Jean-de-Luz	23	20°	19°	4 h	12
Grasse	80	19°	–	6 h	9
Carcassonne	73	19°	–	5 h	10
Pau	70	19°	–	5 h	11
Saint-Paul-de-Vence	37	19°	20°	6 h	9
Valence	74	18°	–	5 h	10
Lourdes	68	18°	–	5 h	13
Grenoble	68	18°	–	4 h	11
Lyon	67	18°	–	4 h	11
Poitiers	66	18°	–	4 h	11
Tours	65	18°	–	4 h	11
La Rochelle	14	18°	17°	5 h	12
Oradour-sur-Glane	66	17°	–	4 h	13
Vichy	65	17°	–	4 h	11
Angers	65	17°	–	4 h	11
Fontainebleau	65	17°	–	4 h	11
Nantes	63	17°	–	4 h	12
Chambéry	63	17°	–	4 h	11
Orléans	62	17°	–	4 h	11
Auxerre	61	17°	–	4 h	12
Troyes	60	17°	–	4 h	11
Le Mans	60	17°	–	4 h	11
Beaune	60	17°	–	4 h	12
Paris	59	17°	–	4 h	11
Rennes	59	17°	–	4 h	12
Limoges	59	17°	–	4 h	13
Saint-Nazaire	13	17°	16°	4 h	12
Vannes	11	17°	16°	4 h	12
Clermont-Ferrand	61	16°	–	4 h	11
Eguisheim	60	16°	–	4 h	11
Saint-Étienne	60	16°	–	4 h	10
Annecy	59	16°	–	4 h	12
Dijon	58	16°	–	4 h	12
Besançon	58	16°	–	4 h	12
Bayeux	58	16°	–	4 h	13
Chartres	58	16°	–	4 h	11
Reims	56	16°	–	4 h	12
Amiens	55	16°	–	4 h	11
Caen	55	16°	–	4 h	13
Versailles	55	16°	–	4 h	11
Colmar	54	16°	–	4 h	12
Lille	53	16°	–	4 h	12
Lens	53	16°	–	4 h	12
Rouen	52	16°	–	4 h	13
Strasbourg	51	16°	–	3 h	12
Nancy	51	16°	–	3 h	12
Haguenau	51	16°	–	4 h	12
Le Havre	50	16°	16°	4 h	15
Quimper	49	16°	–	4 h	15
Dieppe	47	16°	–	4 h	15
Saint-Malo	10	16°	16°	4 h	12
Deauville	10	16°	16°	4 h	13
Lorient	9	16°	16°	4 h	13
Carnac	9	16°	16°	4 h	13
Roscoff	8	16°	15°	4 h	14
Brest	7	16°	15°	4 h	14
Honfleur	7	16°	16°	4 h	15
Concarneau	7	16°	16°	4 h	15
Étretat	6	16°	16°	4 h	16
Wissembourg	57	15°	–	4 h	11
Kaysersberg	57	15°	–	4 h	12
Mulhouse	54	15°	–	4 h	11
Arras	52	15°	–	4 h	12
Metz	51	15°	–	3 h	12
Belfort	50	15°	–	4 h	13
Verdun	49	15°	–	4 h	12
Dunkirk	10	15°	16°	4 h	13
Calais	9	15°	16°	4 h	14
Boulogne-sur-Mer	8	15°	16°	4 h	14
Chamonix	55	14°	–	4 h	13

France in October: quick answers

France in October: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in October are Porto-Vecchio, Corsica (22 °C), Perpignan (21 °C) and Arles (21 °C).

France in October: where is the sea warmest?

The sea is warmest at Porto-Vecchio, Corsica (21 °C), Bonifacio (21 °C) and Ajaccio, Corsica (21 °C).

France in October: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in October – warm, sunny and dry – is in Marseille, Perpignan and Avignon.

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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences