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Sélestat weather & best time to visit

Nature escape

Sélestat at a glance

Best time
Apr – Sep
Warmest month
Jul · 27°
Sunshine a year
1,790 h
Rain a year
911 mm
Climate
Temperate
Time zone
UTC+1 / UTC+2
Elevation
175 m

Climate in Sélestat

Sélestat has a temperate climate with warm summers and cool winters. July is the warmest month with average highs of 27 °C, while January is the coolest at 6 °C. With around 1,790 hours of sunshine a year, Sélestat is moderately sunny; July is the sunniest month with 7.9 hours a day.

Holiday weather through the year

Best time to visit

Best time to visit Sélestat

The best time to visit Sélestat is from April to September. For sightseeing, day trips and hiking, conditions are most comfortable in April and from September to October. Rain is frequent from November to January; the wettest month is July with 86 mm.

Sélestat through the seasons

How the weather changes over the seasons, with averages for each.

Sélestat in spring

Mar – May

63

Good

  • 13–21 °C by day
  • 5.8 h of sun a day
  • 37 rainy days in all

Sélestat in summer

Jun – Aug

77

Good

  • 25–27 °C by day
  • 7.7 h of sun a day
  • 38 rainy days in all

Sélestat in autumn

Sep – Nov

52

Fair

  • 10–22 °C by day
  • 3.8 h of sun a day
  • 35 rainy days in all

Sélestat in winter

Dec – Feb

10

Poor

  • 6–8 °C by day
  • 2.2 h of sun a day
  • 39 rainy days in all

Which month for what?

Beach & swimming

No sea nearby

Sea from 21 °C, warm and mostly dry

Sightseeing & hiking

Apr, Sep – Oct

15–28 °C and not too much rain

Rainy months

Nov – Jan

Rainy season or more than 12 rainy days

Snow

Dec – Jan

Snow on 2 or more days

Find your perfect month

Tell us what you like and we rate every month in Sélestat for you.

Sunshine
Little rain

Your best months: May – June, September

Based on the climate averages; tap a month to see its details.

Your holiday weather, at a glance

Weather in October

Weather in October

60

Holiday weather in October

Good

Best time to visit: April – September

Good forSightseeing & walks

A typical day in October

  1. Morning, 08:00: about 8°
  2. Midday, 13:00: about 15°
  3. Afternoon, 16:00: about 16°
  4. Evening, 20:00: about 12°
  5. Night, 23:00: about 10°

07:4818:44

Cool evenings: pack a jumper or a jacket.

Estimated from the average high and low: coolest around sunrise, warmest in mid-afternoon.

Light for photos in October

Golden hour
Morning 07:29–08:31 · evening 18:01–19:03
Blue hour
Morning 07:17–07:29 · evening 19:03–19:15

Golden hour: the sun between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour: 6° to 4° below it. Times for the 15th of the month; mountains and clouds shift the light.

October in Sélestat compared with home

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Early or late October?

In October, daytime highs fall from about 19° at the start of the month to 13° at the end. The days get 1.7 h shorter.

Early or late October?
October1 Oct31 Oct
Daytime high19°13°
Night-time low9°5°
Daylight11.7 h10.1 h

What is the weather like in Sélestat in October?

In October, Sélestat is mild: daytime highs average 16 °C, and nights cool down to about 7 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.5 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 79 mm in total. All in all, October is a good month for a holiday in Sélestat.

More details for October

Daylight
10 h 56 min07:48 – 18:44
UV index
2 · lowclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
13 km/haverage daily peakAll months
Cloud cover
66 %on averageAll months
Hot days
0 days30 °C or moreAll months
Snow days
0 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
Time zone
UTC+2offset from UTC

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %91 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %8 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %44 %

Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “Nature escape”.

What to pack in October

  • A jumper for the evenings
  • Rain jacket or umbrella

Compare two months in Sélestat

Pick two months to see how the weather differs. A tick marks the clearly better value; for temperatures it depends on your plans.

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June has the better holiday weather in Sélestat: score 78 against 60. In June, days are 9 °C warmer than in October. The sun shines 4 hours longer a day in June.

October vs June, Sélestat
MonthOctoberJune
Holiday weather score6078better
Daytime high16°25°
Night-time low7°14°
Sunshine3.5 h7.7 hbetter
Rainy days1212
Rainfall79 mm80 mm
Muggy days0better1

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Sélestat month by month

The typical weather for every month at a glance.

10January6° · 2.0 h

In January, Sélestat is cold: daytime highs average 6 °C, and nights cool down to about 0 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 2.0 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 74 mm in total. Snow falls on about 2 days. All in all, January is not an ideal month for a holiday in Sélestat.

Sélestat in January
14February8° · 3.0 h

In February, Sélestat is cold: daytime highs average 8 °C, and nights cool down to about 0 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.0 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 66 mm in total. Snow falls on about 2 days. All in all, February is not an ideal month for a holiday in Sélestat.

Sélestat in February
44March13° · 4.6 h

In March, Sélestat is cool: daytime highs average 13 °C, and nights cool down to about 3 °C. Expect around 4.6 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 67 mm in total. All in all, March is a so-so month for a holiday in Sélestat.

Sélestat in March
75April17° · 6.2 h

In April, Sélestat is mild: daytime highs average 17 °C, and nights cool down to about 6 °C. Expect around 6.2 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 62 mm in total. All in all, April is a good month for a holiday in Sélestat.

Sélestat in April
71May21° · 6.7 h

In May, Sélestat is warm: daytime highs average 21 °C, and nights cool down to about 10 °C. The sun shines for around 6.7 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 14 rainy days and 86 mm in total. All in all, May is a good month for a holiday in Sélestat.

Sélestat in May
78June25° · 7.7 h

In June, Sélestat is warm: daytime highs average 25 °C, and nights cool down to about 14 °C. The sun shines for around 7.7 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 80 mm in total. All in all, June is a good month for a holiday in Sélestat.

Sélestat in June
77July27° · 7.9 h

In July, Sélestat is warm: daytime highs average 27 °C, and nights cool down to about 15 °C. The sun shines for around 7.9 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 86 mm in total. On about 7 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. All in all, July is a good month for a holiday in Sélestat.

Sélestat in July
76August26° · 7.4 h

In August, Sélestat is warm: daytime highs average 26 °C, and nights cool down to about 15 °C. The sun shines for around 7.4 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 79 mm in total. On about 7 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. All in all, August is a good month for a holiday in Sélestat.

Sélestat in August
76September22° · 5.8 h

In September, Sélestat is warm: daytime highs average 22 °C, and nights cool down to about 11 °C. Expect around 5.8 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 69 mm in total. All in all, September is a good month for a holiday in Sélestat.

Sélestat in September
60October16° · 3.5 h

In October, Sélestat is mild: daytime highs average 16 °C, and nights cool down to about 7 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.5 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 12 rainy days and 79 mm in total. All in all, October is a good month for a holiday in Sélestat.

Sélestat in October
21November10° · 2.1 h

In November, Sélestat is cold: daytime highs average 10 °C, and nights cool down to about 3 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 2.1 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 78 mm in total. All in all, November is not an ideal month for a holiday in Sélestat.

Sélestat in November
7December6° · 1.7 h

In December, Sélestat is cold: daytime highs average 6 °C, and nights cool down to about 1 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 1.7 hours a day. It rains often – on about 15 days, adding up to 86 mm. Snow falls on about 3 days. All in all, December is not an ideal month for a holiday in Sélestat.

Sélestat in December

Climate in detail

Climate through the year

Long-term monthly averages. Tap a month to see its details.

Best time to visit

Nights and sleep in Sélestat

How warm the nights get in each month, from the mean night-time low. Tap a month for details.

  • Cold 0–8°
  • Cool 8–15°
  • Pleasant 15–20°

ColdOctober: nights around 7°. The room should be heated.

The coolest nights are in January (0°), the warmest in July (15°). Nights are pleasant for sleeping (15 to 20 °C) from July to August. Nights fall below 8 °C on average from October to April, so the room should be heated.

Temperatures through the year

Average daytime high, night-time low and sea temperature per month.

OctoberDay 16°Night 7°
DayNight
MonthScoreDayNightSunRain daysRain mm
JanuaryJan106°0°2.0 h1374
FebruaryFeb148°0°3.0 h1166
MarchMar4413°3°4.6 h1267
AprilApr7517°6°6.2 h1162
MayMay7121°10°6.7 h1486
JuneJun7825°14°7.7 h1280
JulyJul7727°15°7.9 h1386
AugustAug7626°15°7.4 h1379
SeptemberSep7622°11°5.8 h1069
OctoberOct6016°7°3.5 h1279
NovemberNov2110°3°2.1 h1378
DecemberDec76°1°1.7 h1586

Climate averages 1996–2025 (sunshine partly WMO station normals 1991–2020), 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

48.26° N, 7.45° E · 175 m · Europe/Paris

Sunshine

Sunshine hours in Sélestat

Average hours of bright sunshine per day, next to the length of the day. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
1,790 hours
Sunniest month
Jul · 7.9 h a day
Least sunshine
Dec · 1.7 h a day
OctoberSunshine 3.5 hDaylight 10.9 hShare of daylight 32 %
SunshineDaylight

In October, the sun shines for about 3.5 of 10.9 hours of daylight in Sélestat, 32 % of the daylight hours.

Sunshine hours: estimated from radiation data (ERA5, 1996–2025) and calibrated against measured station values; no weather station is close enough here. Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset on the 15th of the month.

Rain

Rain in Sélestat: rainy days and rainfall

A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain or snow; the amount is what falls in the whole month. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
911 mm on 149 days
Wettest month
Jul · 86 mm
Driest month
Apr · 62 mm
OctoberRainy days 12Rainfall 79 mm

In October, Sélestat has about 12 rainy days with 79 mm of rain in total.

Sun protection

UV index in Sélestat

How strong the sun is at noon, month by month, and how quickly unprotected skin burns.

Clear-sky UV in October
2 · lowLittle protection needed; sunglasses on bright days.

The sun is strongest in June (UV 8).

Minutes until sunburn in October

Very fair skin
about 55 min
Fair skin
about 65 min
Light brown skin
about 95 min
Olive skin
over 2 h

Rough guide for unprotected skin at noon under a clear sky; clouds lengthen the time, water, sand and snow shorten it. Sunscreen extends the time only partly.

Monthly values: clear-sky noon estimate from the sun's angle, ozone and altitude. UV today: Open-Meteo forecast.

Wind & clouds

Wind and clouds in Sélestat

How breezy and how cloudy Sélestat is through the year. Tap a month to select it on the whole page.

Wind

Typical daily peak of the wind in km/h: what the afternoon breeze usually reaches, not the gusts.

Year average
13 km/h · gentle breeze
Windiest month
Feb · 15 km/h
Calmest month
Aug · 11 km/h
OctoberWind 13 km/hBeaufort 3

In October, the wind in Sélestat typically peaks at 13 km/h during the day: Beaufort 3, gentle breeze.

Clouds

Average share of the sky covered by cloud, day and night.

Year average
62 % · variable cloud
Clearest month
Jul · 55 %
Cloudiest month
Nov · 71 %
OctoberCloud cover 66 %Sunshine 3.5 h

In October, cloud covers on average 66 % of the sky over Sélestat: mostly cloudy, with about 3.5 hours of sunshine a day.

Wind: mean daily maximum of the hourly wind 10 m above ground (ERA5, 1996–2025). Gusts are stronger, and the model grid of about 28 km smooths out local effects such as capes and valley winds. Clouds: mean total cloud cover of all layers over day and night (ERA5, 1996–2025). Thin high cloud counts as cover even when the sun still shines through.

Heat & humidity

Heat and humidity in Sélestat

How often the day gets hot in Sélestat (30 °C and more), and in which months heat and humidity come together. Tap a month to select it.

Hot days a year
18 days
Hottest month
Jul · 27 °C
Hot months
none

Heat calendar

  • pleasant
  • some hot or muggy days
  • often muggy
  • often hot
  • hot and muggy
OctoberHot days (30 °C+) 0Daytime high 16 °C

In October, Sélestat has about 0 hot days, with an average daytime high of 16 °C: pleasant. Heat plays no part this month.

Hot days reach at least 30 °C; a month counts as muggy when the mean dew point reaches 18 °C on at least 15 days. Averages from ERA5 and ERA5-Land, 1996–2025. Muggy nights through the year

Snow

Snow in Sélestat

Snow is possible in Sélestat, but no month makes it likely: the chance of seeing snow during a week's stay, the days with fresh snow and how much falls. Tap a month to select it.

Snow days a year
9 days
Fresh snow a year
27 cm
Snow possible
Dec – Feb

Snow calendar

  • hardly any
  • possible
  • likely
  • very likely
OctoberDays with fresh snow 0Fresh snow 0 cmChance of snow 0 / 100

In October, it hardly ever snows in Sélestat.

Snow days bring at least 1 cm of fresh snow. Fresh snow comes from ERA5 snowfall (1996–2025) at the height of the place, not on the slopes above it; the snow chance also weighs whether the snow settles. An estimate from climate averages, not a snow report.

Planning a trip to Sélestat

Weather for your travel dates

Pick your arrival and length of stay, and we sum up the weather to expect.

Sélestat in the school holidays

How the weather suits the usual holiday periods. Dates vary by school and region, so each holiday uses the months it usually falls in.

Sélestat has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 76) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 9).

  • Easter holidays

    Mar – Apr

    66

    Good

    • 16 °C by day
    • 5.7 h of sun a day
    • 12 rainy days a month
  • May half-term

    May – Jun

    72

    Good

    • 22 °C by day
    • 6.9 h of sun a day
    • 14 rainy days a month
  • Summer holidays

    Jul – Aug

    76

    GoodBest holidays

    • 27 °C by day
    • 7.6 h of sun a day
    • 13 rainy days a month
  • October half-term

    Oct

    60

    Good

    • 16 °C by day
    • 3.5 h of sun a day
    • 12 rainy days a month

    Good for: Sightseeing & walks

  • Christmas holidays

    Dec – Jan

    9

    Poor

    • 6 °C by day
    • 1.9 h of sun a day
    • 14 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain, Snow

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Getting there

Flying from

Nonstop flight
about 1 h 20 min
Distance
670 km
Time zone
UTC+2
Jet lag
Hardly any (under 3 h)

Estimated from the straight-line distance: 30 minutes for take-off and landing plus 830 km/h cruising speed.

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Sélestat vs Ribeauvillé

In October the holiday weather in Sélestat and Ribeauvillé is about equally good (score 60 vs 59). During the day it is about as warm in Ribeauvillé as in Sélestat.

Sélestat vs Ribeauvillé, in October
in OctoberSélestatRibeauvillé
Holiday weather score6059
Daytime high16°16°
Sunshine4 h4 h
Rainy days1212
Best timeApr – SepApr – Sep

Through the year

OctoberSélestat 16°Ribeauvillé 16°
SélestatRibeauvillé
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Ranking

France in October: the best places

In October, Sélestat ranks 5 among the 31 nearest destinations in this country.

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  3. 3Dole17°62
  4. 4Évian-les-Bains15°61
  5. 5SélestatThis page16°60
  6. 6Kaysersberg16°60
  7. 7Mulhouse16°60
  8. 8Beaune17°60
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Frequently asked questions about Sélestat

When is the best time to visit Sélestat?

The best time to visit Sélestat is from April to September. That is when the holiday weather score, which combines temperature, sea, sunshine and rain, is highest.

What is the warmest month in Sélestat?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C and nights around 15 °C. January is the coolest month at 6 °C.

When does it rain most in Sélestat?

Rain is frequent from November to January; the wettest month is July with 86 mm. The driest month is April with 62 mm.

How many hours of sunshine does Sélestat get?

Sélestat gets around 1,790 hours of sunshine a year. The sunniest month is July with 7.9 hours a day; in December there are 1.7 hours a day.

What time zone is Sélestat in?

Sélestat is on UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July.

How long is the flight from London to Sélestat?

A nonstop flight from London to Sélestat takes about 1 h 20 min, for a straight-line distance of about 670 km.

Which school holidays are best for Sélestat?

Sélestat has its best school-holiday weather during the summer holidays (score 76) and its weakest during the Christmas holidays (score 9). Holiday ratings (0–100): Easter holidays 66, May half-term 72, summer holidays 76, October half-term 60, Christmas holidays 9.