France in October

October is France's 8th-best month (rank 8 of 12): its 26 destinations average 74/100, led by Corte at 91 — 21°C and 10 rainy days — while Courchevel is cooler at 8°C and scores 52.

#8 of 12 months for France · 26 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇫🇷 France, month by month

74/100 in October

Where in France in October

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Corte	Trekking hub	21°C	56 mm · 10 days	91 tier S	Yes
2	Marseille	City	21°C	75 mm · 6 days	86 tier A	—
3	Toulouse	City	19°C	44 mm · 6 days	86 tier A	—
4	Aix-en-Provence	City	20°C	83 mm · 7 days	85 tier A	—
5	Bonifacio	Beach	23°C	46 mm · 8 days	84 tier A	—
6	Carcassonne	City	20°C	72 mm · 9 days	84 tier A	—
7	Ajaccio	Island	24°C	74 mm · 7 days	81 tier A	—
8	Avignon	City	20°C	109 mm · 8 days	81 tier A	—
9	Bordeaux	City	20°C	81 mm · 10 days	81 tier A	—
10	Montpellier	City	20°C	128 mm · 10 days	79 tier B	—
11	Cannes	Beach	21°C	116 mm · 6 days	77 tier B	—
12	Lyon	City	17°C	98 mm · 9 days	77 tier B	—
13	Nantes	City	17°C	88 mm · 11 days	76 tier B	—
14	Strasbourg	City	15°C	51 mm · 9 days	76 tier B	—
15	Nice	Beach	22°C	127 mm · 10 days	75 tier B	—
16	Saint-Tropez	Beach	21°C	106 mm · 8 days	75 tier B	—
17	Colmar	City	15°C	81 mm · 13 days	74 tier B	—
18	Paris	City	16°C	80 mm · 12 days	74 tier B	—
19	Lille	City	14°C	72 mm · 11 days	73 tier B	—
20	Annecy	City	17°C	128 mm · 12 days	72 tier B	—
21	Biarritz	Beach	20°C	108 mm · 13 days	71 tier B	—
22	La Rochelle	Beach	17°C	76 mm · 10 days	69 tier C	—
23	Hossegor	Beach	21°C	138 mm · 14 days	67 tier C	—
24	Courchevel	Ski resort	8°C	115 mm · 12 days	52 tier D	—
25	Val d'Isère	Ski resort	9°C	134 mm · 13 days	50 tier D	—
26	Chamonix	Ski resort	14°C	144 mm · 13 days	33 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means October is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in France in October

Marseille-Cassis road race · Marseille · 25 Oct
Chateauneuf-du-Pape grape harvest · Avignon · 1 Sep – 5 Oct (usually)
MIPCOM television market · Cannes · 12–16 Oct (usually)
Lyon Biennale · Lyon · 19 Sep – 13 Dec
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez · Saint-Tropez · 26 Sep – 4 Oct
Marche des Fiertes · Paris · 3 Oct
Retour des Alpages · Annecy · 10 Oct
Larches turn gold · Courchevel · 10 Oct – 5 Nov (usually)

Seasons in force

Harvest · 7 places Sea warm enough · 6 places Foraging season · 2 places Off-season shutdown · 2 places Ski season · 2 places Summer season opens · 2 places Surf season · 2 places Trail season · 2 places Wind season · 2 places Flood season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 4 of France's 20 well-known places this month.

Better months for France

May · 82/100 September · 82/100 June · 80/100 Weakest: December · 62/100

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