January 8° · ☂ 10 February 9° · ☂ 9 March 13° · ☂ 11 April 16° · ☂ 8 May 20° · ☂ 10 ★ June24° · ☂ 9 ★ July26° · ☂ 8 ★ August26° · ☂ 8 September 22° · ☂ 8 October 17° · ☂ 10 November 11° · ☂ 10 December 8° · ☂ 12 Paris in October:cool and fresh, frequent rain Paris, France · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 17° Hottest day 28.6° (2011)
Mean low 10° Coldest night 0° (2010)
Rain days 10 days 3-16 by year
Rainfall 62mm Daylight 11.7 → 10.0 h
Paris's 12 months i Best: June to August
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Goodmild
Humidity 83% 0 muggy days
Clear days 4 days 14 overcast days
Mean wind 13 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 08:10 / 19:02 Daylight 11.7 → 10.0 h
Paris in October Autumn colour arrives along the Seine and in the gardens, and rainy days become noticeably more common. Sunsets come earlier as the month goes on, so start evening plans sooner.
Paris saw 17°C by day and 10°C at night in October. A light layer covered most days. There were 10 rain days on average, roughly one day in three. The average is 10, but individual years ran from 3 (2018) to 16 (2019).
The month opened with 11.7 hours of daylight and closed with 10.0. Dusk came early. About 3 nights a month dipped under 5°C, cold enough to want a jacket for the walk back. October 2022 averaged 19.8°C by day, 2.9°C above the 20-year mean. The coldest night came in 2010, at 0°C.
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October 1 Thursday 1 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 20° 12° October 2 Friday 2 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 19° 12° October 3 Saturday 3 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 18° 11° 1-3 rain on 43% of days 19° 11°
October 4 Sunday 4 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 18° 11° October 5 Monday 5 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 18° 12° October 6 Tuesday 6 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 18° 12° October 7 Wednesday 7 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 18° 11° October 8 Thursday 8 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 18° 11° October 9 Friday 9 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 18° 11° October 10 Saturday 10 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 18° 10° 4-10 rain on 31% of days 18° 11°
October 11 Sunday 11 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 18° 11° October 12 Monday 12 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 17° 10° October 13 Tuesday 13 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 11° October 14 Wednesday 14 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 10° October 15 Thursday 15 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 16° 9° October 16 Friday 16 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 17° 10° October 17 Saturday 17 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 17° 10° 11-17 rain on 24% of days 17° 10°
October 18 Sunday 18 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 17° 9° October 19 Monday 19 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 17° 10° October 20 Tuesday 20 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 16° 11° October 21 Wednesday 21 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 16° 9° October 22 Thursday 22 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 16° 9° October 23 Friday 23 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 16° 9° October 24 Saturday 24 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 10° 18-24 rain on 37% of days 16° 10°
October 25 Sunday 25 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 10° October 26 Monday 26 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 16° 10° October 27 Tuesday 27 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 9° October 28 Wednesday 28 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 9° October 29 Thursday 29 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 14° 9° October 30 Friday 30 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 14° 8° October 31 Saturday 31 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 8° 25-31 rain on 27% of days 15° 9°
1-3 rain on 43% of days 19° 11° 4-10 rain on 31% of days 18° 11° 11-17 rain on 24% of days 17° 10° 18-24 rain on 37% of days 16° 10° 25-31 rain on 27% of days 15° 9°
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October 1 Friday 1 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 20° 12° October 2 Saturday 2 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 19° 12° 1-2 rain on 40% of days 19° 12°
October 3 Sunday 3 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 18° 11° October 4 Monday 4 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 18° 11° October 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 18° 12° October 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 18° 12° October 7 Thursday 7 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 18° 11° October 8 Friday 8 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 18° 11° October 9 Saturday 9 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 18° 11° 3-9 rain on 36% of days 18° 11°
October 10 Sunday 10 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 18° 10° October 11 Monday 11 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 18° 11° October 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 17° 10° October 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 11° October 14 Thursday 14 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 10° October 15 Friday 15 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 16° 9° October 16 Saturday 16 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 17° 10° 10-16 rain on 23% of days 17° 10°
October 17 Sunday 17 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 17° 10° October 18 Monday 18 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 17° 9° October 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 17° 10° October 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 16° 11° October 21 Thursday 21 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 16° 9° October 22 Friday 22 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 16° 9° October 23 Saturday 23 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 16° 9° 17-23 rain on 36% of days 16° 10°
October 24 Sunday 24 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 10° October 25 Monday 25 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 10° October 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 16° 10° October 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 9° October 28 Thursday 28 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 9° October 29 Friday 29 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 14° 9° October 30 Saturday 30 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 14° 8° 24-30 rain on 27% of days 15° 9°
October 31 Sunday 31 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 8°
October 31 rain on 25% of days 15° 8°
1-2 rain on 40% of days 19° 12° 3-9 rain on 36% of days 18° 11° 10-16 rain on 23% of days 17° 10° 17-23 rain on 36% of days 16° 10° 24-30 rain on 27% of days 15° 9° October 31 rain on 25% of days 15° 8°
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2006 15mm
2007 none
2008 1mm
2009 none
2010 1mm
2011 none
2012 3mm
2013 1mm
2014 none
2015 none
2016 none
2017 7mm
2018 none
2019 none
2020 1mm
2021 26mm
2022 none
2023 4mm
2024 none
2025 5mm
Holidays in October (2026) 1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in October (2027) 1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Day by day temperature i 4° 13° 21° 30° 1 8 15 22 29 31
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) ~ October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 20 Tue Pick October 20
10 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2018 had 3 rain days, 2019 had 16.
What to pack Shirt sleeves were fine at midday. A cardigan or thin jacket was welcome after dark. On average 5 days still reached 20°C and 3 nights still dipped below 5°C.
A packable rain jacket weighs almost nothing and covers 10 rain days. Leave the suede at home.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Paris in October? Over the past 20 years October averaged 10 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 3 in the driest to 16 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Paris in October? Days averaged 17°C and nights 10°C. Pack a compact umbrella, a waterproof jacket, and a sweater plus a light jacket.
Is October a good time to visit Paris? On warmth and rain days alone, Paris's easiest months were June to August. October ranked 7 of 12.
Is Paris humid in October? Mean relative humidity was 83%, high, but there were no muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more).
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