Weather in Lyon in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Lyon in October
The temperature in October is +22°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +30°C during the day and a minimum of +6°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 37% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +26°C to +17°C.
Is Lyon warm or cold in October?
Lyon is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +23°C to +18°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +13°C to +9°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Lyon:
Climate in Lyon in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +18°C | +11°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | -5°C | -8°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +35°C | +30°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 89 mm | 101 mm | 87 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 78% | 82% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 9 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
October typically has worse weather conditions compared to September. It’s getting colder in October. From +23°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +18°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 89 mm to 101 mm. Humidity rises from 71% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 10 sunny days in September to 6 in October.
November brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Lyon is gradually increasing during October, going from 1 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Lyon?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Lyon in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+15°C) and the highest in 2023 (+20°C). The driest year was 1991 with only 641 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1987 with 1253 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Lyon, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.