When to go · Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne, month by month
The best months for Saint-Étienne: May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Jul, Aug, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (inland heat), mid-Dec–early Jan.6 °C / -1 °C, 9 rain days43 °F / 30 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across France: School ski holidays fill the Alps for four weeks; Paris quiet and cheap; the Nice Carnival and Menton Lemon Festival run on the Riviera.8 °C / 0 °C, 8 rain days46 °F / 32 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across France: Changeable; the south warms first. Châteaux and village hotels start reopening late in the month.12 °C / 2 °C, 8 rain days54 °F / 36 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across France: Spring in Paris and the Loire; Easter school holidays add crowds for two weeks.15 °C / 4 °C, 9 rain days59 °F / 39 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Saint-Étienne's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.19 °C / 8 °C, 10 rain days66 °F / 46 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatInside Saint-Étienne's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.23 °C / 11 °C, 8 rain days73 °F / 52 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (inland heat), mid-Dec–early Jan.26 °C / 13 °C, 7 rain days79 °F / 55 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (inland heat), mid-Dec–early Jan.26 °C / 13 °C, 7 rain days79 °F / 55 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Saint-Étienne's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.22 °C / 10 °C, 8 rain days72 °F / 50 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Saint-Étienne's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.16 °C / 7 °C, 9 rain days61 °F / 45 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across France: Rainiest month on the Mediterranean; many coastal hotels and ski resorts closed; Paris cheap.10 °C / 2 °C, 9 rain days50 °F / 36 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (inland heat), mid-Dec–early Jan.7 °C / 0 °C, 9 rain days45 °F / 32 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday