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Destination brief
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Travel Score
83
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
Explore
A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
Great weather and steady: Mon Oct 26 and Tue Oct 27
Average weather score 85 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 77/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 49% chance of rain on Oct 28.
US EPA index 1: Good.
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
WeatherAPI
Saint-Étienne, Rhone-AlpesUpdated 6:45 AM local time
4°C
Partly Cloudy
Feels like 3°High 15° · Low 4°
Rain now
28%
Rain today
10% chance
Humidity
93%
Wind
5 km/h WSW
Visibility
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 60 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 67 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
US EPA index
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
No known advisory
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Power is what the wall supplies, not what a device needs: most phone and laptop chargers take 100 to 240 V, so you usually need only a plug adapter. Check the label on your device.
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Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
7:00 AM
Monday, October 26
10 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 26
15° 4°
Sunny · 10% rain
Cold: averaging 8.7°C
Tue
Oct 27
21° 7°
Sunny · 12% rain
Wed
Oct 28
13° 6°
Sunny · 49% rain
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisorys (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-06 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 6, 2026.
France
EU-wide emergency number
French is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
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Saint-Étienne, also written St. Etienne, is a city and the prefecture of the Loire département, in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, 60 km southwest of Lyon, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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