I'll be doing the Loire Valley tour beginning Sept. 28 through October 10 and would love some advice about what clothing to pack. I want to wear my favorite comfy booties with tights, skirts, tees, a cardy and scarf. I'm worried it will be too warm in Nice early October for tights and booties. I have only been to Europe in summer so I have no idea what to expect. I know weather is unpredictable these days, but what do you think?
Posted by
Twin Cities, Minnesota
2228 posts
I was in those areas in Sept/Oct 2023 and I wore summer clothes: skirts, capris, tees, etc. It got warmer as you went further south.
Posted by
Alsenborn, Germany
2026 posts
Plan for rain.
Posted by
Darmouth, MA, USA
415 posts
I would plan for fairly warm weather. We were in Provence and Paris , your exact time frame in 2023, and had 80 degrees most days.
Posted by
L'Occitanie, France
11138 posts
I don't particularly remember 2023, but it may have been an anomaly if people had to wear what we consider in the south of France summer clothes: sandals, linen dresses, wide-brimmed hats.
For Nice in early October, tights and booties will be a bit warm. In early October, we're transitioning to closed-toe shoes, jean-weight pants, and t-shirts with colorful blouses over the tees, visor hat or smaller hat. This is between-season clothes.
But it's good that you are prepared in case you have some cool days up north in the Loire. One October, I had to buy a pair of gloves at Monoprix. You never know.
Posted by
Chicagoland
688 posts
My experience in Paris 2022. I arrived late September and it semed everyone was still basically in summer type clothing. I left Paris and when I returned October 7, suddenly I saw a lot fall colors, sweaters, blazers and booties even though day temps were similar, in the 60s.