October · the month at a glance, from Aura's data
Marseille
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Marseille in October
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Why Aura · editorial, all year
A port city, then the sea road.
Weather in October
Average high20.5 °C
Average low14.0 °C
Days with rain26%1 mm or more
Sunshine9.0 h a day
2016–2025 averages, not a forecast · Open-Meteo archive (ERA5 reanalysis), average 2016–2025 · CC BY 4.0 · read 6 Oct 2026. A forecast for your dates appears in your plan once they are within 16 days.
Daylight
1 Oct 202707:35–19:2011 h 45 min of daylight
31 Oct 202707:12–17:3210 h 20 min of daylight
Calculated for the city centre with the NOAA solar equations, local time (Europe/Paris). Not observed; terrain not included.
Places in October
Hours evaluated for every day of October 2027 from OpenStreetMap, read 6 Oct 2026. Check the official site before you go.
Open in October
MuCEM
Mon 10:00–19:00 · Tue closed · Wed–Sun 10:00–19:00
Hours change by season (other months differ in the OSM data)
€11 full (reduced €7.50, family €18); outdoor areas (J4, Fort Saint-Jean) free.
La Vieille Charité
Mon closed · Tue–Sun 09:00–18:00
Permanent museums free; temporary exhibitions €6, €9 or €12 by category, free on opening day and the first Sunday of the month.
Cathédrale La Major
Every day 10:00–19:00
Hours change by season (other months differ in the OSM data)
Free.
Musée d'Histoire de Marseille
Mon closed · Tue–Sun 09:00–18:00
Permanent collections free; temporary exhibition free on the first Sunday of the month.
La Caravelle
Every day 18:30–02:00
Prices not read.
Notre-Dame de la Garde
Every day 07:00–18:00
Whether the basilica is free is not stated on the official hours page.
Abbaye Saint-Victor
Every day 09:00–18:00
Church free; crypt €3 (tourist office listing).
Le Four des Navettes
Every day 08:00–19:00
Prices not read.
Marché des Capucins (Noailles)
Mon–Sat 08:00–19:00 · Sun closed
Price not loaded
Palais Longchamp
Every day 07:00–19:00
Hours change by season (other months differ in the OSM data)
Park free; Musée des Beaux-Arts permanent collections free for all.
Musée Cantini
Mon closed · Tue–Sun 09:00–18:00
Permanent collections free; temporary exhibitions free on the first Sunday of the month.
Chez Fonfon
Every day 12:00–14:00, 19:00–22:00
Restaurant bouillabaisse price not on the site (only a gift voucher and jarred soup are priced).
Parc Borély
Every day 06:30–21:00
Price not loaded
Cité radieuse (Le Corbusier)
Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sun 11:00–18:00
MAMO free; tourist-office guided tour price not found (booking mandatory).
Château d'If
Every day to confirm (the official page gives two different hours)
Castle €7 (free under 18 and EU 18–25). Boat not included: If + Frioul return €26 (lebateau-frioul-if.fr, RTM); the If-only fare and timetable were not read.
No hours recorded
Vieux-Port
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
The quay is public. Ferry boat (Mairie ↔ Place aux Huiles): €0.50 per crossing, paid on board, daily 7:30–20:20 about every 20 minutes, weather permitting (rtm.fr).
Fort Saint-Jean
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
Free (outdoor areas).
Le Panier
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
Price not loaded
Cours Julien
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
Price not loaded
Plage des Catalans
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
Price not loaded
Corniche Kennedy
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
Price not loaded
Vallon des Auffes
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
Price not loaded
Anse de Malmousque
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
Price not loaded
Calanque de Sugiton
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
Free; reservation compulsory (and free) only on the park's summer dates.
Calanque de Sormiou
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
Price not loaded
How Aura plans it
Vieux-Port and Le Panier
The harbour, the old quarter, MuCEM and the forts.
Notre-Dame de la Garde and Saint-Victor
The hill church and the abbey above the south quay.
Noailles, Cours Julien and Longchamp
Markets, painted streets, the water palace.
The Corniche and the south
The sea road, the small ports, Borély and the Cité radieuse.
The bay and the islands
Château d'If, by boat.
The Calanques
Limestone coves in the national park, reached on foot.
Areas: Aura editorial.
Sources: places and hours © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), read 6 Oct 2026 · climate Open-Meteo archive (ERA5 reanalysis), average 2016–2025 (CC BY 4.0) · local names Wikidata (CC0) · prices from the sources named on each place. "1027 Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde in Marseille at sunset Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg" by Giles Laurent, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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