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En octobre, il fait froid le matin.

En octobre, il fait froid le matin.
In October, it is cold in the morning.
From Lesson 42:Months of the year·French

Breakdown of En octobre, il fait froid le matin.

le matin
the morning
il fait froid
it is cold (weather)
octobre
October

Questions & Answers about En octobre, il fait froid le matin.

Why do we use en for "in" here instead of another word?
In French, you use the word en right before a month to mean "in". So, "in October" is en octobre, "in January" is en janvier, and so on.
Notice that octobre starts with a lowercase letter. Is that normal?
Yes! Unlike in English, months of the year (and days of the week) are not capitalized in French unless they are the very first word of a sentence.
Why does it say il fait ("it makes") instead of il est ("it is")?
When talking about the general weather, French uses the verb faire (to do or to make). While in English we say "it is cold", in French you literally say "it makes cold" (il fait froid).
Where is the word for "in" in le matin ("in the morning")?
When talking about a general time of day, French just uses the word le (the). You don't need a preposition like "in". So, le matin translates to "in the morning", l'après-midi is "in the afternoon", and le soir is "in the evening".

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