Honfleur has some of the coolest summers among mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 2.5°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 81% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in December and the lightest in April. An umbrella earns its place on about 141 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Gatien des B station, 7.1 km south-west.
A year in Honfleur at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Gatien des B station.
What a year in Honfleur feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Gatien des B.
About 920 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 8th wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Calvados.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Gatien des B
32 frosts and 19 days of 25°C a year
On about 32 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 19 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Gatien des B: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Saint-Gatien des B
Saint-Gatien des B is 7.1 km south-west of Honfleur. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Honfleur itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Gatien des B (14578001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.1 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 139 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 96 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Honfleur compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Calvados.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honfleur | Saint-Gatien des B | 21.6°C | 2.5°C | 920 mm |
| La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur 2 km | same station | 21.6°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Gonfreville-l'Orcher 11 km | Octeville | 21.2°C about the same | 3.5°C 1°C milder | 791 mm |
| Beuzeville 11 km | same station | 21.6°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Trouville-sur-Mer 11 km | same station | 21.6°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Touques 12 km | same station | 21.6°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Harfleur 12 km | Octeville | 21.2°C about the same | 3.5°C 1°C milder | 791 mm |
Honfleur weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Gatien des B station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 2.5°C | 5.0°C | 78 mm | 67 |
| February | 8.2°C | 2.4°C | 5.3°C | 64 mm | 81 |
| March | 11.0°C | 4.1°C | 7.5°C | 61 mm | 128 |
| April | 13.9°C | 5.6°C | 9.7°C | 60 mm | 178 |
| May | 16.9°C | 8.5°C | 12.7°C | 65 mm | 190 |
| June | 19.7°C | 11.3°C | 15.5°C | 68 mm | 203 |
| July | 21.6°C | 13.2°C | 17.4°C | 64 mm | 205 |
| August | 21.7°C | 13.4°C | 17.5°C | 81 mm | 196 |
| September | 19.2°C | 11.1°C | 15.2°C | 80 mm | 160 |
| October | 15.3°C | 8.7°C | 12.0°C | 95 mm | 113 |
| November | 10.9°C | 5.4°C | 8.2°C | 95 mm | 71 |
| December | 8.1°C | 3.0°C | 5.5°C | 107 mm | 58 |
| Year | 14.5°C | 7.4°C | 11.0°C | 920 mm | 1,651 |
Where Honfleur’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Gatien des B, 7.1 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Saint-Gatien des B, 7.1 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Calvados.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Honfleur’s climate
How warm does Honfleur get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.7°C. About 19 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Honfleur get in winter?
February nights average 2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 32 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Honfleur get?
About 920 mm a year, more than 81% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (107 mm) and April the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Gatien des B (7.1 km away), averages 1,651 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Honfleur itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Honfleur, Saint-Gatien des B, 7.1 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station ST GATIEN DES B, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Honfleur →
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