Summers, winters and rain in Pont-de-l'Arche all run close to those of most mainland French towns
A typical year brings 818 mm of rain, with July afternoons around 25.9°C and January nights around 2.7°C. December is the wettest month, April the driest. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 70% of mainland French towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to October brings highs of 17–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Rouen - Jardin station, 14 km north.
A year in Pont-de-l'Arche at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Rouen - Jardin station.
What a year in Pont-de-l'Arche feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rouen - Jardin.
About 818 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 39 towns of 2,500+ in Eure.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Rouen-Boos
33 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 33 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rouen - Jardin: 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 Rouen - Jardin
Rouen - Jardin is 14 km north of Pont-de-l'Arche. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pont-de-l'Arche itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Rouen - Jardin (76540009) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north |
| Station altitude | 21 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 23 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Rouen-Boos, 9.9 km away |
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 Pont-de-l'Arche 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 Eure.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-de-l'Arche | Rouen - Jardin | 25.9°C | 2.7°C | 818 mm |
| Tourville-la-Rivière 4.4 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 818 mm |
| Pîtres 5.8 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 818 mm |
| Val-de-Reuil 5.8 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 818 mm |
| Le Vaudreuil 6.5 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 818 mm |
| Oissel-sur-Seine 6.5 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 818 mm |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf 8.1 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 818 mm |
Pont-de-l'Arche weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Rouen - Jardin station; sunshine at Rouen-Boos.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C | 2.7°C | 5.6°C | 76 mm | 52 |
| February | 9.9°C | 2.6°C | 6.2°C | 64 mm | 77 |
| March | 13.4°C | 4.4°C | 8.9°C | 58 mm | 119 |
| April | 17.1°C | 6.2°C | 11.6°C | 53 mm | 165 |
| May | 20.5°C | 9.5°C | 15.0°C | 67 mm | 182 |
| June | 23.9°C | 12.6°C | 18.2°C | 57 mm | 197 |
| July | 25.9°C | 14.5°C | 20.2°C | 62 mm | 200 |
| August | 25.9°C | 14.2°C | 20.0°C | 69 mm | 190 |
| September | 22.3°C | 11.5°C | 16.9°C | 58 mm | 159 |
| October | 17.4°C | 8.9°C | 13.2°C | 76 mm | 108 |
| November | 12.1°C | 5.5°C | 8.8°C | 76 mm | 58 |
| December | 8.9°C | 3.1°C | 6.0°C | 104 mm | 49 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 8.0°C | 12.6°C | 818 mm | 1,554 |
Where Pont-de-l'Arche’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Rouen - Jardin, 14 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, Rouen-Boos, 9.9 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 Eure.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Pont-de-l'Arche’s climate
How warm does Pont-de-l'Arche get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 53% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pont-de-l'Arche get in winter?
February nights average 2.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 33 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pont-de-l'Arche get?
About 818 mm a year, more than 63% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (104 mm) and April the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Rouen-Boos (9.9 km away), averages 1,554 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pont-de-l'Arche itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pont-de-l'Arche, Rouen - Jardin, 14 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 ROUEN - JARDIN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pont-de-l'Arche →
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