Few mainland French towns get fewer days of 25 degrees or more than Armbouts-Cappel
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 3.4°C. Only 18°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Frost is rarer than in 93% of mainland French towns: about 17 nights a year drop below freezing. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Dunkerque station, 8.5 km north.
A year in Armbouts-Cappel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Dunkerque station.
What a year in Armbouts-Cappel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dunkerque.
About 691 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and April the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 189th wettest of 200 towns of 2,500+ in Nord.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lille-Lesquin
17 frosts and 11 days of 25°C a year
On about 17 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 11 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dunkerque: 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 Dunkerque
Dunkerque is 8.5 km north of Armbouts-Cappel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Armbouts-Cappel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Dunkerque (59183001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.5 km north |
| Station altitude | 11 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 2 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lille-Lesquin, 70 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 Armbouts-Cappel 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 Nord.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armbouts-Cappel | Dunkerque | 21.2°C | 3.4°C | 691 mm |
| Cappelle-la-Grande 2.7 km | same station | 21.2°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 691 mm |
| Grande-Synthe 5 km | same station | 21.2°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 691 mm |
| Coudekerque-Branche 5.6 km | same station | 21.2°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 691 mm |
| Bergues 6.2 km | same station | 21.2°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 691 mm |
| Dunkerque 6.5 km | same station | 21.2°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 691 mm |
| Hoymille 7.1 km | same station | 21.2°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 691 mm |
Armbouts-Cappel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Dunkerque station; sunshine at Lille-Lesquin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 3.4°C | 5.5°C | 54 mm | 62 |
| February | 8.0°C | 3.5°C | 5.7°C | 45 mm | 74 |
| March | 10.2°C | 5.3°C | 7.7°C | 42 mm | 127 |
| April | 13.1°C | 7.4°C | 10.3°C | 37 mm | 176 |
| May | 16.0°C | 10.5°C | 13.3°C | 46 mm | 196 |
| June | 18.9°C | 13.3°C | 16.1°C | 55 mm | 202 |
| July | 21.2°C | 15.5°C | 18.4°C | 59 mm | 210 |
| August | 21.7°C | 15.8°C | 18.8°C | 64 mm | 197 |
| September | 19.3°C | 13.6°C | 16.5°C | 65 mm | 155 |
| October | 15.6°C | 10.4°C | 13.0°C | 73 mm | 115 |
| November | 11.1°C | 6.9°C | 9.0°C | 80 mm | 62 |
| December | 8.3°C | 4.2°C | 6.2°C | 73 mm | 53 |
| Year | 14.3°C | 9.2°C | 11.7°C | 691 mm | 1,627 |
Where Armbouts-Cappel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Dunkerque, 8.5 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, Lille-Lesquin, 70 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 Nord.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Armbouts-Cappel’s climate
How warm does Armbouts-Cappel get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.7°C. About 11 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than almost every mainland French town, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Armbouts-Cappel get in winter?
January nights average 3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 17 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Armbouts-Cappel get?
About 691 mm a year, less than 73% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (80 mm) and April the driest (37 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lille-Lesquin (70 km away), averages 1,627 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Armbouts-Cappel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Armbouts-Cappel, Dunkerque, 8.5 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 DUNKERQUE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Armbouts-Cappel →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.