Fewer days reach 25 degrees in Aubencheul-au-Bac than in 86% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 1.3°C. Temperatures cover 23°C across the year, low to high. In January, nights here are colder than in 67% of mainland French towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from May to September, with highs of 18–24°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Cambrai-Épinoy station, 3.6 km south.
A year in Aubencheul-au-Bac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cambrai-Épinoy station.
What a year in Aubencheul-au-Bac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cambrai-Épinoy.
About 703 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 125th wettest of 200 towns of 2,500+ in Nord.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lille-Lesquin
44 frosts and 34 days of 25°C a year
On about 44 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 34 days a year reach 25°C, and 7 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cambrai-Épinoy: 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 Cambrai-Épinoy
Cambrai-Épinoy is 3.6 km south of Aubencheul-au-Bac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Aubencheul-au-Bac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cambrai-Épinoy (62298001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.6 km south |
| Station altitude | 76 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 38 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lille-Lesquin, 35 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 Aubencheul-au-Bac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubencheul-au-Bac | Cambrai-Épinoy | 23.8°C | 1.3°C | 703 mm |
| Arleux 4.2 km | same station | 23.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 703 mm |
| Monchecourt 6.7 km | same station | 23.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 703 mm |
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy 8.9 km | same station | 23.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 703 mm |
| Masny 9.6 km | Douai | 23.9°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 729 mm |
| Auberchicourt 9.7 km | Douai | 23.9°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 729 mm |
| Guesnain 10 km | Douai | 23.9°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 729 mm |
Aubencheul-au-Bac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cambrai-Épinoy station; sunshine at Lille-Lesquin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2°C | 1.3°C | 3.8°C | 54 mm | 62 |
| February | 7.3°C | 1.5°C | 4.4°C | 48 mm | 74 |
| March | 11.1°C | 3.3°C | 7.2°C | 50 mm | 127 |
| April | 15.0°C | 5.2°C | 10.1°C | 43 mm | 176 |
| May | 18.4°C | 8.6°C | 13.5°C | 57 mm | 196 |
| June | 21.4°C | 11.4°C | 16.4°C | 64 mm | 202 |
| July | 23.8°C | 13.4°C | 18.6°C | 68 mm | 210 |
| August | 23.8°C | 13.3°C | 18.6°C | 68 mm | 197 |
| September | 20.3°C | 10.8°C | 15.5°C | 57 mm | 155 |
| October | 15.3°C | 8.0°C | 11.6°C | 64 mm | 115 |
| November | 10.0°C | 4.5°C | 7.2°C | 63 mm | 62 |
| December | 6.7°C | 2.0°C | 4.4°C | 70 mm | 53 |
| Year | 14.9°C | 6.9°C | 10.9°C | 703 mm | 1,627 |
Where Aubencheul-au-Bac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cambrai-Épinoy, 3.6 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, 35 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 Aubencheul-au-Bac’s climate
How warm does Aubencheul-au-Bac get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.8°C. About 34 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 7 reach 30°C.
How cold does Aubencheul-au-Bac get in winter?
January nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 44 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Aubencheul-au-Bac get?
About 703 mm a year, less than 67% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (70 mm) and April the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lille-Lesquin (35 km away), averages 1,627 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Aubencheul-au-Bac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Aubencheul-au-Bac, Cambrai-Épinoy, 3.6 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 CAMBRAI-EPINOY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Aubencheul-au-Bac →
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.