Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0Fewer days reach 25 degrees in Beuvry-la-Forêt than in 80% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 1.3°C. December is the wettest month, April the driest. Its January nights bite harder than in 67% of mainland French towns. Expect about 44 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Cappelle-en-Pev station, 8.5 km north-west.
A year in Beuvry-la-Forêt at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cappelle-en-Pev station.
What a year in Beuvry-la-Forêt feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cappelle-en-Pev.
About 737 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 93rd 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 40 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 40 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cappelle-en-Pev: 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 Cappelle-en-Pev
Cappelle-en-Pev is 8.5 km north-west of Beuvry-la-Forêt. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Beuvry-la-Forêt itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cappelle-en-Pev (59129001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.5 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 51 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 23 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lille-Lesquin, 18 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 Beuvry-la-Forêt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beuvry-la-Forêt | Cappelle-en-Pev | 24.3°C | 1.3°C | 737 mm |
| Landas 2.3 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Orchies 3.1 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Marchiennes 4.6 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Coutiches 5.8 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Nomain 5.8 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Flines-lez-Raches 7.5 km | Douai | 23.9°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 729 mm |
Beuvry-la-Forêt weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cappelle-en-Pev station; sunshine at Lille-Lesquin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4°C | 1.3°C | 3.8°C | 60 mm | 62 |
| February | 7.5°C | 1.5°C | 4.5°C | 50 mm | 74 |
| March | 11.3°C | 3.3°C | 7.3°C | 53 mm | 127 |
| April | 15.5°C | 5.3°C | 10.4°C | 41 mm | 176 |
| May | 18.9°C | 8.6°C | 13.8°C | 57 mm | 196 |
| June | 22.0°C | 11.4°C | 16.7°C | 66 mm | 202 |
| July | 24.3°C | 13.4°C | 18.8°C | 70 mm | 210 |
| August | 24.3°C | 13.2°C | 18.7°C | 72 mm | 197 |
| September | 20.6°C | 10.7°C | 15.6°C | 58 mm | 155 |
| October | 15.5°C | 7.7°C | 11.6°C | 63 mm | 115 |
| November | 10.1°C | 4.4°C | 7.3°C | 73 mm | 62 |
| December | 6.8°C | 2.0°C | 4.4°C | 75 mm | 53 |
| Year | 15.3°C | 6.9°C | 11.1°C | 737 mm | 1,627 |
Where Beuvry-la-Forêt’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cappelle-en-Pev, 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, 18 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 Beuvry-la-Forêt’s climate
How warm does Beuvry-la-Forêt get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.3°C. About 40 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 80% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Beuvry-la-Forêt 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 Beuvry-la-Forêt get?
About 737 mm a year, less than 57% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (75 mm) and April the driest (41 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lille-Lesquin (18 km away), averages 1,627 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Beuvry-la-Forêt itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Beuvry-la-Forêt, Cappelle-en-Pev, 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 CAPPELLE-EN-PEV, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Beuvry-la-Forêt →
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.