Warm afternoons come to Hestrud less often than to 91% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 0.8°C. Winter and summer sit 23°C apart. In January, nights here are colder than in 77% of mainland French towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Fontaine-lès-Vv station, 45 km south-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Hestrud at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fontaine-lès-Vv station.
What a year in Hestrud feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fontaine-lès-Vv.
About 826 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 200 towns of 2,500+ in Nord.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Charleville-Mez
50 frosts and 31 days of 25°C a year
On about 50 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 31 days a year reach 25°C, and 5 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fontaine-lès-Vv: 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 Fontaine-lès-Vv
Fontaine-lès-Vv is 45 km south-west of Hestrud. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Hestrud itself. At that distance, read them as the area’s climate.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fontaine-lès-Vv (02321002) |
| Distance from the town | 45 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 186 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 193 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 17 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Charleville-Mez, 58 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 Hestrud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hestrud | Fontaine-lès-Vv | 23.4°C | 0.8°C | 826 mm |
| Jeumont 11 km | Valenciennes | 24.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.3°C 0.5°C milder | 694 mm |
| Marpent 12 km | Valenciennes | 24.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.3°C 0.5°C milder | 694 mm |
| Ferrière-la-Grande 13 km | Valenciennes | 24.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.3°C 0.5°C milder | 694 mm |
| Boussois 13 km | Valenciennes | 24.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.3°C 0.5°C milder | 694 mm |
| Rousies 13 km | Valenciennes | 24.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.3°C 0.5°C milder | 694 mm |
| Sains-du-Nord 15 km | same station | 23.4°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 826 mm |
Hestrud weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fontaine-lès-Vv station; sunshine at Charleville-Mez.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3°C | 0.8°C | 3.0°C | 75 mm | 50 |
| February | 6.3°C | 0.9°C | 3.6°C | 62 mm | 69 |
| March | 10.4°C | 3.1°C | 6.8°C | 62 mm | 128 |
| April | 14.3°C | 5.2°C | 9.8°C | 50 mm | 177 |
| May | 17.9°C | 8.6°C | 13.3°C | 63 mm | 197 |
| June | 20.9°C | 11.5°C | 16.2°C | 67 mm | 203 |
| July | 23.4°C | 13.5°C | 18.4°C | 71 mm | 214 |
| August | 23.2°C | 13.4°C | 18.3°C | 81 mm | 199 |
| September | 19.4°C | 10.7°C | 15.0°C | 59 mm | 153 |
| October | 14.4°C | 7.8°C | 11.1°C | 71 mm | 97 |
| November | 9.0°C | 4.1°C | 6.5°C | 74 mm | 48 |
| December | 5.8°C | 1.5°C | 3.6°C | 92 mm | 41 |
| Year | 14.2°C | 6.8°C | 10.5°C | 826 mm | 1,576 |
Where Hestrud’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fontaine-lès-Vv, 45 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, Charleville-Mez, 58 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 Hestrud’s climate
How warm does Hestrud get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.4°C. About 31 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 91% of mainland French towns, and about 5 reach 30°C.
How cold does Hestrud get in winter?
January nights average 0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 50 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Hestrud get?
About 826 mm a year, more than 67% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (92 mm) and April the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Charleville-Mez (58 km away), averages 1,576 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Hestrud itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Hestrud, Fontaine-lès-Vv, 45 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 FONTAINE-LES-VV, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Hestrud →
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.