Summer warmth: Pont-sur-Sambre logs fewer 25-degree days than 84% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 1.3°C. A year here swings 23°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. It is a dry place: less rain falls here than on 71% of mainland French towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 122 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Valenciennes station, 30 km north-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Pont-sur-Sambre at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Valenciennes station.
What a year in Pont-sur-Sambre feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Valenciennes.
About 694 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 134th wettest of 200 towns of 2,500+ in Nord.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Quentin
46 frosts and 37 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 37 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Valenciennes: 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 Valenciennes
Valenciennes is 30 km north-west of Pont-sur-Sambre. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pont-sur-Sambre itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Valenciennes (59606004) |
| Distance from the town | 30 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 50 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 138 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 10 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Quentin, 64 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-sur-Sambre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-sur-Sambre | Valenciennes | 24.0°C | 1.3°C | 694 mm |
| Aulnoye-Aymeries 2.5 km | same station | 24.0°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 694 mm |
| Berlaimont 3.8 km | same station | 24.0°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 694 mm |
| Hautmont 5.5 km | same station | 24.0°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 694 mm |
| Bavay 8.7 km | same station | 24.0°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 694 mm |
| Louvroil 8.8 km | same station | 24.0°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 694 mm |
| Feignies 9.8 km | same station | 24.0°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 694 mm |
Pont-sur-Sambre weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Valenciennes station; sunshine at Saint-Quentin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4°C | 1.3°C | 3.9°C | 54 mm | 62 |
| February | 7.6°C | 1.4°C | 4.5°C | 47 mm | 79 |
| March | 11.4°C | 3.3°C | 7.4°C | 51 mm | 135 |
| April | 15.1°C | 5.0°C | 10.1°C | 42 mm | 183 |
| May | 18.8°C | 8.4°C | 13.6°C | 58 mm | 206 |
| June | 21.9°C | 11.4°C | 16.6°C | 63 mm | 208 |
| July | 24.0°C | 13.5°C | 18.7°C | 66 mm | 214 |
| August | 24.0°C | 13.2°C | 18.6°C | 68 mm | 207 |
| September | 20.4°C | 10.7°C | 15.5°C | 52 mm | 167 |
| October | 15.5°C | 8.0°C | 11.7°C | 60 mm | 116 |
| November | 10.2°C | 4.4°C | 7.3°C | 64 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.9°C | 2.0°C | 4.5°C | 69 mm | 54 |
| Year | 15.2°C | 6.9°C | 11.0°C | 694 mm | 1,696 |
Where Pont-sur-Sambre’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Valenciennes, 30 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, Saint-Quentin, 64 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 Pont-sur-Sambre’s climate
How warm does Pont-sur-Sambre get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.0°C. About 37 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 84% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pont-sur-Sambre get in winter?
January nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 46 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pont-sur-Sambre get?
About 694 mm a year, less than 71% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (69 mm) and April the driest (42 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Quentin (64 km away), averages 1,696 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pont-sur-Sambre itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pont-sur-Sambre, Valenciennes, 30 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 VALENCIENNES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pont-sur-Sambre →
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.