Warm afternoons come to Sars-Poteries less often than to 91% of mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 0.8°C. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in April. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 77% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 130 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Fontaine-lès-Vv station, 38 km south: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Sars-Poteries at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fontaine-lès-Vv station.
What a year in Sars-Poteries 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 38 km south of Sars-Poteries. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sars-Poteries itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fontaine-lès-Vv (02321002) |
| Distance from the town | 38 km south |
| Station altitude | 186 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 177 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Charleville-Mez, 61 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 Sars-Poteries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sars-Poteries | Fontaine-lès-Vv | 23.4°C | 0.8°C | 826 mm |
| Sains-du-Nord 8.6 km | same station | 23.4°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 826 mm |
| Avesnes-sur-Helpe 8.8 km | same station | 23.4°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 826 mm |
| Ferrière-la-Grande 9.7 km | Valenciennes | 24.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.3°C 0.5°C milder | 694 mm |
| Rousies 11 km | Valenciennes | 24.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.3°C 0.5°C milder | 694 mm |
| Louvroil 12 km | Valenciennes | 24.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.3°C 0.5°C milder | 694 mm |
| Hautmont 12 km | Valenciennes | 24.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.3°C 0.5°C milder | 694 mm |
Sars-Poteries 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 Sars-Poteries’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, 38 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, 61 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 Sars-Poteries’s climate
How warm does Sars-Poteries 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 Sars-Poteries 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 Sars-Poteries 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 (61 km away), averages 1,576 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sars-Poteries itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sars-Poteries, Fontaine-lès-Vv, 38 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 Sars-Poteries →
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.