Dry weather: only 634 mm a year falls on Mélicocq, less than on 89% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.7°C. Only about 41 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than in 80% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 23°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 44 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Margny-lès-Compiègne station, 7.9 km south-west.
A year in Mélicocq at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Margny-lès-Compiègne station.
What a year in Mélicocq feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Margny-lès-Compiègne.
About 634 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 16 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 48th wettest of 59 towns of 2,500+ in Oise.
Rain by month
Millimeters
44 frosts and 41 days of 25°C a year
On about 44 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 41 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Margny-lès-Compiègne: 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 Margny-lès-Compiègne
Margny-lès-Compiègne is 7.9 km south-west of Mélicocq. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Mélicocq itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Margny-lès-Compiègne (60382001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.9 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 92 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 43 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
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 Mélicocq 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 Oise.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mélicocq | Margny-lès-Compiègne | 24.7°C | 1.5°C | 634 mm |
| Thourotte 2.1 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 634 mm |
| Longueil-Annel 3 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 634 mm |
| Ribécourt-Dreslincourt 5.4 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 634 mm |
| Choisy-au-Bac 6.1 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 634 mm |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne 8 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 634 mm |
| Venette 9.3 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 634 mm |
Mélicocq weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Margny-lès-Compiègne station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4°C | 1.5°C | 3.9°C | 51 mm |
| February | 7.9°C | 1.8°C | 4.8°C | 45 mm |
| March | 11.6°C | 3.4°C | 7.5°C | 43 mm |
| April | 15.5°C | 5.4°C | 10.5°C | 42 mm |
| May | 18.8°C | 8.8°C | 13.8°C | 58 mm |
| June | 22.2°C | 11.5°C | 16.9°C | 54 mm |
| July | 24.7°C | 13.3°C | 19.0°C | 57 mm |
| August | 24.6°C | 13.3°C | 18.9°C | 63 mm |
| September | 20.7°C | 10.5°C | 15.6°C | 44 mm |
| October | 15.9°C | 8.2°C | 12.0°C | 60 mm |
| November | 10.3°C | 4.7°C | 7.5°C | 53 mm |
| December | 6.9°C | 2.2°C | 4.5°C | 65 mm |
| Year | 15.5°C | 7.0°C | 11.2°C | 634 mm |
Where Mélicocq’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Margny-lès-Compiègne, 7.9 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Oise.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Mélicocq’s climate
How warm does Mélicocq get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.7°C. About 41 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 80% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Mélicocq get in winter?
January nights average 1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 44 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Mélicocq get?
About 634 mm a year, less than 89% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (65 mm) and April the driest (42 mm).
Are these figures for Mélicocq itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Mélicocq, Margny-lès-Compiègne, 7.9 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 MARGNY-LES-COMPIEGNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Mélicocq →
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.