Less rain falls on Venette than on 89% of mainland French towns: 634 mm a year
Météo-France’s Margny-lès-Compiègne station, 1.6 km north: about 634 mm of rain falls in a typical year; July afternoons reach 24.7°C and January nights drop to 1.5°C. Days of 25°C are scarce: about 41 a year, fewer than in 80% of mainland French towns. In January, nights here are colder than in 62% of mainland French towns.
A year in Venette at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Margny-lès-Compiègne station.
What a year in Venette 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 1.6 km north of Venette. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Venette itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Margny-lès-Compiègne (60382001) |
| Distance from the town | 1.6 km north |
| Station altitude | 92 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 38 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 Venette 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venette | Margny-lès-Compiègne | 24.7°C | 1.5°C | 634 mm |
| Compiègne 1.6 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 634 mm |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne 1.6 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 634 mm |
| Choisy-au-Bac 6.3 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 634 mm |
| Lacroix-Saint-Ouen 6.8 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 634 mm |
| Longueil-Annel 7.1 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 634 mm |
| Thourotte 8.9 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 634 mm |
Venette 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 Venette’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, 1.6 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 Venette’s climate
How warm does Venette 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 Venette 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 Venette 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 Venette itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Venette, Margny-lès-Compiègne, 1.6 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 Venette →
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.