Fewer days reach 25 degrees in Avesnes-le-Comte than in 93% of mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 1.3°C. The rainiest month is December; the driest is April. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 77% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 137 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saulty station, 6.2 km south.
A year in Avesnes-le-Comte at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saulty station.
What a year in Avesnes-le-Comte feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saulty.
About 900 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 20th wettest of 131 towns of 2,500+ in Pas-de-Calais.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Amiens-Glisy
43 frosts and 26 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 26 days a year reach 25°C, and 5 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saulty: 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 Saulty
Saulty is 6.2 km south of Avesnes-le-Comte. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Avesnes-le-Comte itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saulty (62784001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.2 km south |
| Station altitude | 174 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 136 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Amiens-Glisy, 46 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 Avesnes-le-Comte 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 Pas-de-Calais.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avesnes-le-Comte | Saulty | 22.9°C | 1.3°C | 900 mm |
| Dainville 14 km | Arras | 23.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Anzin-Saint-Aubin 16 km | Arras | 23.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Sainte-Catherine 17 km | Arras | 23.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Achicourt 17 km | Arras | 23.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Arras 17 km | Arras | 23.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Frévent 17 km | Bernaville | 22.4°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.3°C about the same | 877 mm |
Avesnes-le-Comte weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saulty station; sunshine at Amiens-Glisy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.7°C | 1.3°C | 3.5°C | 79 mm | 64 |
| February | 6.5°C | 1.4°C | 4.0°C | 69 mm | 87 |
| March | 10.1°C | 3.3°C | 6.7°C | 70 mm | 147 |
| April | 13.9°C | 5.1°C | 9.5°C | 53 mm | 206 |
| May | 17.2°C | 8.0°C | 12.6°C | 67 mm | 203 |
| June | 20.2°C | 10.8°C | 15.5°C | 72 mm | 220 |
| July | 22.9°C | 12.8°C | 17.8°C | 77 mm | 224 |
| August | 23.0°C | 13.1°C | 18.0°C | 81 mm | 188 |
| September | 19.4°C | 10.7°C | 15.0°C | 67 mm | 168 |
| October | 14.5°C | 7.9°C | 11.2°C | 79 mm | 117 |
| November | 9.4°C | 4.5°C | 6.9°C | 85 mm | 71 |
| December | 6.2°C | 1.9°C | 4.0°C | 101 mm | 67 |
| Year | 14.1°C | 6.7°C | 10.4°C | 900 mm | 1,761 |
Where Avesnes-le-Comte’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saulty, 6.2 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, Amiens-Glisy, 46 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 Pas-de-Calais.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Avesnes-le-Comte’s climate
How warm does Avesnes-le-Comte get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.0°C. About 26 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 5 reach 30°C.
How cold does Avesnes-le-Comte get in winter?
January nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Avesnes-le-Comte get?
About 900 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (101 mm) and April the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Amiens-Glisy (46 km away), averages 1,761 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Avesnes-le-Comte itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Avesnes-le-Comte, Saulty, 6.2 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 SAULTY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Avesnes-le-Comte →
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