Summer warmth: Bus logs fewer 25-degree days than 89% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 1.1°C. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 72% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is December; the driest is April. Plan time outside from May to September, when highs sit at 18–24°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Épehy station, 13 km south-east.
A year in Bus at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Épehy station.
What a year in Bus feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Épehy.
About 753 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 54th wettest of 131 towns of 2,500+ in Pas-de-Calais.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Quentin
48 frosts and 34 days of 25°C a year
On about 48 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 34 days a year reach 25°C, and 7 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Épehy: 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 Épehy
Épehy is 13 km south-east of Bus. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bus itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Épehy (80271002) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 117 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 133 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Quentin, 32 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 Bus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | Épehy | 23.7°C | 1.1°C | 753 mm |
| Bapaume 9.1 km | Méaulte | 23.6°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 730 mm |
| Péronne 15 km | Estrées-Mons-Inrae | 24.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 648 mm |
| Masnières 18 km | Cambrai-Épinoy | 23.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 703 mm |
| Proville 20 km | Cambrai-Épinoy | 23.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 703 mm |
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy 23 km | Cambrai-Épinoy | 23.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 703 mm |
| Cambrai 23 km | Cambrai-Épinoy | 23.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 703 mm |
Bus weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Épehy station; sunshine at Saint-Quentin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.7°C | 1.1°C | 3.4°C | 64 mm | 62 |
| February | 6.8°C | 1.3°C | 4.0°C | 58 mm | 79 |
| March | 10.7°C | 3.1°C | 6.9°C | 55 mm | 135 |
| April | 14.7°C | 4.8°C | 9.8°C | 45 mm | 183 |
| May | 18.2°C | 8.2°C | 13.2°C | 63 mm | 206 |
| June | 21.2°C | 10.9°C | 16.1°C | 63 mm | 208 |
| July | 23.7°C | 12.8°C | 18.3°C | 61 mm | 214 |
| August | 23.9°C | 12.8°C | 18.3°C | 69 mm | 207 |
| September | 20.0°C | 10.3°C | 15.2°C | 55 mm | 167 |
| October | 14.9°C | 7.7°C | 11.3°C | 70 mm | 116 |
| November | 9.5°C | 4.3°C | 6.9°C | 70 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.2°C | 1.8°C | 4.0°C | 82 mm | 54 |
| Year | 14.6°C | 6.6°C | 10.6°C | 753 mm | 1,696 |
Where Bus’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Épehy, 13 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, 32 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 Bus’s climate
How warm does Bus get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.9°C. About 34 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 7 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bus get in winter?
January nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 48 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bus get?
About 753 mm a year, less than 51% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (82 mm) and April the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Quentin (32 km away), averages 1,696 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bus itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bus, Épehy, 13 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 EPEHY_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bus →
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.