Afternoon heat in Courset trails that of 95% of mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 1.4°C. None of the 131 towns of 2,500+ in Pas-de-Calais gets more rain. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in April. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Licques station, 17 km north-east.
A year in Courset at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Licques station.
What a year in Courset feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Licques.
About 1,138 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 37 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 131 towns of 2,500+ in Pas-de-Calais.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le-Touquet
50 frosts and 24 days of 25°C a year
On about 50 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Licques: 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 Licques
Licques is 17 km north-east of Courset. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Courset itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Licques (62506001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 73 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 197 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 15 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Le-Touquet, 22 km away |
Courset sits 124 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Courset to run about 0.8°C cooler than these figures.
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 Courset 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courset | Licques | 22.4°C | 1.4°C | 1,138 mm |
| Desvres 2.9 km | same station | 22.4°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 1,138 mm |
| Samer 7.2 km | Boulogne-Sem | 20.1°C 2.3°C cooler | 3.4°C 2°C milder | 825 mm |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot 16 km | Boulogne-Sem | 20.1°C 2.3°C cooler | 3.4°C 2°C milder | 825 mm |
| Saint-Léonard 17 km | Boulogne-Sem | 20.1°C 2.3°C cooler | 3.4°C 2°C milder | 825 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-au-Mont 17 km | Boulogne-Sem | 20.1°C 2.3°C cooler | 3.4°C 2°C milder | 825 mm |
| Saint-Martin-Boulogne 18 km | Boulogne-Sem | 20.1°C 2.3°C cooler | 3.4°C 2°C milder | 825 mm |
Courset weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Licques station; sunshine at Le-Touquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.0°C | 1.4°C | 4.2°C | 104 mm | 62 |
| February | 7.8°C | 1.3°C | 4.5°C | 85 mm | 78 |
| March | 10.8°C | 2.9°C | 6.8°C | 72 mm | 133 |
| April | 14.4°C | 4.4°C | 9.4°C | 61 mm | 190 |
| May | 17.5°C | 7.5°C | 12.5°C | 71 mm | 210 |
| June | 20.2°C | 10.4°C | 15.3°C | 70 mm | 220 |
| July | 22.4°C | 12.5°C | 17.5°C | 73 mm | 225 |
| August | 22.6°C | 12.4°C | 17.5°C | 93 mm | 205 |
| September | 19.5°C | 9.8°C | 14.7°C | 94 mm | 161 |
| October | 15.2°C | 7.5°C | 11.4°C | 127 mm | 111 |
| November | 10.5°C | 4.4°C | 7.5°C | 143 mm | 63 |
| December | 7.4°C | 1.9°C | 4.7°C | 146 mm | 53 |
| Year | 14.6°C | 6.4°C | 10.5°C | 1,138 mm | 1,710 |
Where Courset’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Licques, 17 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, Le-Touquet, 22 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 Courset’s climate
How warm does Courset get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.6°C. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 94% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Courset get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 50 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Courset get?
About 1,138 mm a year, more than 93% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (146 mm) and April the driest (61 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le-Touquet (22 km away), averages 1,710 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Courset itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Courset, Licques, 17 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 LICQUES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Courset →
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.