Équihen-Plage has some of the coolest summers among mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 3.4°C. Only 17°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 92% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 127 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Boulogne-Sem station, 6.4 km north.
A year in Équihen-Plage at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Boulogne-Sem station.
What a year in Équihen-Plage feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Boulogne-Sem.
About 825 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 30th wettest of 131 towns of 2,500+ in Pas-de-Calais.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le-Touquet
19 frosts and 12 days of 25°C a year
On about 19 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 12 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Boulogne-Sem: 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 Boulogne-Sem
Boulogne-Sem is 6.4 km north of Équihen-Plage. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Équihen-Plage itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Boulogne-Sem (62160001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.4 km north |
| Station altitude | 73 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 67 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Le-Touquet, 18 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 Équihen-Plage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Équihen-Plage | Boulogne-Sem | 20.1°C | 3.4°C | 825 mm |
| Outreau 3.2 km | same station | 20.1°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 825 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-au-Mont 3.2 km | same station | 20.1°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 825 mm |
| Le Portel 3.7 km | same station | 20.1°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 825 mm |
| Saint-Léonard 4.2 km | same station | 20.1°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 825 mm |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer 5.8 km | same station | 20.1°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 825 mm |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot 6.5 km | same station | 20.1°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 825 mm |
Équihen-Plage weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Boulogne-Sem station; sunshine at Le-Touquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | 3.4°C | 5.3°C | 77 mm | 62 |
| February | 7.3°C | 3.4°C | 5.4°C | 56 mm | 78 |
| March | 9.7°C | 5.0°C | 7.4°C | 48 mm | 133 |
| April | 12.7°C | 7.0°C | 9.8°C | 48 mm | 190 |
| May | 15.6°C | 9.8°C | 12.7°C | 55 mm | 210 |
| June | 18.1°C | 12.5°C | 15.3°C | 48 mm | 220 |
| July | 20.1°C | 14.7°C | 17.4°C | 54 mm | 225 |
| August | 20.7°C | 15.3°C | 18.0°C | 63 mm | 205 |
| September | 18.5°C | 13.2°C | 15.8°C | 70 mm | 161 |
| October | 14.9°C | 10.3°C | 12.6°C | 96 mm | 111 |
| November | 10.8°C | 6.8°C | 8.8°C | 107 mm | 63 |
| December | 7.9°C | 4.1°C | 6.0°C | 103 mm | 53 |
| Year | 13.6°C | 8.8°C | 11.2°C | 825 mm | 1,710 |
Where Équihen-Plage’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Boulogne-Sem, 6.4 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, 18 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 Équihen-Plage’s climate
How warm does Équihen-Plage get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.7°C. About 12 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 98% of mainland French towns, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Équihen-Plage get in winter?
January nights average 3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 19 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Équihen-Plage get?
About 825 mm a year, more than 66% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (107 mm) and March the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le-Touquet (18 km away), averages 1,710 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Équihen-Plage itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Équihen-Plage, Boulogne-Sem, 6.4 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 BOULOGNE-SEM, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Équihen-Plage →
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.