Habarcq gets fewer days of 25 degrees or more than 93% of mainland French towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 1.3°C on average. Winter and summer sit 22°C apart. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 77% of mainland French towns. Garden chairs stay out from May to September, the months with highs of 17–23°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saulty station, 11 km south-west.
A year in Habarcq at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saulty station.
What a year in Habarcq 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 Lille-Lesquin
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 11 km south-west of Habarcq. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Habarcq itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saulty (62784001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 174 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 101 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lille-Lesquin, 45 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 Habarcq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habarcq | Saulty | 22.9°C | 1.3°C | 900 mm |
| Dainville 8.7 km | Arras | 23.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Anzin-Saint-Aubin 9.4 km | Arras | 23.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Sainte-Catherine 11 km | Arras | 23.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Arras 11 km | Arras | 23.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Achicourt 12 km | Arras | 23.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Saint-Nicolas 12 km | Arras | 23.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
Habarcq weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saulty station; sunshine at Lille-Lesquin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.7°C | 1.3°C | 3.5°C | 79 mm | 62 |
| February | 6.5°C | 1.4°C | 4.0°C | 69 mm | 74 |
| March | 10.1°C | 3.3°C | 6.7°C | 70 mm | 127 |
| April | 13.9°C | 5.1°C | 9.5°C | 53 mm | 176 |
| May | 17.2°C | 8.0°C | 12.6°C | 67 mm | 196 |
| June | 20.2°C | 10.8°C | 15.5°C | 72 mm | 202 |
| July | 22.9°C | 12.8°C | 17.8°C | 77 mm | 210 |
| August | 23.0°C | 13.1°C | 18.0°C | 81 mm | 197 |
| September | 19.4°C | 10.7°C | 15.0°C | 67 mm | 155 |
| October | 14.5°C | 7.9°C | 11.2°C | 79 mm | 115 |
| November | 9.4°C | 4.5°C | 6.9°C | 85 mm | 62 |
| December | 6.2°C | 1.9°C | 4.0°C | 101 mm | 53 |
| Year | 14.1°C | 6.7°C | 10.4°C | 900 mm | 1,627 |
Where Habarcq’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saulty, 11 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, Lille-Lesquin, 45 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 Habarcq’s climate
How warm does Habarcq 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 Habarcq 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 Habarcq 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, Lille-Lesquin (45 km away), averages 1,627 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Habarcq itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Habarcq, Saulty, 11 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 Habarcq →
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.