Summer arrives softly in Labourse, cooler than in 84% of mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.5°C. Winter and summer sit 22°C apart. About 48 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 67% of mainland French towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from May to September, with highs of 19–24°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Douai station, 30 km south-east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Labourse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Douai station.
What a year in Labourse feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Douai.
About 729 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 73rd wettest of 131 towns of 2,500+ in Pas-de-Calais.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lille-Lesquin
48 frosts and 38 days of 25°C a year
On about 48 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 38 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Douai: 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 Douai
Douai is 30 km south-east of Labourse. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Labourse itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Douai (59178001) |
| Distance from the town | 30 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 26 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 24 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 16 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lille-Lesquin, 30 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 Labourse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labourse | Douai | 23.9°C | 1.5°C | 729 mm |
| Beuvry 2.8 km | Lille-Lesquin | 23.7°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Nœux-les-Mines 2.9 km | Arras | 23.6°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Verquin 3 km | Lille-Lesquin | 23.7°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Béthune 4.3 km | same station | 23.9°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 729 mm |
| Mazingarbe 4.6 km | same station | 23.9°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 729 mm |
| Vermelles 4.6 km | same station | 23.9°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 729 mm |
Labourse weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Douai station; sunshine at Lille-Lesquin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4°C | 1.5°C | 4.0°C | 58 mm | 62 |
| February | 7.4°C | 1.5°C | 4.5°C | 51 mm | 74 |
| March | 11.2°C | 3.3°C | 7.2°C | 53 mm | 127 |
| April | 15.1°C | 5.1°C | 10.1°C | 42 mm | 176 |
| May | 18.5°C | 8.5°C | 13.5°C | 57 mm | 196 |
| June | 21.6°C | 11.4°C | 16.5°C | 63 mm | 202 |
| July | 23.9°C | 13.2°C | 18.6°C | 68 mm | 210 |
| August | 23.9°C | 13.0°C | 18.4°C | 68 mm | 197 |
| September | 20.1°C | 10.4°C | 15.3°C | 61 mm | 155 |
| October | 15.2°C | 7.8°C | 11.5°C | 64 mm | 115 |
| November | 10.1°C | 4.5°C | 7.3°C | 71 mm | 62 |
| December | 6.9°C | 2.1°C | 4.5°C | 73 mm | 53 |
| Year | 15.0°C | 6.9°C | 11.0°C | 729 mm | 1,627 |
Where Labourse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Douai, 30 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, 30 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 Labourse’s climate
How warm does Labourse get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.9°C. About 38 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 83% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Labourse get in winter?
January nights average 1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 48 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Labourse get?
About 729 mm a year, less than 59% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (73 mm) and April the driest (42 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lille-Lesquin (30 km away), averages 1,627 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Labourse itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Labourse, Douai, 30 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 DOUAI, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Labourse →
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.