Summers in Licques are cooler than in 95% of mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 1.4°C. A year here swings 21°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Of the 131 towns of 2,500+ in Pas-de-Calais, it is the wettest. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 148 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Licques station, 0.5 km south-east.
A year in Licques at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Licques station.
What a year in Licques 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 0.5 km south-east of Licques. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Licques itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Licques (62506001) |
| Distance from the town | 0.5 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 73 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 64 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Le-Touquet, 38 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 Licques 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licques | Licques | 22.4°C | 1.4°C | 1,138 mm |
| Ardres 9.3 km | Calais-Marck | 21.8°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.7°C 1.3°C milder | 737 mm |
| Guînes 10 km | Calais-Marck | 21.8°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.7°C 1.3°C milder | 737 mm |
| Rinxent 14 km | Boulogne-Sem | 20.1°C 2.3°C cooler | 3.4°C 2°C milder | 825 mm |
| Audruicq 14 km | Watten | 23.7°C 1.3°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.6°C milder | 823 mm |
| Desvres 15 km | same station | 22.4°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 1,138 mm |
| Coulogne 16 km | Calais-Marck | 21.8°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.7°C 1.3°C milder | 737 mm |
Licques 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 Licques’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Licques, 0.5 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, 38 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 Licques’s climate
How warm does Licques 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 Licques 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 Licques 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 (38 km away), averages 1,710 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Licques itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Licques, Licques, 0.5 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 Licques →
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.