Maintenay has some of the coolest summers among mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 2.6°C. Only 20°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 77% of mainland French towns. Frost greets about 36 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le-Touquet station, 21 km north-west.
A year in Maintenay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le-Touquet station.
What a year in Maintenay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le-Touquet.
About 889 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and April the driest. About 28 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 Le-Touquet
36 frosts and 18 days of 25°C a year
On about 36 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 18 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le-Touquet: 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 Le-Touquet
Le-Touquet is 21 km north-west of Maintenay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Maintenay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le-Touquet (62826001) |
| Distance from the town | 21 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 5 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 23 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Maintenay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenay | Le-Touquet | 21.4°C | 2.6°C | 889 mm |
| Verton 12 km | same station | 21.4°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 889 mm |
| Rang-du-Fliers 14 km | same station | 21.4°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 889 mm |
| Rue 15 km | Abbeville | 22.4°C 1°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 806 mm |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt 16 km | Radinghem | 22.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.6°C 1°C colder | 1,038 mm |
| Berck 17 km | same station | 21.4°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 889 mm |
| Merlimont 18 km | same station | 21.4°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 889 mm |
Maintenay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le-Touquet station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 2.6°C | 5.1°C | 77 mm | 62 |
| February | 8.2°C | 2.4°C | 5.3°C | 62 mm | 78 |
| March | 10.9°C | 4.0°C | 7.5°C | 54 mm | 133 |
| April | 14.1°C | 5.6°C | 9.9°C | 50 mm | 190 |
| May | 17.2°C | 8.7°C | 13.0°C | 59 mm | 210 |
| June | 19.7°C | 11.6°C | 15.6°C | 56 mm | 220 |
| July | 21.4°C | 13.8°C | 17.6°C | 59 mm | 225 |
| August | 21.9°C | 14.0°C | 18.0°C | 73 mm | 205 |
| September | 19.5°C | 11.6°C | 15.6°C | 77 mm | 161 |
| October | 15.8°C | 9.0°C | 12.4°C | 101 mm | 111 |
| November | 11.3°C | 5.6°C | 8.4°C | 114 mm | 63 |
| December | 8.2°C | 3.1°C | 5.7°C | 107 mm | 53 |
| Year | 14.7°C | 7.7°C | 11.2°C | 889 mm | 1,710 |
Where Maintenay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le-Touquet, 21 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, 21 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 Maintenay’s climate
How warm does Maintenay get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.9°C. About 18 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Maintenay get in winter?
February nights average 2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 36 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Maintenay get?
About 889 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (114 mm) and April the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le-Touquet (21 km away), averages 1,710 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Maintenay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Maintenay, Le-Touquet, 21 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 LE-TOUQUET, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Maintenay →
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