Maisnil has cooler summers than 93% of mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 1.1°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 22°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 90% of mainland French towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to April, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Fiefs station, 17 km north.
A year in Maisnil at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fiefs station.
What a year in Maisnil feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fiefs.
About 1,071 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 33 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 131 towns of 2,500+ in Pas-de-Calais.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Amiens-Glisy
A frosty town: 53 frosts and 29 days of 25°C a year
On about 53 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 29 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fiefs: 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 Fiefs
Fiefs is 17 km north of Maisnil. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Maisnil itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fiefs (62333001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north |
| Station altitude | 180 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 147 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Amiens-Glisy, 53 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 Maisnil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisnil | Fiefs | 22.7°C | 1.1°C | 1,071 mm |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise 3.9 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,071 mm |
| Frévent 9.8 km | Bernaville | 22.4°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 877 mm |
| Divion 17 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,071 mm |
| Houdain 18 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,071 mm |
| Calonne-Ricouart 18 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,071 mm |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour 18 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,071 mm |
Maisnil weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fiefs station; sunshine at Amiens-Glisy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.0°C | 1.1°C | 3.5°C | 104 mm | 64 |
| February | 6.9°C | 1.2°C | 4.0°C | 87 mm | 87 |
| March | 10.3°C | 2.8°C | 6.6°C | 76 mm | 147 |
| April | 14.2°C | 4.7°C | 9.4°C | 64 mm | 206 |
| May | 17.6°C | 7.8°C | 12.7°C | 76 mm | 203 |
| June | 20.4°C | 10.7°C | 15.5°C | 74 mm | 220 |
| July | 22.7°C | 12.8°C | 17.7°C | 81 mm | 224 |
| August | 22.7°C | 12.9°C | 17.8°C | 85 mm | 188 |
| September | 19.3°C | 10.4°C | 14.9°C | 83 mm | 168 |
| October | 14.7°C | 7.6°C | 11.1°C | 101 mm | 117 |
| November | 9.7°C | 4.3°C | 7.0°C | 113 mm | 71 |
| December | 6.6°C | 1.8°C | 4.2°C | 126 mm | 67 |
| Year | 14.3°C | 6.5°C | 10.4°C | 1,071 mm | 1,761 |
Where Maisnil’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fiefs, 17 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, Amiens-Glisy, 53 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 Maisnil’s climate
How warm does Maisnil get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.7°C. About 29 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 92% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does Maisnil get in winter?
January nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 53 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Maisnil get?
About 1,071 mm a year, more than 90% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (126 mm) and April the driest (64 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Amiens-Glisy (53 km away), averages 1,761 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Maisnil itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Maisnil, Fiefs, 17 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 FIEFS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Maisnil →
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.