Offekerque sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for warm days
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 2.7°C on average. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 20°C. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 74% of mainland French towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to September brings highs of 19–22°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Calais-Marck station, 5.4 km north-west.
A year in Offekerque at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Calais-Marck station.
What a year in Offekerque feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Calais-Marck.
About 737 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and April the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 64th wettest of 131 towns of 2,500+ in Pas-de-Calais.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le-Touquet
31 frosts and 15 days of 25°C a year
On about 31 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 15 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Calais-Marck: 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 Calais-Marck
Calais-Marck is 5.4 km north-west of Offekerque. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Offekerque itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Calais-Marck (62548002) |
| Distance from the town | 5.4 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 2 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 2 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Le-Touquet, 54 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 Offekerque 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offekerque | Calais-Marck | 21.8°C | 2.7°C | 737 mm |
| Oye-Plage 5.5 km | same station | 21.8°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Marck 5.9 km | same station | 21.8°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Audruicq 7.2 km | Watten | 23.7°C 1.9°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.7°C colder | 823 mm |
| Ardres 7.8 km | same station | 21.8°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Grand-Fort-Philippe 9.5 km | same station | 21.8°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Coulogne 10 km | same station | 21.8°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 737 mm |
Offekerque weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Calais-Marck station; sunshine at Le-Touquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 2.7°C | 5.1°C | 60 mm | 62 |
| February | 8.2°C | 2.7°C | 5.5°C | 47 mm | 78 |
| March | 10.5°C | 3.9°C | 7.2°C | 40 mm | 133 |
| April | 13.6°C | 5.5°C | 9.6°C | 38 mm | 190 |
| May | 16.6°C | 8.5°C | 12.5°C | 50 mm | 210 |
| June | 19.4°C | 11.3°C | 15.3°C | 52 mm | 220 |
| July | 21.8°C | 13.5°C | 17.6°C | 55 mm | 225 |
| August | 22.2°C | 13.6°C | 17.9°C | 67 mm | 205 |
| September | 19.5°C | 11.4°C | 15.4°C | 63 mm | 161 |
| October | 15.6°C | 8.8°C | 12.2°C | 91 mm | 111 |
| November | 11.1°C | 5.7°C | 8.4°C | 92 mm | 63 |
| December | 8.1°C | 3.3°C | 5.7°C | 83 mm | 53 |
| Year | 14.5°C | 7.6°C | 11.0°C | 737 mm | 1,710 |
Where Offekerque’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Calais-Marck, 5.4 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, 54 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 Offekerque’s climate
How warm does Offekerque get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.2°C. About 15 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 97% of mainland French towns, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Offekerque get in winter?
January nights average 2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 31 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Offekerque get?
About 737 mm a year, less than 57% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (92 mm) and April the driest (38 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le-Touquet (54 km away), averages 1,710 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Offekerque itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Offekerque, Calais-Marck, 5.4 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 CALAIS-MARCK, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Offekerque →
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.