Preures sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for July heat
January mornings start at about 1.6°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 89% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in April. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to April, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Radinghem station, 17 km east.
A year in Preures at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Radinghem station.
What a year in Preures feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Radinghem.
About 1,038 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 19th wettest of 131 towns of 2,500+ in Pas-de-Calais.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le-Touquet
39 frosts and 21 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 21 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Radinghem: 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 Radinghem
Radinghem is 17 km east of Preures. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Preures itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Radinghem (62685001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km east |
| Station altitude | 115 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 72 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Le-Touquet, 19 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 Preures 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preures | Radinghem | 22.0°C | 1.6°C | 1,038 mm |
| Desvres 11 km | Licques | 22.4°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 1,138 mm |
| Samer 12 km | Boulogne-Sem | 20.1°C 1.9°C cooler | 3.4°C 1.8°C milder | 825 mm |
| Étaples 18 km | Le-Touquet | 21.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.6°C 1°C milder | 889 mm |
| Camiers 19 km | Le-Touquet | 21.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.6°C 1°C milder | 889 mm |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot 19 km | Boulogne-Sem | 20.1°C 1.9°C cooler | 3.4°C 1.8°C milder | 825 mm |
| Le Touquet-Paris-Plage 21 km | Le-Touquet | 21.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.6°C 1°C milder | 889 mm |
Preures weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Radinghem station; sunshine at Le-Touquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4°C | 1.6°C | 4.0°C | 98 mm | 62 |
| February | 7.1°C | 1.6°C | 4.4°C | 85 mm | 78 |
| March | 10.2°C | 3.3°C | 6.8°C | 72 mm | 133 |
| April | 13.8°C | 5.0°C | 9.4°C | 60 mm | 190 |
| May | 16.8°C | 8.0°C | 12.4°C | 70 mm | 210 |
| June | 19.6°C | 10.8°C | 15.2°C | 70 mm | 220 |
| July | 22.0°C | 12.9°C | 17.4°C | 73 mm | 225 |
| August | 22.2°C | 13.1°C | 17.7°C | 84 mm | 205 |
| September | 19.0°C | 10.8°C | 14.9°C | 77 mm | 161 |
| October | 14.7°C | 8.1°C | 11.4°C | 108 mm | 111 |
| November | 9.9°C | 4.8°C | 7.4°C | 119 mm | 63 |
| December | 6.9°C | 2.2°C | 4.5°C | 124 mm | 53 |
| Year | 14.0°C | 6.8°C | 10.5°C | 1,038 mm | 1,710 |
Where Preures’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Radinghem, 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, Le-Touquet, 19 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 Preures’s climate
How warm does Preures get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.2°C. About 21 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 95% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Preures get in winter?
January nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 39 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Preures get?
About 1,038 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (124 mm) and April the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le-Touquet (19 km away), averages 1,710 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Preures itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Preures, Radinghem, 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 RADINGHEM, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Preures →
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.