Warm afternoons come to Quéant less often than to 89% of mainland French towns
Nights in January average 1.3°C. Rain peaks in December and eases off in April. In January, nights here are colder than in 67% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 125 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Arras station, 12 km north-west.
A year in Quéant at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Arras station.
What a year in Quéant feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Arras.
About 711 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 112th wettest of 131 towns of 2,500+ in Pas-de-Calais.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Quentin
43 frosts and 33 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 33 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Arras: 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 Arras
Arras is 12 km north-west of Quéant. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Quéant itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Arras (62873001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 74 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 73 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Quentin, 43 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 Quéant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quéant | Arras | 23.6°C | 1.3°C | 711 mm |
| Bapaume 13 km | Méaulte | 23.6°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 730 mm |
| Arleux 14 km | Cambrai-Épinoy | 23.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 703 mm |
| Biache-Saint-Vaast 15 km | same station | 23.6°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Proville 16 km | Cambrai-Épinoy | 23.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 703 mm |
| Vitry-en-Artois 16 km | Douai | 23.9°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 729 mm |
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy 17 km | Cambrai-Épinoy | 23.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 703 mm |
Quéant weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Arras station; sunshine at Saint-Quentin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2°C | 1.3°C | 3.8°C | 57 mm | 62 |
| February | 7.2°C | 1.4°C | 4.3°C | 49 mm | 79 |
| March | 11.0°C | 3.4°C | 7.2°C | 50 mm | 135 |
| April | 14.9°C | 5.1°C | 10.0°C | 43 mm | 183 |
| May | 18.1°C | 8.4°C | 13.3°C | 61 mm | 206 |
| June | 21.2°C | 11.2°C | 16.2°C | 61 mm | 208 |
| July | 23.6°C | 13.1°C | 18.4°C | 65 mm | 214 |
| August | 23.7°C | 13.1°C | 18.4°C | 63 mm | 207 |
| September | 20.1°C | 10.7°C | 15.4°C | 58 mm | 167 |
| October | 15.2°C | 7.9°C | 11.5°C | 65 mm | 116 |
| November | 9.9°C | 4.4°C | 7.2°C | 64 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.7°C | 1.9°C | 4.3°C | 76 mm | 54 |
| Year | 14.8°C | 6.8°C | 10.8°C | 711 mm | 1,696 |
Where Quéant’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Arras, 12 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, Saint-Quentin, 43 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 Quéant’s climate
How warm does Quéant get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.7°C. About 33 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does Quéant get in winter?
January nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Quéant get?
About 711 mm a year, less than 64% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (76 mm) and April the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Quentin (43 km away), averages 1,696 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Quéant itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Quéant, Arras, 12 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 ARRAS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Quéant →
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.