Summers in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise are cooler than in 93% of mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 1.1°C. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in April. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 90% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 150 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Fiefs station, 14 km north.
A year in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fiefs station.
What a year in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise 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 Le-Touquet
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 14 km north of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fiefs (62333001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north |
| Station altitude | 180 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 90 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Le-Touquet, 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 Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | Fiefs | 22.7°C | 1.1°C | 1,071 mm |
| Frévent 12 km | Bernaville | 22.4°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 877 mm |
| Divion 16 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,071 mm |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour 16 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,071 mm |
| Calonne-Ricouart 16 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,071 mm |
| Houdain 17 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,071 mm |
| Auchel 17 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,071 mm |
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fiefs station; sunshine at Le-Touquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.0°C | 1.1°C | 3.5°C | 104 mm | 62 |
| February | 6.9°C | 1.2°C | 4.0°C | 87 mm | 78 |
| March | 10.3°C | 2.8°C | 6.6°C | 76 mm | 133 |
| April | 14.2°C | 4.7°C | 9.4°C | 64 mm | 190 |
| May | 17.6°C | 7.8°C | 12.7°C | 76 mm | 210 |
| 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 | 225 |
| August | 22.7°C | 12.9°C | 17.8°C | 85 mm | 205 |
| September | 19.3°C | 10.4°C | 14.9°C | 83 mm | 161 |
| October | 14.7°C | 7.6°C | 11.1°C | 101 mm | 111 |
| November | 9.7°C | 4.3°C | 7.0°C | 113 mm | 63 |
| December | 6.6°C | 1.8°C | 4.2°C | 126 mm | 53 |
| Year | 14.3°C | 6.5°C | 10.4°C | 1,071 mm | 1,710 |
Where Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fiefs, 14 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, 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 Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise’s climate
How warm does Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise 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 Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise 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 Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise 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, Le-Touquet (53 km away), averages 1,710 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, Fiefs, 14 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 Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise →
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.