Few mainland French towns have cooler summers than Fécamp
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 3.5°C on average. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 18°C. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 89% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 129 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Octeville station, 32 km south-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Fécamp at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Octeville station.
What a year in Fécamp feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Octeville.
About 791 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 61st wettest of 76 towns of 2,500+ in Seine-Maritime.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Gatien des B
21 frosts and 16 days of 25°C a year
On about 21 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 16 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Octeville: 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 Octeville
Octeville is 32 km south-west of Fécamp. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fécamp itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Octeville (76481001) |
| Distance from the town | 32 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 90 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 38 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Gatien des B, 46 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 Fécamp 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 Seine-Maritime.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fécamp | Octeville | 21.2°C | 3.5°C | 791 mm |
| Goderville 12 km | same station | 21.2°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 791 mm |
| Criquetot-l'Esneval 15 km | same station | 21.2°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 791 mm |
| Cany-Barville 19 km | Dieppe | 20.5°C 0.7°C cooler | 3.4°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Terres-de-Caux 19 km | Jumièges | 25.2°C 4°C warmer | 2.7°C 0.8°C colder | 844 mm |
| Bolbec 21 km | same station | 21.2°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 791 mm |
| Gruchet-le-Valasse 23 km | same station | 21.2°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 791 mm |
Fécamp weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Octeville station; sunshine at Saint-Gatien des B.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | 3.5°C | 5.6°C | 68 mm | 67 |
| February | 8.4°C | 3.4°C | 5.9°C | 60 mm | 81 |
| March | 10.7°C | 4.8°C | 7.7°C | 53 mm | 128 |
| April | 13.5°C | 6.4°C | 10.0°C | 43 mm | 178 |
| May | 16.5°C | 9.4°C | 13.0°C | 59 mm | 190 |
| June | 19.5°C | 12.2°C | 15.8°C | 57 mm | 203 |
| July | 21.2°C | 14.3°C | 17.7°C | 50 mm | 205 |
| August | 21.4°C | 14.7°C | 18.1°C | 68 mm | 196 |
| September | 19.2°C | 12.5°C | 15.9°C | 66 mm | 160 |
| October | 15.7°C | 10.2°C | 12.9°C | 85 mm | 113 |
| November | 11.4°C | 6.9°C | 9.1°C | 87 mm | 71 |
| December | 8.4°C | 4.2°C | 6.3°C | 96 mm | 58 |
| Year | 14.5°C | 8.5°C | 11.5°C | 791 mm | 1,651 |
Where Fécamp’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Octeville, 32 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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-Gatien des B, 46 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 Seine-Maritime.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Fécamp’s climate
How warm does Fécamp get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.4°C. About 16 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 97% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Fécamp get in winter?
February nights average 3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 21 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Fécamp get?
About 791 mm a year, more than 57% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (96 mm) and April the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Gatien des B (46 km away), averages 1,651 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Fécamp itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fécamp, Octeville, 32 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 OCTEVILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Fécamp →
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