Few mainland French towns get fewer days of 25 degrees or more than Paluel
On a normal January night the air cools to about 3.4°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 18°C. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 84% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 130 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Dieppe station, 34 km east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Paluel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Dieppe station.
What a year in Paluel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dieppe.
About 805 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 49th 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
24 frosts and 10 days of 25°C a year
On about 24 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 10 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dieppe: 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 Dieppe
Dieppe is 34 km east of Paluel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Paluel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Dieppe (76217001) |
| Distance from the town | 34 km east |
| Station altitude | 40 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 74 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 25 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Gatien des B, 63 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 Paluel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paluel | Dieppe | 20.5°C | 3.4°C | 805 mm |
| Saint-Valery-en-Caux 6 km | same station | 20.5°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Cany-Barville 6.2 km | same station | 20.5°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Fécamp 21 km | Octeville | 21.2°C 0.7°C warmer | 3.5°C about the same | 791 mm |
| Terres-de-Caux 21 km | Jumièges | 25.2°C 4.7°C warmer | 2.7°C 0.7°C colder | 844 mm |
| Yvetot 27 km | Jumièges | 25.2°C 4.7°C warmer | 2.7°C 0.7°C colder | 844 mm |
| Yerville 27 km | Rouen-Boos | 23.4°C 2.9°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.8°C colder | 848 mm |
Paluel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Dieppe station; sunshine at Saint-Gatien des B.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C | 3.4°C | 5.6°C | 64 mm | 67 |
| February | 8.4°C | 3.2°C | 5.8°C | 56 mm | 81 |
| March | 10.6°C | 4.8°C | 7.7°C | 49 mm | 128 |
| April | 13.1°C | 6.3°C | 9.7°C | 52 mm | 178 |
| May | 15.8°C | 9.4°C | 12.6°C | 61 mm | 190 |
| June | 18.6°C | 12.3°C | 15.4°C | 55 mm | 203 |
| July | 20.5°C | 14.3°C | 17.4°C | 58 mm | 205 |
| August | 21.2°C | 14.5°C | 17.8°C | 70 mm | 196 |
| September | 19.3°C | 12.2°C | 15.8°C | 67 mm | 160 |
| October | 15.8°C | 9.8°C | 12.8°C | 90 mm | 113 |
| November | 11.5°C | 6.5°C | 9.0°C | 89 mm | 71 |
| December | 8.5°C | 4.0°C | 6.2°C | 94 mm | 58 |
| Year | 14.3°C | 8.4°C | 11.3°C | 805 mm | 1,651 |
Where Paluel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Dieppe, 34 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-Gatien des B, 63 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 Paluel’s climate
How warm does Paluel get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.2°C. About 10 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than almost every mainland French town, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Paluel get in winter?
February nights average 3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 24 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Paluel get?
About 805 mm a year, more than 61% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (94 mm) and March the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Gatien des B (63 km away), averages 1,651 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Paluel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Paluel, Dieppe, 34 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 DIEPPE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Paluel →
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.