Photo: Philippe Alès · CC BY-SA 4.0Sainte-Adresse has some of the coolest summers among mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 3.9°C. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 94% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in December and eases off in July. Windscreens need scraping on about 15 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Cap-de-la-Heve station, 0.8 km west.
A year in Sainte-Adresse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cap-de-la-Heve station.
What a year in Sainte-Adresse feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cap-de-la-Heve.
About 790 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 75th 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
15 frosts and 14 days of 25°C a year
On about 15 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 14 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cap-de-la-Heve: 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 Cap-de-la-Heve
Cap-de-la-Heve is 0.8 km west of Sainte-Adresse. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sainte-Adresse itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cap-de-la-Heve (76552001) |
| Distance from the town | 0.8 km west |
| Station altitude | 100 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 69 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Gatien des B, 17 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 Sainte-Adresse 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Adresse | Cap-de-la-Heve | 20.9°C | 3.9°C | 790 mm |
| Le Havre 3.3 km | Octeville | 21.2°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 791 mm |
| Fontaine-la-Mallet 5.4 km | Octeville | 21.2°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 791 mm |
| Octeville-sur-Mer 5.6 km | Octeville | 21.2°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 791 mm |
| Harfleur 8.2 km | Octeville | 21.2°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 791 mm |
| Montivilliers 8.3 km | Octeville | 21.2°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 791 mm |
| Gonfreville-l'Orcher 10 km | Octeville | 21.2°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 791 mm |
Sainte-Adresse weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cap-de-la-Heve station; sunshine at Saint-Gatien des B.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 3.9°C | 5.7°C | 68 mm | 67 |
| February | 8.0°C | 3.9°C | 6.0°C | 54 mm | 81 |
| March | 10.5°C | 5.6°C | 8.1°C | 53 mm | 128 |
| April | 13.3°C | 7.5°C | 10.4°C | 52 mm | 178 |
| May | 16.2°C | 10.3°C | 13.3°C | 57 mm | 190 |
| June | 19.0°C | 13.1°C | 16.0°C | 58 mm | 203 |
| July | 20.9°C | 15.1°C | 18.0°C | 49 mm | 205 |
| August | 21.2°C | 15.6°C | 18.4°C | 66 mm | 196 |
| September | 19.1°C | 13.7°C | 16.4°C | 65 mm | 160 |
| October | 15.5°C | 10.8°C | 13.1°C | 86 mm | 113 |
| November | 11.3°C | 7.4°C | 9.3°C | 88 mm | 71 |
| December | 8.4°C | 4.7°C | 6.5°C | 96 mm | 58 |
| Year | 14.3°C | 9.3°C | 11.8°C | 790 mm | 1,651 |
Where Sainte-Adresse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cap-de-la-Heve, 0.8 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, 17 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 Sainte-Adresse’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Adresse get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.2°C. About 14 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 98% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sainte-Adresse get in winter?
January nights average 3.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 15 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sainte-Adresse get?
About 790 mm a year, more than 57% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (96 mm) and July the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Gatien des B (17 km away), averages 1,651 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Adresse itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sainte-Adresse, Cap-de-la-Heve, 0.8 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 CAP-DE-LA-HEVE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sainte-Adresse →
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