Fewer days reach 25 degrees in Éplessier than in 92% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 1.9°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 60% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 21°C. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Oisemont station, 24 km north-west.
A year in Éplessier at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Oisemont station.
What a year in Éplessier feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Oisemont.
About 801 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Somme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Amiens-Glisy
37 frosts and 29 days of 25°C a year
On about 37 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 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 Oisemont: 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 Oisemont
Oisemont is 24 km north-west of Éplessier. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Éplessier itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Oisemont (80606002) |
| Distance from the town | 24 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 121 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 171 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 22 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Amiens-Glisy, 32 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 Éplessier 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 Somme.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éplessier | Oisemont | 23.2°C | 1.9°C | 801 mm |
| Grandvilliers 13 km | Beauvais-Tillé | 24.4°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.4°C 0.5°C colder | 656 mm |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand 21 km | Beauvais-Tillé | 24.4°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.4°C 0.5°C colder | 656 mm |
| Saleux 22 km | Amiens-Glisy | 23.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 647 mm |
| Salouël 23 km | Amiens-Glisy | 23.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 647 mm |
| Ailly-sur-Somme 23 km | Amiens-Glisy | 23.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 647 mm |
| Flixecourt 27 km | Abbeville | 22.4°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.2°C about the same | 806 mm |
Éplessier weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Oisemont station; sunshine at Amiens-Glisy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.9°C | 1.9°C | 4.4°C | 68 mm | 64 |
| February | 7.7°C | 1.9°C | 4.8°C | 59 mm | 87 |
| March | 11.2°C | 3.7°C | 7.4°C | 58 mm | 147 |
| April | 14.8°C | 5.2°C | 10.0°C | 49 mm | 206 |
| May | 18.0°C | 8.3°C | 13.2°C | 63 mm | 203 |
| June | 21.0°C | 11.3°C | 16.1°C | 58 mm | 220 |
| July | 23.2°C | 13.4°C | 18.3°C | 60 mm | 224 |
| August | 23.3°C | 13.5°C | 18.4°C | 72 mm | 188 |
| September | 20.1°C | 11.0°C | 15.5°C | 64 mm | 168 |
| October | 15.5°C | 8.4°C | 12.0°C | 73 mm | 117 |
| November | 10.5°C | 5.1°C | 7.8°C | 81 mm | 71 |
| December | 7.3°C | 2.6°C | 5.0°C | 97 mm | 67 |
| Year | 15.0°C | 7.2°C | 11.1°C | 801 mm | 1,761 |
Where Éplessier’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Oisemont, 24 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, Amiens-Glisy, 32 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 Somme.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Éplessier’s climate
How warm does Éplessier get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.3°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 Éplessier get in winter?
January nights average 1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 37 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Éplessier get?
About 801 mm a year, more than 60% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (97 mm) and April the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Amiens-Glisy (32 km away), averages 1,761 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Éplessier itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Éplessier, Oisemont, 24 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 OISEMONT_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Éplessier →
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.