Ételfay gets more frosts than 75% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.4°C. Rain is light here, less than falls on 67% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 25°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Godenvillers station, 9.4 km south-west.
A year in Ételfay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Godenvillers station.
What a year in Ételfay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Godenvillers.
About 702 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 8th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Somme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Amiens-Glisy
A frosty town: 55 frosts and 54 days of 25°C a year
On about 55 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Godenvillers: 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 Godenvillers
Godenvillers is 9.4 km south-west of Ételfay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ételfay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Godenvillers (60276001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.4 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 92 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 107 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Amiens-Glisy, 29 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 Ételfay 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ételfay | Godenvillers | 25.4°C | 1.1°C | 702 mm |
| Montdidier 3.3 km | same station | 25.4°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 702 mm |
| Roye 13 km | Rouvroy-en-Santerre | 24.3°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 636 mm |
| Moreuil 16 km | Amiens-Glisy | 23.9°C 1.5°C cooler | 1.6°C 0.5°C milder | 647 mm |
| Rosières-en-Santerre 18 km | Rouvroy-en-Santerre | 24.3°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 636 mm |
| Ailly-sur-Noye 21 km | Rouvroy-les-Merles | 24.5°C 0.9°C cooler | 1.2°C about the same | 648 mm |
| Saint-Just-en-Chaussée 22 km | same station | 25.4°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 702 mm |
Ételfay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Godenvillers station; sunshine at Amiens-Glisy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.6°C | 1.1°C | 3.9°C | 59 mm | 64 |
| February | 8.0°C | 1.0°C | 4.5°C | 50 mm | 87 |
| March | 12.2°C | 2.6°C | 7.4°C | 49 mm | 147 |
| April | 16.2°C | 4.3°C | 10.2°C | 46 mm | 206 |
| May | 19.8°C | 7.7°C | 13.7°C | 61 mm | 203 |
| June | 22.9°C | 10.6°C | 16.8°C | 60 mm | 220 |
| July | 25.4°C | 12.5°C | 19.0°C | 61 mm | 224 |
| August | 25.5°C | 12.4°C | 18.9°C | 64 mm | 188 |
| September | 21.5°C | 9.8°C | 15.6°C | 50 mm | 168 |
| October | 16.1°C | 7.3°C | 11.7°C | 63 mm | 117 |
| November | 10.5°C | 4.0°C | 7.3°C | 60 mm | 71 |
| December | 7.0°C | 1.7°C | 4.4°C | 79 mm | 67 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 6.3°C | 11.1°C | 702 mm | 1,761 |
Where Ételfay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Godenvillers, 9.4 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, 29 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 Ételfay’s climate
How warm does Ételfay get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.5°C. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ételfay get in winter?
February nights average 1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 55 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ételfay get?
About 702 mm a year, less than 67% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (79 mm) and April the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Amiens-Glisy (29 km away), averages 1,761 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ételfay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ételfay, Godenvillers, 9.4 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 GODENVILLERS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ételfay →
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