Summer warmth: Fay logs fewer 25-degree days than 89% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 1.1°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 72% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is December; the driest is April. Expect about 46 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Méaulte station, 12 km north-west.
A year in Fay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Méaulte station.
What a year in Fay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Méaulte.
About 730 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 20 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 Saint-Quentin
46 frosts and 33 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 33 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Méaulte: 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 Méaulte
Méaulte is 12 km north-west of Fay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Méaulte (80523001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 107 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 76 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Quentin, 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 Fay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fay | Méaulte | 23.6°C | 1.1°C | 730 mm |
| Péronne 10 km | Estrées-Mons-Inrae | 24.4°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 648 mm |
| Rosières-en-Santerre 11 km | Rouvroy-en-Santerre | 24.3°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 636 mm |
| Albert 17 km | same station | 23.6°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 730 mm |
| Roye 21 km | Rouvroy-en-Santerre | 24.3°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 636 mm |
| Villers-Bretonneux 21 km | Amiens-Glisy | 23.9°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.5°C milder | 647 mm |
| Corbie 22 km | Amiens-Glisy | 23.9°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.5°C milder | 647 mm |
Fay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Méaulte station; sunshine at Saint-Quentin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.0°C | 1.1°C | 3.6°C | 61 mm | 62 |
| February | 7.1°C | 1.2°C | 4.2°C | 50 mm | 79 |
| March | 11.1°C | 3.3°C | 7.2°C | 54 mm | 135 |
| April | 14.7°C | 5.1°C | 9.9°C | 43 mm | 183 |
| May | 18.2°C | 8.2°C | 13.2°C | 59 mm | 206 |
| June | 21.2°C | 11.0°C | 16.1°C | 57 mm | 208 |
| July | 23.6°C | 12.9°C | 18.3°C | 61 mm | 214 |
| August | 23.9°C | 13.0°C | 18.5°C | 65 mm | 207 |
| September | 20.0°C | 10.5°C | 15.2°C | 56 mm | 167 |
| October | 14.9°C | 7.6°C | 11.2°C | 70 mm | 116 |
| November | 9.7°C | 4.3°C | 7.0°C | 72 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.4°C | 1.8°C | 4.1°C | 84 mm | 54 |
| Year | 14.7°C | 6.7°C | 10.7°C | 730 mm | 1,696 |
Where Fay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Méaulte, 12 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-Quentin, 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 Fay’s climate
How warm does Fay get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.9°C. About 33 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does Fay get in winter?
January nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 46 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Fay get?
About 730 mm a year, less than 58% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (84 mm) and April the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Quentin (29 km away), averages 1,696 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Fay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fay, Méaulte, 12 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 MEAULTE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Fay →
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.