Fewer days reach 25 degrees in Ham than in 85% of mainland French towns
Météo-France’s Saint-Quentin station, 12 km north-east: July afternoons reach 24.0°C on a typical day and January nights drop to 1.1°C; 683 mm of rain falls in a year. Rain is light here, less than falls on 75% of mainland French towns. In January, nights here are colder than in 72% of mainland French towns.
A year in Ham at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Quentin station.
What a year in Ham feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Quentin.
About 683 mm of rain a year
August is the wettest month and April the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Somme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Quentin
49 frosts and 35 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, and 7 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Quentin: 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 Saint-Quentin
Saint-Quentin is 12 km north-east of Ham. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ham itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Quentin (02320001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 98 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 61 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Ham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ham | Saint-Quentin | 24.0°C | 1.1°C | 683 mm |
| Gauchy 17 km | same station | 24.0°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 683 mm |
| Chauny 17 km | Chauny | 24.9°C 0.9°C warmer | 1.5°C about the same | 710 mm |
| Tergnier 18 km | Chauny | 24.9°C 0.9°C warmer | 1.5°C about the same | 710 mm |
| Saint-Quentin 19 km | same station | 24.0°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 683 mm |
| Noyon 19 km | Chauny | 24.9°C 0.9°C warmer | 1.5°C about the same | 710 mm |
| Beautor 21 km | Chauny | 24.9°C 0.9°C warmer | 1.5°C about the same | 710 mm |
Ham weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Quentin station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.0°C | 1.1°C | 3.6°C | 54 mm | 62 |
| February | 7.1°C | 1.2°C | 4.2°C | 48 mm | 79 |
| March | 11.2°C | 3.1°C | 7.2°C | 51 mm | 135 |
| April | 15.0°C | 4.9°C | 10.0°C | 43 mm | 183 |
| May | 18.4°C | 8.3°C | 13.4°C | 57 mm | 206 |
| June | 21.5°C | 11.0°C | 16.2°C | 60 mm | 208 |
| July | 24.0°C | 12.9°C | 18.4°C | 60 mm | 214 |
| August | 23.9°C | 12.9°C | 18.4°C | 71 mm | 207 |
| September | 20.2°C | 10.3°C | 15.2°C | 51 mm | 167 |
| October | 15.2°C | 7.6°C | 11.4°C | 60 mm | 116 |
| November | 9.8°C | 4.1°C | 6.9°C | 57 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.5°C | 1.7°C | 4.1°C | 70 mm | 54 |
| Year | 14.9°C | 6.6°C | 10.8°C | 683 mm | 1,696 |
Where Ham’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Quentin, 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, 12 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 Ham’s climate
How warm does Ham get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.0°C. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 7 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ham get in winter?
January nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ham get?
About 683 mm a year, less than 75% of mainland French towns. August is the wettest month (71 mm) and April the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Quentin (12 km away), averages 1,696 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ham itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ham, Saint-Quentin, 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 ST QUENTIN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ham →
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.