Warm afternoons come to Rancourt less often than to 89% of mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.1°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 72% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 23°C across the year, low to high. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to April, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Épehy station, 15 km east.
A year in Rancourt at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Épehy station.
What a year in Rancourt feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Épehy.
About 753 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
48 frosts and 34 days of 25°C a year
On about 48 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 34 days a year reach 25°C, and 7 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Épehy: 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 Épehy
Épehy is 15 km east of Rancourt. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rancourt itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Épehy (80271002) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km east |
| Station altitude | 117 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 139 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Quentin, 30 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 Rancourt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancourt | Épehy | 23.7°C | 1.1°C | 753 mm |
| Péronne 8.3 km | Estrées-Mons-Inrae | 24.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 648 mm |
| Bapaume 12 km | Méaulte | 23.6°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 730 mm |
| Albert 19 km | Méaulte | 23.6°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 730 mm |
| Masnières 24 km | Cambrai-Épinoy | 23.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 703 mm |
| Rosières-en-Santerre 26 km | Rouvroy-en-Santerre | 24.3°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 636 mm |
| Proville 27 km | Cambrai-Épinoy | 23.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 703 mm |
Rancourt weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Épehy station; sunshine at Saint-Quentin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.7°C | 1.1°C | 3.4°C | 64 mm | 62 |
| February | 6.8°C | 1.3°C | 4.0°C | 58 mm | 79 |
| March | 10.7°C | 3.1°C | 6.9°C | 55 mm | 135 |
| April | 14.7°C | 4.8°C | 9.8°C | 45 mm | 183 |
| May | 18.2°C | 8.2°C | 13.2°C | 63 mm | 206 |
| June | 21.2°C | 10.9°C | 16.1°C | 63 mm | 208 |
| July | 23.7°C | 12.8°C | 18.3°C | 61 mm | 214 |
| August | 23.9°C | 12.8°C | 18.3°C | 69 mm | 207 |
| September | 20.0°C | 10.3°C | 15.2°C | 55 mm | 167 |
| October | 14.9°C | 7.7°C | 11.3°C | 70 mm | 116 |
| November | 9.5°C | 4.3°C | 6.9°C | 70 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.2°C | 1.8°C | 4.0°C | 82 mm | 54 |
| Year | 14.6°C | 6.6°C | 10.6°C | 753 mm | 1,696 |
Where Rancourt’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Épehy, 15 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, 30 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 Rancourt’s climate
How warm does Rancourt get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.9°C. About 34 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 7 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rancourt get in winter?
January nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 48 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rancourt get?
About 753 mm a year, less than 51% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (82 mm) and April the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Quentin (30 km away), averages 1,696 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rancourt itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rancourt, Épehy, 15 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 EPEHY_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rancourt →
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.