Summer arrives softly in Talmas, cooler than in 95% of mainland French towns
January mornings start at about 1.3°C. None of the 24 towns of 2,500+ in Somme gets more rain. Seasons differ by 21°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 17–23°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bernaville station, 16 km north-west.
A year in Talmas at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bernaville station.
What a year in Talmas feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bernaville.
About 877 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Somme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Amiens-Glisy
43 frosts and 24 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bernaville: 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 Bernaville
Bernaville is 16 km north-west of Talmas. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Talmas itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bernaville (80086002) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 146 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 135 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Amiens-Glisy, 18 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 Talmas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talmas | Bernaville | 22.4°C | 1.3°C | 877 mm |
| Doullens 14 km | same station | 22.4°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 877 mm |
| Rivery 14 km | Amiens-Glisy | 23.9°C 1.5°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 647 mm |
| Ailly-sur-Somme 15 km | Amiens-Glisy | 23.9°C 1.5°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 647 mm |
| Camon 15 km | Amiens-Glisy | 23.9°C 1.5°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 647 mm |
| Amiens 15 km | Amiens-Glisy | 23.9°C 1.5°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 647 mm |
| Flixecourt 18 km | Abbeville | 22.4°C about the same | 2.2°C 0.9°C milder | 806 mm |
Talmas weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bernaville station; sunshine at Amiens-Glisy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.0°C | 1.3°C | 3.7°C | 73 mm | 64 |
| February | 6.9°C | 1.4°C | 4.1°C | 64 mm | 87 |
| March | 10.3°C | 3.3°C | 6.8°C | 67 mm | 147 |
| April | 13.9°C | 4.9°C | 9.4°C | 54 mm | 206 |
| May | 17.1°C | 8.1°C | 12.6°C | 65 mm | 203 |
| June | 20.0°C | 10.8°C | 15.4°C | 61 mm | 220 |
| July | 22.4°C | 12.7°C | 17.6°C | 73 mm | 224 |
| August | 22.6°C | 13.0°C | 17.8°C | 79 mm | 188 |
| September | 19.3°C | 10.6°C | 14.9°C | 66 mm | 168 |
| October | 14.6°C | 7.9°C | 11.2°C | 83 mm | 117 |
| November | 9.7°C | 4.5°C | 7.1°C | 92 mm | 71 |
| December | 6.4°C | 1.9°C | 4.2°C | 103 mm | 67 |
| Year | 14.1°C | 6.7°C | 10.4°C | 877 mm | 1,761 |
Where Talmas’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bernaville, 16 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, 18 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 Talmas’s climate
How warm does Talmas get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.6°C. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 94% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Talmas get in winter?
January nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Talmas get?
About 877 mm a year, more than 74% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (103 mm) and April the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Amiens-Glisy (18 km away), averages 1,761 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Talmas itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Talmas, Bernaville, 16 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 BERNAVILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Talmas →
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.