Afternoon heat in Vitz-sur-Authie trails that of 95% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 2.2°C. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 68% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in April. Frost greets about 34 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Abbeville station, 21 km south-west.
A year in Vitz-sur-Authie at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Abbeville station.
What a year in Vitz-sur-Authie feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Abbeville.
About 806 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Somme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le-Touquet
34 frosts and 23 days of 25°C a year
On about 34 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 23 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Abbeville: 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 Abbeville
Abbeville is 21 km south-west of Vitz-sur-Authie. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vitz-sur-Authie itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Abbeville (80001001) |
| Distance from the town | 21 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 69 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 26 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 15 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Le-Touquet, 42 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 Vitz-sur-Authie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitz-sur-Authie | Abbeville | 22.4°C | 2.2°C | 806 mm |
| Auxi-le-Château 4.5 km | Bernaville | 22.4°C about the same | 1.3°C 0.9°C colder | 877 mm |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt 14 km | Radinghem | 22.0°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,038 mm |
| Frévent 16 km | Bernaville | 22.4°C about the same | 1.3°C 0.9°C colder | 877 mm |
| Doullens 23 km | Bernaville | 22.4°C about the same | 1.3°C 0.9°C colder | 877 mm |
| Abbeville 23 km | same station | 22.4°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 806 mm |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise 24 km | Fiefs | 22.7°C about the same | 1.1°C 1.1°C colder | 1,071 mm |
Vitz-sur-Authie weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Abbeville station; sunshine at Le-Touquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.0°C | 2.2°C | 4.6°C | 64 mm | 62 |
| February | 7.7°C | 2.3°C | 5.0°C | 53 mm | 78 |
| March | 10.9°C | 4.0°C | 7.4°C | 53 mm | 133 |
| April | 14.3°C | 5.5°C | 9.9°C | 50 mm | 190 |
| May | 17.3°C | 8.7°C | 13.0°C | 60 mm | 210 |
| June | 20.1°C | 11.4°C | 15.7°C | 63 mm | 220 |
| July | 22.4°C | 13.4°C | 17.9°C | 62 mm | 225 |
| August | 22.6°C | 13.7°C | 18.1°C | 81 mm | 205 |
| September | 19.6°C | 11.3°C | 15.4°C | 67 mm | 161 |
| October | 15.3°C | 8.7°C | 12.0°C | 77 mm | 111 |
| November | 10.5°C | 5.3°C | 7.9°C | 84 mm | 63 |
| December | 7.4°C | 2.8°C | 5.1°C | 92 mm | 53 |
| Year | 14.6°C | 7.4°C | 11.0°C | 806 mm | 1,710 |
Where Vitz-sur-Authie’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Abbeville, 21 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, Le-Touquet, 42 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 Vitz-sur-Authie’s climate
How warm does Vitz-sur-Authie get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.6°C. About 23 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 94% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vitz-sur-Authie get in winter?
January nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 34 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vitz-sur-Authie get?
About 806 mm a year, more than 61% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (92 mm) and April the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le-Touquet (42 km away), averages 1,710 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vitz-sur-Authie itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vitz-sur-Authie, Abbeville, 21 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 ABBEVILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vitz-sur-Authie →
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