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Monthly climate in Calais, Hauts-de-France, France

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Calais features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (44 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (26 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 883 mm (34.8 inches) and receives 148 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Calais enjoys an average of 3548 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 59 minutes to 16 hours 25 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Calais, Hauts-de-France, France §

The warmest months in Calais are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 18 °C (62 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 8 °C (44 - 46 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Calais experiences 1 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 3 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Calais, Hauts-de-France, France.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean maximum 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average high 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average low 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(35°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Minimum -2°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 0°C
(33°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Calais, Hauts-de-France, France §

Calais usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 17 rainy days and 114 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Calais are April, May and July. On average, 45 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Calais, Hauts-de-France, France.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 75 (2.9) 67 (2.6) 63 (2.5) 28 (1.1) 60 (2.4) 62 (2.4) 48 (1.9) 74 (2.9) 65 (2.6) 118 (4.6) 90 (3.6) 133 (5.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 12 14 7 9 9 9 12 11 17 17 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Calais, Hauts-de-France, France §

The sunniest months in Calais are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 33 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Calais: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 19 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Calais, Hauts-de-France, France.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 128 193 284 352 412 414 420 396 325 249 208 162
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 29m 10h 1m 11h 55m 13h 51m 15h 33m 16h 25m 15h 57m 14h 26m 12h 34m 10h 38m 8h 55m 7h 59m

Solar UV radiation in Calais, Hauts-de-France, France §

Calais experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 7 - 8, which corresponds to the High / Very High category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Calais UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Calais, Hauts-de-France, France.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 2 4 5 7 8 8 7 5 4 2 1