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Monthly climate in Coutances, Normandy, France

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Coutances features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1146 mm (45.1 inches) and receives 173 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Coutances enjoys an average of 3600 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 16 minutes to 16 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Coutances, Normandy, France §

The warmest months in Coutances 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 December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 9 °C (45 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Coutances experiences 5 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Coutances, Normandy, 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 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean maximum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Average high 8°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Average low 6°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 0°C
(33°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Coutances, Normandy, France §

Coutances usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 146 mm (5.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Coutances are April, July and August. On average, 60 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Coutances, Normandy, 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) 96 (3.8) 93 (3.7) 91 (3.6) 42 (1.7) 82 (3.2) 81 (3.2) 62 (2.4) 77 (3.1) 85 (3.3) 146 (5.7) 115 (4.5) 176 (6.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 14 17 9 12 13 11 15 13 17 17 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Coutances, Normandy, France §

The sunniest months in Coutances are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Coutances: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Coutances, Normandy, 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 137 200 281 354 409 404 426 388 329 266 220 180
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 43m 10h 9m 11h 55m 13h 44m 15h 19m 16h 7m 15h 41m 14h 17m 12h 32m 10h 44m 9h 7m 8h 16m

Solar UV radiation in Coutances, Normandy, France §

Coutances experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 8 - 9, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November 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 Coutances UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Coutances, Normandy, 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) 2 3 4 6 7 9 8 8 6 4 2 1