Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Houlgate features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (20 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 805 mm (31.7 inches) and receives 150 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Houlgate enjoys an average of 3530 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 14 minutes to 16 hours 9 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Houlgate are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 19 °C (64 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 7 °C (43 - 45 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Houlgate experiences 27 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 13 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 16°C (60°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean maximum | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Average high | 8°C (47°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Daily mean | 6°C (43°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Average low | 3°C (38°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Mean minimum | -2°C (28°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Minimum | -6°C (21°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -3°C (27°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Houlgate, Normandy, France with other places around the world.
Houlgate usually has the most precipitation in June, November and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 90 mm (3.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Houlgate are April, July and September. On average, 44 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57 (2.2) | 66 (2.6) | 65 (2.6) | 34 (1.3) | 73 (2.9) | 86 (3.4) | 47 (1.9) | 63 (2.5) | 51 (2.0) | 78 (3.1) | 79 (3.1) | 106 (4.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 11 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
The sunniest months in Houlgate are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Houlgate: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 127 | 193 | 277 | 354 | 401 | 410 | 421 | 381 | 322 | 265 | 209 | 165 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 8h 41m | 10h 8m | 11h 55m | 13h 45m | 15h 20m | 16h 9m | 15h 43m | 14h 18m | 12h 32m | 10h 43m | 9h 5m | 8h 14m |
Houlgate experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June 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 Houlgate UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |