Étaples climate — normals and trends
Étaples (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 767 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Étaples averages 34 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Étaples has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 49 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -18.3 °C (on 6 January 1979).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ÉtaplesHauts-de-France
- coords
- 50.52°, 1.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
7.5°C
Annual rainfall
767mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.6km/h
Seasonal range
13.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
34 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.5 cm
Average feels-like high
11.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
41.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-18.3 °C
6 January 1979
Wettest day
52 mm
10 August 1945
Windiest day
72.1 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
135.4 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-22.9 °C
6 January 1979
Snowiest day
12.0 cm
9 January 1968
Sunniest day
16.0 h
18 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 139 mm | +70 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 47 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 12.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 14 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 19 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 34 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 21.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 67 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 22.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 69 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 33 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 18.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 76 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 15.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 95 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 75 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 8.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 59 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Étaples?
Étaples has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 767 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Étaples?
The hottest day measured in Étaples between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Étaples?
The coldest day measured in Étaples between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1979, at -18.3 °C.
Does it snow in Étaples?
Yes. Étaples gets on average 11.5 cm of snow per year and has around 34 frost days.
Has the climate of Étaples warmed?
Yes: Étaples warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Étaples?
The wettest day measured in Étaples between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1945, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Étaples?
The windiest day measured in Étaples between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 72.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Étaples?
The warmest month in Étaples is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Étaples?
Étaples receives on average 767 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Étaples?
Étaples gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Étaples?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Étaples between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1968, with 12.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Étaples?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Étaples.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Étaples?
In Étaples, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -22.9 °C on 6 January 1979.
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