Fécamp climate — normals and trends
Fécamp (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 989 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 August (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Fécamp averages 8 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Fécamp has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 14 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.6 °C (on 10 August 2003) and the coldest -9.8 °C (on 17 January 1985).
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
FécampNormandy
- coords
- 49.76°, 0.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.2°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
9.9°C
Annual rainfall
989mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
29.0km/h
Seasonal range
11.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.8 °C
Average feels-like low
5.9 °C
Average peak gust
40.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
31.6 °C
10 August 2003
Coldest day
-9.8 °C
17 January 1985
Wettest day
53 mm
21 October 1955
Windiest day
80.2 km/h
2 November 2023
Strongest gust
122.8 km/h
2 November 2023
Hottest feels-like
33.1 °C
10 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-17.2 °C
19 January 1963
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
19 February 1978
Sunniest day
16.0 h
7 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 | 7.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 190 mm | +93 mm |
| Feb | 8.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 54 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 26 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 13.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 20 mm | -38 mm |
| May | 14.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 42 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 18.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 62 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 19.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 89 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 37 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 111 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 15.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 165 mm | +55 mm |
| Nov | 12.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 157 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | 9.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 71 mm | -48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fécamp?
Fécamp has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 989 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fécamp?
The hottest day measured in Fécamp between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2003, reaching 31.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fécamp?
The coldest day measured in Fécamp between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1985, at -9.8 °C.
Does it snow in Fécamp?
Yes. Fécamp gets on average 8.5 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.
Has the climate of Fécamp warmed?
Yes: Fécamp warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fécamp?
The wettest day measured in Fécamp between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 1955, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fécamp?
The windiest day measured in Fécamp between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 2023, with winds reaching 80.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fécamp?
The warmest month in Fécamp is August (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Fécamp?
Fécamp receives on average 989 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fécamp?
Fécamp gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fécamp?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fécamp between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1978, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fécamp?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Fécamp.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fécamp?
In Fécamp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.1 °C on 10 August 2003, and the lowest was -17.2 °C on 19 January 1963.
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