Douai in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Douai sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 189 mm of rain over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Over the season highs climb from about 19°C in early June to 21°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Douai's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Douai's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 22°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 13°C
- Rainfall
- 189 mm
- 33 wet days
- Avg wind
- 13 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.4
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Douai in Summer
Over the season highs climb from about 19°C in early June to 21°C by late August.
A typical summer day in Douai reaches about 22°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Douai
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Douai weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6° / 2° | 57 | 11.3 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 7° / 2° | 50 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 11° / 4° | 51 | 11.1 | 0.7 | 11.5 | 2.5 |
| Apr | 14° / 6° | 50 | 11.2 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 4.0 |
| May | 18° / 9° | 64 | 12.4 | 0 | 15.2 | 5.2 |
| Jun | 20° / 12° | 61 | 10.7 | 0 | 16.1 | 6.0 |
| Jul | 23° / 14° | 60 | 10.8 | 0 | 15.7 | 6.6 |
| Aug | 23° / 14° | 68 | 11.1 | 0 | 14.3 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 19° / 11° | 48 | 9.4 | 0 | 12.4 | 6.1 |
| Oct | 15° / 8° | 60 | 11.1 | 0 | 10.5 | 4.3 |
| Nov | 10° / 5° | 60 | 11.9 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 2.1 |
| Dec | 7° / 3° | 70 | 12.8 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 0.8 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Douai gets around 189 mm of rain over 33 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 13 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.1 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Douai?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Douai for sightseeing.
What to pack for Douai in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Douai sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 33 days see rain.
UV index in Douai in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Douai peaks around July 14 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 7 | High |
| Jul | 7 | High |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Douai in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Douai is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Douai's WHO annual average of 12.4 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Level | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Good |
| Feb | 12 | Moderate |
| Mar | 15 | Moderate |
| Apr | 16 | Moderate |
| May | 14 | Moderate |
| Jun | 13 | Moderate |
| Jul | 11 | Good |
| Aug | 12 | Moderate |
| Sep | 12 | Good |
| Oct | 11 | Good |
| Nov | 10 | Good |
| Dec | 10 | Good |
Where is Douai?
Douai sits at 50.4°N, 3.1°E, 29 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Sin-le-Noble, 4.0 km away.
Topography around Douai
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Douai.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Douai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m.
The land around Douai is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) within 80 km.
France travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / E
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 77% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $48,986
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.6 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 100%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 1.3
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 5.1
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 539
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Douai (50.3707°, 3.0792°, elevation 29 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.