Le Petit-Quevilly in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Le Petit-Quevilly sees average daytime highs around 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 200 mm of precipitation over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 7°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Le Petit-Quevilly's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Le Petit-Quevilly's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
7°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
200 mm
36 wet days
Avg wind
16 km/h
Travel score
1.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Le Petit-Quevilly in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 7°C.

A typical winter day in Le Petit-Quevilly reaches about 7°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest February.

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How winter really feels in Le Petit-Quevilly

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 89 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
89
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Le Petit-Quevilly weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6311.80.98.40.8
Feb / 56111.29.81.1
Mar11° / 6011.50.411.52.6
Apr14° / 6311.30.213.43.9
May17° / 6612.1015.15.1
Jun20° / 12°65110166.0
Jul22° / 13°5910.9015.66.6
Aug22° / 13°6510.7014.26.6
Sep19° / 11°529.4012.46.1
Oct15° / 7312.3010.54.2
Nov10° / 6912.70.28.92.2
Dec / 8113.3181.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Le Petit-Quevilly gets around 200 mm of rain and snow over 36 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 16 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min in early December to 10 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Le Petit-Quevilly?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

1.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Le Petit-Quevilly.

What to pack for Le Petit-Quevilly in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Le Petit-Quevilly sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 36 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Le Petit-Quevilly in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 9°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 53 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Le Petit-Quevilly in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Le Petit-Quevilly peaks around June 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Le Petit-Quevilly in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Le Petit-Quevilly is worst in April — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Le Petit-Quevilly's WHO annual average of 14.2 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1219 µg/m³Nov 1811 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Le Petit-Quevilly?

Le Petit-Quevilly sits at 49.4°N, 1.1°E, 29 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Le Grand-Quevilly, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Le Petit-Quevilly

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Le Petit-Quevilly.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Le Petit-Quevilly has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m.

The land around Le Petit-Quevilly is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
311 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Le Grand-Quevilly 2.0 km · Sotteville-lès-Rouen 2.0 km · Canteleu 4.0 km · Rouen 4.0 km · Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray 5.0 km · Mont-Saint-Aignan 6.0 km · Elbeuf 15 km · Louviers 23 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
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

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 Le Petit-Quevilly (49.4134°, 1.0615°, 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.