Maubeuge in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Maubeuge sees average daytime highs around 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 223 mm of precipitation over about 39 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 6°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
6°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
223 mm
39 wet days
Avg wind
17 km/h
Travel score
0.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Maubeuge in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 6°C.

A typical winter day in Maubeuge reaches about 6°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Maubeuge

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

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

Maubeuge 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 / 7312.81.68.30.2
Feb / 6511.82.79.70.6
Mar10° / 6512.2111.52.1
Apr14° / 5711.90.113.53.7
May17° / 7213.3015.25.0
Jun20° / 12°6912.1016.15.8
Jul22° / 14°7412.1015.76.3
Aug22° / 13°7512014.36.3
Sep19° / 11°5610.6012.45.7
Oct14° / 6511.9010.53.8
Nov / 6812.60.58.81.7
Dec / 86141.97.90.4

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

Maubeuge gets around 223 mm of rain and snow over 39 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 17 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min in early December to 10 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Maubeuge?

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.

0.4
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 Maubeuge.

What to pack for Maubeuge in Winter

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

In winter, Maubeuge sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 39 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Maubeuge 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 Maubeuge peaks around July 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Maubeuge 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 Maubeuge is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1316 µg/m³Dec 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Maubeuge?

Maubeuge sits at 50.3°N, 4.0°E, 143 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Hautmont, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Maubeuge

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Maubeuge.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maubeuge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 144 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m.

The land around Maubeuge is covered by trees (30%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), trees (28%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
219 m
80 km
629 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Winter weather nearby: Hautmont 5.0 km · Frameries 15 km · Colfontaine 17 km · Dour 19 km · Mons 20 km · Quaregnon 20 km · Binche 20 km · Boussu 21 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 Maubeuge (50.2788°, 3.9727°, elevation 143 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.