Valenciennes in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Valenciennes sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 198 mm of rain over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Valenciennes's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Valenciennes's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 22°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 13°C
- Rainfall
- 198 mm
- 34 wet days
- Avg wind
- 12 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.3
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Valenciennes in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.
A typical summer day in Valenciennes 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 Valenciennes
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.
Valenciennes 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° | 64 | 12.1 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 7° / 2° | 57 | 10.9 | 1.5 | 9.7 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 11° / 4° | 57 | 11.6 | 0.7 | 11.5 | 2.4 |
| Apr | 14° / 6° | 52 | 11.6 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 3.9 |
| May | 18° / 9° | 67 | 12.6 | 0 | 15.2 | 5.2 |
| Jun | 20° / 12° | 63 | 11.3 | 0 | 16.1 | 6.0 |
| Jul | 23° / 14° | 65 | 11.2 | 0 | 15.7 | 6.5 |
| Aug | 23° / 14° | 70 | 11.2 | 0 | 14.3 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 19° / 11° | 50 | 9.5 | 0 | 12.4 | 6.0 |
| Oct | 15° / 8° | 61 | 11.1 | 0 | 10.5 | 4.2 |
| Nov | 10° / 5° | 64 | 11.9 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 2.0 |
| Dec | 7° / 2° | 77 | 13.5 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 0.7 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Valenciennes gets around 198 mm of rain over 34 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 12 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 Valenciennes?
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 Valenciennes for sightseeing.
What to pack for Valenciennes in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Valenciennes sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 34 days see rain.
UV index in Valenciennes in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Valenciennes 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 January 1 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 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 Valenciennes 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 Valenciennes is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Valenciennes'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 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Level | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Good |
| Feb | 12 | Good |
| Mar | 15 | Moderate |
| Apr | 16 | Moderate |
| May | 14 | Moderate |
| Jun | 14 | Moderate |
| Jul | 12 | Good |
| Aug | 13 | Moderate |
| Sep | 12 | Moderate |
| Oct | 11 | Good |
| Nov | 10 | Good |
| Dec | 10 | Good |
Where is Valenciennes?
Valenciennes sits at 50.4°N, 3.5°E, 29 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Denain, 10 km away.
Topography around Valenciennes
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Valenciennes.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Valenciennes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m.
The land around Valenciennes is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (20%) 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 Valenciennes (50.3591°, 3.5251°, 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.