Lille climate: average weather, temperature, precipitation, best time

The climate of Lille is generally cool and wet, rainy and windy all year round, but especially in autumn and winter.
The city is located in the far north of France, in the Nord-Pas de Calais region, a short distance from the Belgian border.
The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 3.6 °C (38 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 18.6 °C (65 °F). Here are the average temperatures.

Lille - Average temperatures
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Min (°C)	1	1	4	5	9	12	14	14	11	8	4	2
Max (°C)	6	7	11	14	18	21	23	23	20	15	10	6
Min (°F)	34	34	39	41	48	54	57	57	52	46	39	36
Max (°F)	43	45	52	57	64	70	73	73	68	59	50	43

Precipitation amounts to 745 millimeters (29.3 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 45 mm (1.8 in) in the driest month (February) to 70 mm (2.8 in) in the wettest ones (July, November, December). Here is the average precipitation.

Lille - Average precipitation
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Prec.(mm)	60	45	60	50	65	65	70	65	60	65	70	70	745
Prec.(in)	2.4	1.8	2.4	2	2.6	2.6	2.8	2.6	2.4	2.6	2.8	2.8	29.3
Days	12	10	11	10	11	10	10	9	10	11	13	11	127

On average, there are around 1,620 sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.

Lille - Sunshine
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Hours	2	3	4	6	6	7	7	6	5	4	2	2

Best Time

The best time to visit Lille runs from mid-May to mid-September, since it is the warmest and sunniest period of the year. Sometimes, nights can be cool or even a little cold even in these months, so it can be useful to bring a sweatshirt or sweater and a light jacket for the evening.

Climate - Lille

Best Time