Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
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 |
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| Min (°C) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
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| Max (°C) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
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| Min (°F) | 34 | 34 | 39 | 41 | 48 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 52 | 46 | 39 | 36 |
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| Max (°F) | 43 | 45 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
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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 |
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| Prec.(mm) | 60 | 45 | 60 | 50 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 65 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 745 |
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| 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 |
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| Days | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 127 |
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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 |
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| Hours | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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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.