Caen, Normandy climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Caen has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 74°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 36°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 29 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Caen climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 47 | 49 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 69 | 61 | 54 | 48 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 42 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 48 | 43 |
| Avg low (°F) | 36 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 41 | 37 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 47 | 49 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 69 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 42 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 60 |
| Avg low (°F) | 36 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 47 | 51 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 74 | 74 | 69 | 61 | 54 | 48 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 64 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 48 | 43 |
| Avg low (°F) | 55 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 41 | 37 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 77 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 92 | 89 | 85 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 86 | 91 | 92 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.8 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 65 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 92 | 89 | 85 | 81 | 80 | 79 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.8 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 64 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 77 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 78 | 80 | 86 | 91 | 92 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Caen Carpiquet, a weather station, about 7 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.