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Best time to visit Le Havre

July is the best time to visit Le Havre for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 11 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 84/100
A beach holiday August sea 19 °C
The least cloud July 58 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 62 mm
Warmth August 22 °C
Cooler weather January 7.9 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 84 22 °C 11 48
2 August 84 22 °C 12 53
3 June 82 20 °C 11 32
4 September 80 19 °C 12 40
5 May 71 17 °C 11 18
6 October 61 16 °C 14 13
7 April 57 14 °C 11 8
8 March 44 11 °C 12 6
9 November 41 11 °C 15 0
10 February 33 8.5 °C 12 6
11 January 28 7.9 °C 14 3
12 December 28 8.3 °C 15 0

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 19 °C and air temperatures around 22 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 8.2 °C 7.9 °C 74 % 3
February 7.5 °C 8.5 °C 71 % 6
March 8.0 °C 11 °C 67 % 6
April 9.9 °C 14 °C 62 % 8
May 12 °C 17 °C 64 % 18
June 15 °C 20 °C 61 % 32
July 18 °C 22 °C 58 % 48
August 19 °C 22 °C 60 % 53
September 18 °C 19 °C 62 % 40
October 16 °C 16 °C 69 % 13
November 13 °C 11 °C 74 % 0
December 10 °C 8.3 °C 74 % 0

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 15 wet days and highs near 8.3 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 7.9 °C 83 mm 74 %
February 8.5 °C 69 mm 71 %
March 11.2 °C 67 mm 67 %
April 13.9 °C 63 mm 62 %
May 16.9 °C 63 mm 64 %
June 19.7 °C 64 mm 61 %
July 21.7 °C 62 mm 58 %
August 21.8 °C 73 mm 60 %
September 19.3 °C 75 mm 62 %
October 15.6 °C 99 mm 69 %
November 11.2 °C 100 mm 74 %
December 8.3 °C 113 mm 74 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.