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Best time to visit Port-aux-Français

February is the best time to visit Port-aux-Français for general sightseeing, with average highs of 11 °C and about 12 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly January to March.

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 February comfort 38/100
A beach holiday February sea 6.4 °C
The least cloud September 71 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 61 mm
Warmth February 11 °C
Cooler weather July 3.9 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 38 11 °C 12 7
2 January 35 10 °C 13 4
3 March 32 9.7 °C 13 3
4 December 27 9.3 °C 16 0
5 April 24 8.0 °C 14 3
6 November 20 7.4 °C 15 0
7 October 16 5.7 °C 14 1
8 May 15 5.7 °C 15 1
9 September 14 4.5 °C 14 2
10 June 14 4.4 °C 14 2
11 August 14 3.9 °C 14 2
12 July 10 3.9 °C 16 0

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 6.4 °C and air temperatures around 11 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 5.9 °C 10 °C 77 % 4
February 6.4 °C 11 °C 77 % 7
March 6.5 °C 9.7 °C 76 % 3
April 6.1 °C 8.0 °C 75 % 3
May 5.2 °C 5.7 °C 72 % 1
June 4.3 °C 4.4 °C 72 % 2
July 3.4 °C 3.9 °C 71 % 0
August 2.9 °C 3.9 °C 72 % 2
September 2.8 °C 4.5 °C 71 % 2
October 3.1 °C 5.7 °C 75 % 1
November 3.9 °C 7.4 °C 75 % 0
December 5.0 °C 9.3 °C 77 % 0

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 16 wet days and highs near 3.9 °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 10.4 °C 70 mm 77 %
February 10.7 °C 61 mm 77 %
March 9.7 °C 73 mm 76 %
April 8.0 °C 79 mm 75 %
May 5.7 °C 84 mm 72 %
June 4.4 °C 80 mm 72 %
July 3.9 °C 95 mm 71 %
August 3.9 °C 83 mm 72 %
September 4.5 °C 82 mm 71 %
October 5.7 °C 73 mm 75 %
November 7.4 °C 76 mm 75 %
December 9.3 °C 80 mm 77 %

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.