Climate
Lille can be described as having a temperate oceanic climate; summers do not reach high temperatures, but winters can fall below zero temperatures. Precipitation is above average year round.
The table below gives average temperatures and precipitation levels for the 1981-2010 reference period.
| Climate data for Lille | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
34.8 (94.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
36.6 (97.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6 (43) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
3.6 (38.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
7.09 (44.77) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.5 (−3.1) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.89) |
41 (1.61) |
43 (1.69) |
43 (1.69) |
51 (2.01) |
56 (2.2) |
61 (2.4) |
58 (2.28) |
56 (2.2) |
64 (2.52) |
61 (2.4) |
58 (2.28) |
640 (25.2) |
| Source: Météo France | |||||||||||||
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