Best time to visit Rouen

The best time to visit Rouen is June–September, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Rouen, Normandy, France

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  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January6.9 °C / 44 °F2.3 °C / 36 °F69 mm / 2.7 inneither best nor good
February8.3 °C / 47 °F2.5 °C / 37 °F61 mm / 2.4 inneither best nor good
March11.2 °C / 52 °F3.9 °C / 39 °F65 mm / 2.6 inneither best nor good
April14.8 °C / 59 °F5.7 °C / 42 °F53 mm / 2.1 ingood month
May17.5 °C / 64 °F8.9 °C / 48 °F69 mm / 2.7 ingood month
June21 °C / 70 °F12 °C / 54 °F65 mm / 2.6 inbest month
July23 °C / 73 °F13.9 °C / 57 °F62 mm / 2.5 inbest month
August22.4 °C / 72 °F13.6 °C / 56 °F66 mm / 2.6 inbest month
September19.9 °C / 68 °F11.4 °C / 53 °F51 mm / 2 inbest month
October15.8 °C / 60 °F9 °C / 48 °F79 mm / 3.1 ingood month
November10.8 °C / 51 °F5.7 °C / 42 °F75 mm / 2.9 inneither best nor good
December7.9 °C / 46 °F3.3 °C / 38 °F82 mm / 3.2 inneither best nor good
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: good
  5. MMay: good
  6. JJune: best
  7. JJuly: best
  8. AAugust: best
  9. SSeptember: best
  10. OOctober: good
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: neither
Best
June–September
Good
April–May, October
Why these months
  • April · good

    In its favour: precipitation 53 mm / 2.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 78%, days with heavy rain 1 days, average daily high 14.8 °C / 59 °F, wet days 10.1 days, average daily low 5.7 °C / 42 °F, relative humidity 74%.

    Against: feels like (high) 12.3 °C / 54 °F.

  • May · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 15.9 °C / 61 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 72%, average daily high 17.5 °C / 64 °F, precipitation 69 mm / 2.7 in, days with heavy rain 1.5 days, average daily low 8.9 °C / 48 °F, wet days 12 days, relative humidity 77%.

  • June · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 20.6 °C / 69 °F, average daily high 21 °C / 70 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 75%, precipitation 65 mm / 2.6 in, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, average daily low 12 °C / 54 °F, wet days 11.6 days, relative humidity 76%.

  • July · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 22.8 °C / 73 °F, average daily high 23 °C / 73 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 77%, precipitation 62 mm / 2.5 in, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, average daily low 13.9 °C / 57 °F, wet days 11 days, relative humidity 74%.

  • August · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 22 °C / 72 °F, average daily high 22.4 °C / 72 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 75%, precipitation 66 mm / 2.6 in, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, average daily low 13.6 °C / 56 °F, wet days 10.4 days.

    Against: relative humidity 77%.

  • September · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 18.8 °C / 66 °F, average daily high 19.9 °C / 68 °F, precipitation 51 mm / 2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 71%, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, wet days 9.3 days, average daily low 11.4 °C / 53 °F.

    Against: relative humidity 80%.

  • October · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 60%, feels like (high) 13.9 °C / 57 °F, precipitation 79 mm / 3.1 in, average daily high 15.8 °C / 60 °F, days with heavy rain 2.5 days, average daily low 9 °C / 48 °F.

    Against: relative humidity 86%, wet days 12.6 days.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Gérardmer, 451 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 3.3 °C4.5 °C7.7 °C12.3 °C15.9 °C20.6 °C22.8 °C22 °C18.8 °C13.9 °C8 °C4.5 °C
Days with heavy rain 1.9 days1.4 days1.4 days1 days1.5 days1.8 days1.8 days1.8 days1.1 days2.5 days2.1 days2.5 days
Time rain usually falls 4 pm4 pm5 pm6 pm5 pm6 pm4 pm3 pm3 pm4 pm2 pm2 pm
Sunshine per day 4 h5.5 h7.8 h10.7 h11.1 h12.2 h12.2 h10.8 h8.9 h6.5 h4.8 h3.9 h
Relative humidity 88%84%79%74%77%76%74%77%80%86%89%89%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–20256.7 µg/m³7.8 µg/m³7.8 µg/m³8.2 µg/m³8.5 µg/m³9.6 µg/m³6.8 µg/m³7.7 µg/m³7 µg/m³6.4 µg/m³6 µg/m³6.7 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202511.2 µg/m³12.7 µg/m³12.4 µg/m³13.1 µg/m³13.2 µg/m³14.6 µg/m³10.8 µg/m³11.6 µg/m³10.6 µg/m³10 µg/m³9.4 µg/m³10.9 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).