Climate averages 1991–2020
Dunkirk weather
in July.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Dunkirk: daytime highs average 21.5°C and nights cool to about 14.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 57 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes July a moderately wet month (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 16 h 04 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Calais (38 km away). In July its highs average 20.5°C, 1.0°C cooler than Dunkirk, with 51 mm of rain.
Among the 57 cities listed in France, Dunkirk ranks 54th of 57 for the warmest July highs and joint 38th of 57 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 57 cities is 24.9°C; Dunkirk is 3.3°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 21.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 57 mm to 69 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Dunkirk climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.9°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 56 | 11.5 | 8.58 h |
| February | 7.6°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 48 | 10.0 | 10.010 h |
| March | 10.2°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 48 | 10.8 | 11.812 h |
| April | 13.5°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 48 | 10.3 | 13.814 h |
| May | 16.6°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 59 | 11.0 | 15.516 h |
| June | 19.2°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 62 | 10.4 | 16.516 h |
| July, selected | 21.5°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 57 | 11.0 | 16.116 h |
| August | 21.7°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 69 | 10.9 | 14.615 h |
| September | 18.8°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 57 | 9.7 | 12.713 h |
| October | 14.9°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 63 | 11.5 | 10.811 h |
| November | 10.4°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 64 | 12.5 | 9.09 h |
| December | 7.4°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 68 | 12.3 | 8.08 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Calais in JulyFrance · 38 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 14.8°C · 51 mm rain
- Brugge in JulyBelgium · 62 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 15.0°C · 65 mm rain
- Lille in JulyFrance · 65 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 14.1°C · 61 mm rain
- Kortrijk in JulyBelgium · 66 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 14.3°C · 65 mm rain
- Roubaix in JulyFrance · 68 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 14.1°C · 65 mm rain
- Saint Peters in JulyUnited Kingdom · 76 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 14.8°C · 54 mm rain
- Gent in JulyBelgium · 94 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 14.4°C · 71 mm rain
- Aalst in JulyBelgium · 117 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 14.5°C · 70 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Dunkirk) is explained once on the Dunkirk year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.