Caen weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇷 France · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Caen is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with September and July close behind. Caen averages about 1,829 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 53 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,829
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 746 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 21°C / 70°F
- Population
- 190k
- Elevation
- 69 m
When is the best time to visit Caen?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Caen is June, then September and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 69 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Caen?
Caen gets a moderate 1,829 hours of sunshine a year. 80 Sunshine Score points separate June (80) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #46 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 746 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 2° / 36°F | 69 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| February | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 2° / 36°F | 58 mm | 1 | 9° / 48°F |
| March | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 3° / 37°F | 59 mm | 2 | 10° / 50°F |
| April | 47 | 15° / 59°F | 5° / 41°F | 45 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| May | 65 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 59 mm | 5 | 15° / 59°F |
| June | 80 | 21° / 70°F | 12° / 54°F | 53 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| July | 79 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 57 mm | 6 | 19° / 66°F |
| August | 78 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 60 mm | 5 | 21° / 70°F |
| September | 80 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 48 mm | 4 | 18° / 64°F |
| October | 50 | 16° / 61°F | 8° / 46°F | 77 mm | 2 | 16° / 61°F |
| November | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 5° / 41°F | 79 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 3° / 37°F | 82 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
Sea temperature in Caen by month
The sea off Caen is warmest in August at around 21°C / 70°F, and coolest in January at 8°C / 46°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 1 month a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Jersey Jersey · 127 km · best in Jul · 1,930 h sun/yr
- Rennes France · 155 km · best in Sep · 1,848 h sun/yr
- Saint Peter Port Guernsey · 158 km · best in Sep · 1,931 h sun/yr
- Bournemouth United Kingdom · 204 km · best in Sep · 1,899 h sun/yr
- Southampton United Kingdom · 207 km · best in Sep · 1,900 h sun/yr
- Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) France · 220 km · best in Sep · 1,734 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Deauville France · 49 km · 1,759 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Dinard France · 136 km · 1,810 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Saint Anne Guernsey · 140 km · 1,933 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Le Mans France · 145 km · 1,956 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Caen compares month by month: Caen vs Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) · Caen vs Rennes · Caen vs Jersey · Caen vs Saint Peter Port · all comparisons
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