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Destination brief
Hauts-de-France, France
Travel Score
68
out of 100
In short
Worth going, with some care.
Explore
A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
No good stretch in this forecast
The best run is Wed Oct 21 and Thu Oct 22, with an average weather score of only 45.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 44/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 79% chance of rain on Oct 22.
US EPA index 1: Good.
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
Heavy rain forecast on Oct 22.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
WeatherAPI
Guînes, Nord-Pas-de-CalaisUpdated 11:45 AM local time
12°C
Patchy rain nearby
Feels like 5°High 15° · Low 10°
Rain now
29%
Rain today
48% chance
Humidity
84%
Wind
45 km/h SSE
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 65 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 72 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
US EPA index
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
No known advisory
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
11:55 AM
Wednesday, October 21
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 21
15° 10°
Patchy rain nearby · 48% rain
Thu
Oct 22
15° 12°
Sunny · 79% rain
Fri
Oct 23
16° 9°
Patchy rain nearby · 89% rain
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisorys (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-06 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 6, 2026.
France
EU-wide emergency number
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Visa and passport rules depend on your nationality: check your government’s travel advice before you book.
Guînes is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais.
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Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 0.891 EUR, as of 21 Oct 2026
A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)
NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: July, August and September. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
Typical weather
15° 10°
Cool
About 52 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
None recorded in our calendar.
What to pack
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Cold | 7° / 4° | 70 mm | 56 |
| February | Cold | 7° / 4° | 58 mm | 57 |
| March | Cold | 9° / 5° | 52 mm | 63 |
| April | Cool | 12° / 7° | 39 mm | 74 |
| May | Cool | 15° / 10° | 52 mm | 81 |
| June | Pleasant | 17° / 13° | 54 mm | 89 |
| July | Pleasant | 20° / 15° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 62 mm |
| 94 |
| August | Pleasant | 20° / 15° | 68 mm | 94 |
|---|
| September | Pleasant | 18° / 14° | 56 mm | 90 |
|---|
| October | Cool | 15° / 11° | 81 mm | 78 |
|---|
| November | Cool | 11° / 8° | 86 mm | 65 |
|---|
| December | Cold | 8° / 5° | 84 mm | 57 |
|---|
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
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Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.