January in Étretat — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4.3/10January averages 7°C (44°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 74 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.4 hours of daylight.
It scores 4.3/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? July scores 4.9 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
February in Étretat — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5/10February averages 8°C (46°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 57 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.8 hours of daylight.
It scores 5/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 9.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? July scores 4.2 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
March in Étretat — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6.1/10Expect 9°C (48°F) in March. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 63 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 5 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.6 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 6.1/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 9.2/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Étretat — 3.1 points higher on the same scale.
April holds up well in Étretat — 5th best month
Good · 8/10April averages 10°C (51°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 55 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 15 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.5 hours of daylight.
It scores 8/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 9.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
May ranks 2nd of 12 for Étretat — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.1/10Temperatures hover around 14°C (57°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 49 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.2 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Étretat at 9.1/10 (2nd of 12), just behind July at 9.2/10.
Budget for peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
June in Étretat — one of the year's strongest windows (3rd)
Best window · 9.1/10June averages 17°C (62°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 58 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16.1 hours of daylight.
A 9.1/10 puts this among the year's best months in Étretat (3rd of 12); only July scores higher, at 9.2/10.
Plan for peak pricing, with crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
July in Étretat — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9.2/10July averages 19°C (66°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 54 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.7 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Étretat at 9.2/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
August is one of the strongest months in Étretat (4th)
Best window · 9.1/10Trail conditions at 20°C (67°F) favour early starts and shaded routes in August; midday is for water breaks, not for exposed climbs.
With around 45 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 20 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.2 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Étretat at 9.1/10 (4th of 12), just behind July at 9.2/10.
Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
September holds up well in Étretat — 6th best month
Good · 7.1/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (64°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 80 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 9 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.3 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.1/10 on the same scale — 6th of 12 months, versus 9.2/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Étretat — 2.1 points higher on the same scale.
October in Étretat — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.6/10October averages 15°C (59°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 83 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.5 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.6/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 9.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? July scores 3.6 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
November in Étretat — off-season conditions
Hardest · 4.6/10November averages 11°C (52°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 122 mm this is a genuinely wet month: almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 4.6/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 9.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? July scores 4.6 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
December in Étretat — off-season conditions
Hardest · 4.2/10Expect 8°C (46°F) in December. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 80 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 7.9 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 4.2/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 9.2/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Étretat — 5 points higher on the same scale.
