Normandy, France
Rouen
Rouen is a city in Normandy, France. It has a population of about 117,662 (2023). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now12°C
Best timeJun–Jul · Sep
Population117,662
Local time18:36
49.44° N, 1.10° EElevation 21 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
Postal codes76000, 76100October: high / low16° / 8°
Rain this month88mm
Best timeJun–Jul · Sep
Best: Jun–Jul · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Rouen at a glance
Sunrise · sunset08:28 · 18:5310 h 26 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous86% · Moonrise 17:28Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 8.2Next holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitJun–Jul · Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month25°C
Average high in July
Coolest month2°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthOctober
88 mm of rain
Driest monthAugust
56 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.9 km
How Rouen has grown
People living in the built-up area (100 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
-1%312k in 1975 → 309k in 2025Weather in Rouen
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
12°C
Today hour by hourRain · wind 16 km/h · humidity 97%
Today22 Oct16°8°6.1 mm
Fri23 Oct13°8°18.3 mm
Sat24 Oct14°8°13.1 mm
Sun25 Oct15°11°12.8 mm
Mon26 Oct17°9°3.6 mm
Tue27 Oct20°13°
Wed28 Oct16°10°2 mm
Thu29 Oct15°6°
Fri30 Oct15°6°
Sat31 Oct16°9°
When to go to Rouen
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 15 | 21 | 36 | 61 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 52 | 23 | 15 |
| High | 8° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 21° | 16° | 11° | 8° |
| Low | 2° | 2° | 4° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Rain (mm) | 77 | 59 | 65 | 59 | 71 | 61 | 63 | 56 | 68 | 88 | 78 | 93 |
| Wet days | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
What's on in Rouen
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Rouen
0.8 km
Gare de Rouen-Rive-DroiteBuilt 1847
0.4 km
Church of Saint-MaclouBuilt 1401
2.9 km
Basilique Notre-Dame de BonsecoursBuilt 1844
0.8 km
Church of St Joan of ArcBuilt 1979
0.2 km
chapelle CorneilleBuilt 1704
0.8 km
synagogue de RouenBuilt 1950
Museum0.4 km
Musée des Beaux-Arts de RouenBuilt 1801
Museum2.8 km
Maritime, Fluvial and Harbor Museum of RouenBuilt 1999More museums: Centre de ressources du Munaé · Cité immersive Viking · Pavillon des transitions
Outdoors around Rouen
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Les NénupharsCamp sites
0.9 kmJardin des oiseauxZoos
1 kmGolf de Rouen La Forêt VerteGolf courses
1 kmPanorama Rouen EstViewpoints
1.3 kmAmbiance SpaHot springs & thermal baths
1.3 kmKern’UpClimbing
1.5 kmNature around Rouen
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of France seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Rouen
Earthquakes around Rouen
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 3 · 1 km
Cretaceous · 3
Formations around the town
Ammonites · 4Metasigaloceras, Acanthoceras, Turrilites, Calycoceras (Gentoniceras)
Ancient sites nearby
Sites: 1
Cities and settlements
Universities and research institutes
École supérieure d'art et design Le Havre-RouenUniversity or college · founded 1750
Université de Rouen NormandieUniversity or college · founded 1966
Centre Henri BecquerelResearch institute · founded 1967
Normandie Innovation Marché Entreprise ConsommationResearch institute · founded 1992
Physiopathologie, autoimmunité, maladies neuromusculaire et thérapie régénératriceResearch institute · founded 2008
Centre universitaire rouennais d’études juridiquesResearch institute · founded 2012
Nutrition, Inflammation et axe Microbiote-Intestin-CerveauResearch institute · founded 2012
Endothélium, valvulopathies et insuffisance cardiaqueResearch institute
Groupe de Recherche sur le Handicap Ventilatoire et NeurologiqueResearch institute
Groupe de recherche Rouennais en Informatique FondamentaleResearch institute
Génomique du cancer et du cerveauResearch institute
Institute for Research and Innovation in BiomedicineResearch institute
Laboratoire Sciences et Méthodes SéparativesResearch institute
Laboratoire d'Analyse des Sociétés, Transformations et AdaptationsResearch institute
Laboratoire d'économie Rouen NormandieResearch institute
Neuroendocrine, Endocrine and Germinal Differentiation CommunicationResearch institute
Towns and villages around Rouen
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Eauplet1.6 kmSaint-André1.7 kmMont Gargan2 kmBihorel2.1 kmMont-Saint-Aignan2.3 kmBois-Guillaume2.5 kmLe Mont Riboudet2.5 kmBonsecours2.7 kmLes Sapins2.8 kmLa Grand-Mare2.9 kmLa Lombardie3.1 kmLe Village3.2 kmCarville3.2 kmLongpaon3.4 kmSotteville-lès-Rouen3.8 kmDarnétal3.8 kmLe Petit-Quevilly4.3 kmSaint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis4.4 kmDéville-lès-Rouen4.5 kmCroisset4.6 kmLe Mesnil-Esnard4.7 kmBapeaume4.8 kmAmfreville-la-Mi-Voie4.9 kmLa Table de Pierre5.2 kmCanteleu5.4 kmSaint-Martin-du-Vivier5.5 kmLe Madrillet5.5 kmSaint-Aubin-Épinay5.7 kmNotre-Dame-de-Bondeville5.7 kmDieppedalle5.9 kmLe Grand-Quevilly6.1 kmRoncherolles-sur-le-Vivier6.6 kmFontaine-sous-Préaux6.7 kmLes Hautes Terres6.7 kmMaromme6.8 kmNotre-Dame-de-Franqueville6.8 kmLe Mont Roty6.8 kmBelbeuf6.9 kmLa Maine7 kmBiessard7.2 kmSaint-Pierre-de-Franqueville7.2 kmSaint-Étienne-du-Rouvray7.3 kmMontigny7.3 kmIsneauville7.3 kmLe Mesnil7.4 kmLe Nouveau Monde7.4 kmFranqueville-Saint-Pierre7.5 kmSaint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal7.5 kmHouppeville7.9 kmQuenneport8 kmLe Gros Chêne8 kmFond-Duval8.3 kmCelloville8.3 kmLa Muette8.6 kmIncarville8.7 kmLe Houlme8.7 kmLes Vatis8.9 kmPetit-Couronne8.9 kmLa Vaupalière9 kmSaint-Jean-du-Cardonnay9.3 kmLe Génétey9.3 kmLe Bel-Air9.4 kmBoos9.7 kmLes Hauts Poiriers9.7 kmLes Haquets9.8 kmSaint-Aubin-Celloville9.9 kmSaint-Martin-de-Boscherville9.9 kmPréaux10 kmVal-de-la-Haye10 kmVal du Phénix10 kmLe Bois Le Vicomte10 kmMalaunay10 kmLa Haie-Gonnor10 kmLe Mesnil10 kmLe Port-Saint-Ouen11 kmGouy11 kmHénouville11 kmMontmain11 kmBelaitre11 kmHaut de l'Ouraille11 km
Rouen from above
Around Rouen32 places to see, do and reach nearby
CaillyNature3.5 kmRobecNature0.8 kmAubette, NormandyNature0.8 kmOisonNature17 kmAustrebertheNature17 kmCrevonNature21 kmîle LacroixNature1.2 kmÎle BrouillyNature1.8 kmGare de Rouen-Rive-DroiteMonument0.8 kmChurch of Saint-MaclouMonument0.4 kmBasilique Notre-Dame de BonsecoursMonument2.9 kmChurch of St Joan of ArcMonument0.8 kmchapelle CorneilleMonument0.2 kmsynagogue de RouenMonument0.8 kmHôtel de BourgtherouldeMonument0.8 kmBasilique du Sacré-Coeur de RouenMonument2.8 kmMusée des Beaux-Arts de RouenMuseum0.4 kmMaritime, Fluvial and Harbor Museum of RouenMuseum2.8 kmMusée départemental des antiquitésMuseum0.4 kmMuséum d'Histoire Naturelle de RouenMuseum0.4 kmRouen Ceramic MuseumMuseum0.5 kmRouen Rive-DroiteStation0.8 kmMarommeStation5.4 kmSottevilleStation3.4 kmPrommenade du Commandant CharcôtFerry port0.9 kmPonton PasteurFerry port1.7 kmSaint-Étienne-du-RouvrayPlace7.3 kmLe Grand-QuevillyPlace6.1 kmSotteville-lès-RouenPlace3.8 kmMont-Saint-AignanPlace2.3 kmCanteleuPlace5.4 kmBois-GuillaumePlace2.5 km
Postal codes
7600076100
Codes for businesses and P.O. boxes · 73
76001 CEDEX76002 CEDEX76003 CEDEX76004 CEDEX76005 CEDEX76006 CEDEX76007 CEDEX76008 CEDEX76011 CEDEX76012 CEDEX76017 CEDEX76020 CEDEX76021 CEDEX76022 CEDEX76024 CEDEX76025 CEDEX76026 CEDEX76028 CEDEX76029 CEDEX76030 CEDEX76031 CEDEX76032 CEDEX76033 CEDEX76035 CEDEX76036 CEDEX76037 CEDEX76038 CEDEX76039 CEDEX76040 CEDEX76041 CEDEX76042 CEDEX76043 CEDEX76044 CEDEX76045 CEDEX76046 CEDEX76047 CEDEX76049 CEDEX76101 CEDEX76107 CEDEX76108 CEDEX76109 CEDEX76171 CEDEX76172 CEDEX76173 CEDEX76174 CEDEX76175 CEDEX76176 CEDEX76177 CEDEX76178 CEDEX76179 CEDEX76181 CEDEX76183 CEDEX76185 CEDEX76186 CEDEX76187 CEDEX76188 CEDEX76189 CEDEX76418 CEDEX 976419 CEDEX 976721 CEDEX76723 CEDEX76900 CEDEX 976902 CEDEX 976914 CEDEX 976915 CEDEX 976917 CEDEX 976925 CEDEX 976926 CEDEX 976927 CEDEX 976929 CEDEX 976934 CEDEX 976935 CEDEX 976945 CEDEX 9
Getting to Rouen
Deauville Normandie airportDOL
69 kmBeauvais-Tillé airportBVA
73 kmCharles de Gaulle International AirportCDG
116 kmRouen Rive-DroiteRailway station
0.8 kmMarommeRailway station
5.4 kmSottevilleRailway station
3.4 kmPrommenade du Commandant CharcôtFerry port
0.9 kmPonton PasteurPonton 107 RG
1.7 kmPlaces near Rouen
Places with a climate like Rouen
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Rouen?
Based on 30-year climate normals, June, July and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Rouen.
What is the hottest month in Rouen?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25°C and lows of 14°C.
What is the coldest month in Rouen?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 8°C and lows of 2°C.
What is the rainiest month in Rouen?
October is the wettest month with about 88 mm of precipitation on 15 wet days.
What is the postal code of Rouen?
Rouen has 75 postal codes: 76000, 76001 CEDEX, 76002 CEDEX, 76003 CEDEX, 76004 CEDEX, 76005 CEDEX, 76006 CEDEX, 76007 CEDEX, 76008 CEDEX, 76011 CEDEX, 76012 CEDEX, 76017 CEDEX ….