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Best Time for Flanders Fields & the Opal Coast
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Sweet spot: March, April, May. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
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- The Somme memorials stand in poppy season, Amiens' floating gardens open their punts, and the Opal Coast's huge tides leave miles of walkable sand.
- Remembrance season is quietly powerful at Thiepval and Vimy; Lille's braderie is gone but its Christmas market and museums fill the grey days.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.3°C | 6.1°C | 66 mm | 8.2 h | ❄ |
| February | 1.0°C | 6.9°C | 57 mm | 9.7 h | ❄ |
| March | 2.4°C | 9.9°C | 54 mm | 11.5 h | |
| April | 4.8°C | 13.8°C | 41 mm | 13.6 h | |
| May | 8.2°C | 17.0°C | 59 mm | 15.3 h | |
| June | 11.2°C | 20.0°C | 58 mm | 16.2 h | |
| July | 13.3°C | 21.8°C | 65 mm | 15.8 h | |
| August | 13.3°C | 21.6°C | 72 mm | 14.3 h | |
| September | 10.8°C | 19.1°C | 54 mm | 12.4 h | |
| October | 8.1°C | 15.1°C | 73 mm | 10.4 h | |
| November | 4.9°C | 10.2°C | 80 mm | 8.7 h | |
| December | 2.1°C | 6.8°C | 81 mm | 7.8 h | ❄ |