2023-08-29 20:10:00
A press release from INSEE reveals that the region will experience a lower heat increase than the rest of the country in the decades to come.
By Nicolas Barreiro for Le Point The average temperature in France in the summer of 2050 was expected to reach 19.6°C, according to INSEE. © MAGALI COHEN / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP Published on 08/29/2023 at 8:10 p.m.
Hauts-de-France should escape climate change in the future. Temperature records have again been reached in major cities in the south of France such as Toulouse, Lyon or Perpignan this summer. This part of France endured strong heat and heat waves that were particularly difficult to bear, while in the North, in Hauts-de-France, this phenomenon was not as impactful. This milder climate than in the rest of the country will also increase in the years to come according to a press release from INSEE, relayed by France 3 Hauts-de-France.
In the coming decades, “Hauts-de-France would be less affected by episodes of high heat” than the rest of the country. The institute estimates that the average temperature during the months of June, July and August, between 2021 and 2050, was to reach 18.3°C.
READ ALSOHow the Camargue engages in “a losing battle”This represents a rise of 1.1°C, compared to a rise of 1.3°C for the country as a whole, to 19.6°C. For comparison, July 2023, which was the hottest on record according to Copernicus, recorded an average heat of 16.9°C.
An advantageous relief
This temperature difference in Hauts-de-France is due to the lack of relief and its coastline. “The coastal zone of the region would be the most spared, as one moves away from the coast, the heat anomalies would intensify”, explains INSEE. READ ALSOEmmanuel Macron: “The ecological transition must be made desirable and not seem unachievable”The press release thus concludes that the temperature increases should be greater in continental or mountainous regions where “the number of abnormally hot nights would be high”.
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