Warm afternoons come to Bernières-d'Ailly less often than to 85% of mainland French towns
January mornings start at about 2.0°C. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 76% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 23°C apart. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s L Oudon Lieury station, 6.9 km north-east.
A year in Bernières-d'Ailly at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the L Oudon Lieury station.
What a year in Bernières-d'Ailly feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at L Oudon Lieury.
About 677 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 52nd wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Calvados.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet
A frosty town: 53 frosts and 37 days of 25°C a year
On about 53 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 37 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at L Oudon Lieury: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at L Oudon Lieury
L Oudon Lieury is 6.9 km north-east of Bernières-d'Ailly. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bernières-d'Ailly itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | L Oudon Lieury (14624001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.9 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 52 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 47 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Caen-Carpiquet, 36 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Bernières-d'Ailly compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Calvados.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernières-d'Ailly | L Oudon Lieury | 24.2°C | 2.0°C | 677 mm |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge 8.9 km | same station | 24.2°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 677 mm |
| Falaise 10 km | Damblainville | 23.6°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.5°C 0.5°C milder | 717 mm |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge 14 km | same station | 24.2°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 677 mm |
| Moult-Chicheboville 18 km | Saint-Sylvain | 23.9°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.7°C milder | 681 mm |
| Argences 20 km | Saint-Sylvain | 23.9°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.7°C milder | 681 mm |
| Vimoutiers 22 km | Ticheville | 22.9°C 1.3°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 826 mm |
Bernières-d'Ailly weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the L Oudon Lieury station; sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 2.0°C | 5.2°C | 53 mm | 71 |
| February | 9.4°C | 1.6°C | 5.5°C | 45 mm | 90 |
| March | 12.5°C | 2.8°C | 7.7°C | 45 mm | 130 |
| April | 15.5°C | 3.9°C | 9.7°C | 51 mm | 179 |
| May | 18.7°C | 7.4°C | 13.0°C | 63 mm | 203 |
| June | 21.9°C | 10.3°C | 16.1°C | 56 mm | 213 |
| July | 24.2°C | 12.1°C | 18.1°C | 53 mm | 219 |
| August | 24.3°C | 12.2°C | 18.2°C | 58 mm | 205 |
| September | 21.2°C | 9.7°C | 15.5°C | 55 mm | 171 |
| October | 16.7°C | 7.9°C | 12.3°C | 66 mm | 117 |
| November | 12.0°C | 4.6°C | 8.3°C | 64 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.8°C | 2.3°C | 5.6°C | 68 mm | 67 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.4°C | 11.3°C | 677 mm | 1,746 |
Where Bernières-d'Ailly’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for L Oudon Lieury, 6.9 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Caen-Carpiquet, 36 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Calvados.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bernières-d'Ailly’s climate
How warm does Bernières-d'Ailly get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.3°C. About 37 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bernières-d'Ailly get in winter?
February nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 53 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bernières-d'Ailly get?
About 677 mm a year, less than 76% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (68 mm) and March the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Caen-Carpiquet (36 km away), averages 1,746 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bernières-d'Ailly itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bernières-d'Ailly, L Oudon Lieury, 6.9 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station L OUDON LIEURY_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bernières-d'Ailly →
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