Warm afternoons come to Clarbec less often than to 81% of mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 2.4°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 75% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 22°C. Expect about 43 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Lisieux station, 11 km south-east.
A year in Clarbec at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lisieux station.
What a year in Clarbec feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lisieux.
About 881 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Calvados.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Gatien des B
43 frosts and 39 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 39 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lisieux: 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 Lisieux
Lisieux is 11 km south-east of Clarbec. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Clarbec itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lisieux (14366002) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 62 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 104 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Gatien des B, 14 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 Clarbec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarbec | Lisieux | 24.3°C | 2.4°C | 881 mm |
| Pont-l'Évêque 6.5 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 881 mm |
| Touques 13 km | Saint-Gatien des B | 21.6°C 2.7°C cooler | 2.5°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Lisieux 13 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 881 mm |
| Deauville 14 km | Saint-Gatien des B | 21.6°C 2.7°C cooler | 2.5°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Trouville-sur-Mer 15 km | Saint-Gatien des B | 21.6°C 2.7°C cooler | 2.5°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Dives-sur-Mer 18 km | Saint-Sylvain | 23.9°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 681 mm |
Clarbec weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lisieux station; sunshine at Saint-Gatien des B.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5°C | 2.4°C | 5.5°C | 82 mm | 67 |
| February | 9.7°C | 2.3°C | 6.0°C | 69 mm | 81 |
| March | 12.6°C | 3.5°C | 8.1°C | 64 mm | 128 |
| April | 15.9°C | 4.9°C | 10.4°C | 62 mm | 178 |
| May | 18.9°C | 8.3°C | 13.6°C | 66 mm | 190 |
| June | 22.2°C | 11.2°C | 16.7°C | 68 mm | 203 |
| July | 24.3°C | 13.0°C | 18.6°C | 56 mm | 205 |
| August | 24.2°C | 12.8°C | 18.5°C | 66 mm | 196 |
| September | 21.4°C | 10.2°C | 15.8°C | 69 mm | 160 |
| October | 17.1°C | 8.2°C | 12.7°C | 86 mm | 113 |
| November | 12.2°C | 5.1°C | 8.6°C | 87 mm | 71 |
| December | 9.0°C | 2.9°C | 6.0°C | 106 mm | 58 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 7.1°C | 11.7°C | 881 mm | 1,651 |
Where Clarbec’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lisieux, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Saint-Gatien des B, 14 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 Clarbec’s climate
How warm does Clarbec get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.3°C. About 39 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 81% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Clarbec get in winter?
February nights average 2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Clarbec get?
About 881 mm a year, more than 75% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (106 mm) and July the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Gatien des B (14 km away), averages 1,651 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Clarbec itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Clarbec, Lisieux, 11 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 LISIEUX_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Clarbec →
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