Fewer days reach 25 degrees in Esson than in 93% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 2.1°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 67% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in December and the lightest in July. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Fresney le Vieu station, 7.7 km north-east.
A year in Esson at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fresney le Vieu station.
What a year in Esson feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fresney le Vieu.
About 826 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 16th wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Calvados.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet
41 frosts and 25 days of 25°C a year
On about 41 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 25 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fresney le Vieu: 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 Fresney le Vieu
Fresney le Vieu is 7.7 km north-east of Esson. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Esson itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fresney le Vieu (14291002) |
| Distance from the town | 7.7 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 175 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 153 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Caen-Carpiquet, 24 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 Esson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esson | Fresney le Vieu | 22.8°C | 2.1°C | 826 mm |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom 3.6 km | same station | 22.8°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 826 mm |
| Les Monts d'Aunay 13 km | Saint-Georges D | 22.7°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.6°C milder | 992 mm |
| Condé-en-Normandie 14 km | Pierrefitte Cin | 23.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 807 mm |
| Saint-Martin-de-May 17 km | Caen-Carpiquet | 22.9°C about the same | 2.9°C 0.8°C milder | 740 mm |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre 19 km | Pierrefitte Cin | 23.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 807 mm |
| Villers-Bocage 19 km | Saint-Georges D | 22.7°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.6°C milder | 992 mm |
Esson weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fresney le Vieu station; sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 2.1°C | 4.8°C | 75 mm | 71 |
| February | 8.4°C | 1.9°C | 5.1°C | 57 mm | 90 |
| March | 11.3°C | 3.4°C | 7.3°C | 56 mm | 130 |
| April | 14.2°C | 4.6°C | 9.4°C | 58 mm | 179 |
| May | 17.4°C | 7.7°C | 12.5°C | 68 mm | 203 |
| June | 20.5°C | 10.4°C | 15.4°C | 59 mm | 213 |
| July | 22.8°C | 12.2°C | 17.5°C | 53 mm | 219 |
| August | 22.9°C | 12.3°C | 17.6°C | 66 mm | 205 |
| September | 20.0°C | 9.9°C | 14.9°C | 65 mm | 171 |
| October | 15.5°C | 7.9°C | 11.7°C | 88 mm | 117 |
| November | 11.0°C | 4.8°C | 7.9°C | 85 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.1°C | 2.6°C | 5.3°C | 96 mm | 67 |
| Year | 15.0°C | 6.7°C | 10.8°C | 826 mm | 1,746 |
Where Esson’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fresney le Vieu, 7.7 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, 24 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 Esson’s climate
How warm does Esson get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.9°C. About 25 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Esson get in winter?
February nights average 1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 41 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Esson get?
About 826 mm a year, more than 67% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (96 mm) and July the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Caen-Carpiquet (24 km away), averages 1,746 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Esson itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Esson, Fresney le Vieu, 7.7 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 FRESNEY LE VIEU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Esson →
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