Fresné-la-Mère gets fewer days of 25 degrees or more than 90% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 2.5°C. Only about 28 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 80% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in July. Plan for rain on about 127 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Damblainville station, 4.4 km north-west.
A year in Fresné-la-Mère at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Damblainville station.
What a year in Fresné-la-Mère feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Damblainville.
About 717 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 44th wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Calvados.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet
28 frosts and 32 days of 25°C a year
On about 28 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 32 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Damblainville: 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 Damblainville
Damblainville is 4.4 km north-west of Fresné-la-Mère. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fresné-la-Mère itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Damblainville (14216001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.4 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 155 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 98 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Caen-Carpiquet, 40 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 Fresné-la-Mère 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresné-la-Mère | Damblainville | 23.6°C | 2.5°C | 717 mm |
| Falaise 5.3 km | same station | 23.6°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 717 mm |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge 16 km | L Oudon Lieury | 24.2°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.5°C colder | 677 mm |
| Argentan 18 km | Argentan | 24.4°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.7°C 0.8°C colder | 692 mm |
| Gouffern en Auge 21 km | Argentan | 24.4°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.7°C 0.8°C colder | 692 mm |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge 21 km | L Oudon Lieury | 24.2°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.5°C colder | 677 mm |
| Vimoutiers 24 km | Ticheville | 22.9°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.9°C 0.6°C colder | 826 mm |
Fresné-la-Mère weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Damblainville station; sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 2.5°C | 5.0°C | 63 mm | 71 |
| February | 8.7°C | 2.7°C | 5.7°C | 53 mm | 90 |
| March | 11.6°C | 4.2°C | 7.9°C | 54 mm | 130 |
| April | 15.0°C | 5.9°C | 10.4°C | 53 mm | 179 |
| May | 18.1°C | 8.8°C | 13.4°C | 62 mm | 203 |
| June | 21.4°C | 11.6°C | 16.5°C | 53 mm | 213 |
| July | 23.6°C | 13.3°C | 18.5°C | 48 mm | 219 |
| August | 23.6°C | 13.6°C | 18.6°C | 57 mm | 205 |
| September | 20.9°C | 11.5°C | 16.2°C | 50 mm | 171 |
| October | 16.1°C | 9.1°C | 12.6°C | 73 mm | 117 |
| November | 11.3°C | 5.7°C | 8.5°C | 71 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.3°C | 3.2°C | 5.8°C | 81 mm | 67 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 7.7°C | 11.6°C | 717 mm | 1,746 |
Where Fresné-la-Mère’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Damblainville, 4.4 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, 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, Caen-Carpiquet, 40 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 Fresné-la-Mère’s climate
How warm does Fresné-la-Mère get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.6°C. About 32 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does Fresné-la-Mère get in winter?
January nights average 2.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 28 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Fresné-la-Mère get?
About 717 mm a year, less than 62% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (81 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Caen-Carpiquet (40 km away), averages 1,746 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Fresné-la-Mère itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fresné-la-Mère, Damblainville, 4.4 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 DAMBLAINVILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Fresné-la-Mère →
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