Périgny gets fewer days of 25 degrees or more than 94% of mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 2.7°C. December is the wettest month, July the driest. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 87% of mainland French towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 17–23°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Georges D station, 14 km north-west.
A year in Périgny at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Georges D station.
What a year in Périgny feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Georges D.
About 992 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Calvados.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet
27 frosts and 24 days of 25°C a year
On about 27 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Georges D: 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 Saint-Georges D
Saint-Georges D is 14 km north-west of Périgny. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Périgny itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Georges D (14579002) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 185 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 199 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Caen-Carpiquet, 31 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 Périgny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Périgny | Saint-Georges D | 22.7°C | 2.7°C | 992 mm |
| Condé-en-Normandie 6.9 km | Pierrefitte Cin | 23.5°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 807 mm |
| Les Monts d'Aunay 10 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 992 mm |
| Valdallière 11 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 992 mm |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom 12 km | Fresney le Vieu | 22.8°C about the same | 2.1°C 0.6°C colder | 826 mm |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre 16 km | Pierrefitte Cin | 23.5°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 807 mm |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers 17 km | Pierrefitte Cin | 23.5°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 807 mm |
Périgny weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Georges D station; sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 2.7°C | 5.1°C | 101 mm | 71 |
| February | 8.5°C | 2.7°C | 5.6°C | 79 mm | 90 |
| March | 11.0°C | 4.1°C | 7.5°C | 74 mm | 130 |
| April | 14.2°C | 5.7°C | 9.9°C | 70 mm | 179 |
| May | 17.4°C | 8.4°C | 12.9°C | 73 mm | 203 |
| June | 20.6°C | 11.2°C | 15.9°C | 64 mm | 213 |
| July | 22.7°C | 12.9°C | 17.8°C | 60 mm | 219 |
| August | 22.7°C | 13.4°C | 18.1°C | 69 mm | 205 |
| September | 20.2°C | 11.5°C | 15.8°C | 68 mm | 171 |
| October | 15.8°C | 9.2°C | 12.5°C | 102 mm | 117 |
| November | 11.3°C | 5.8°C | 8.6°C | 108 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.5°C | 3.5°C | 6.0°C | 124 mm | 67 |
| Year | 15.0°C | 7.6°C | 11.3°C | 992 mm | 1,746 |
Where Périgny’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Georges D, 14 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, 31 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 Périgny’s climate
How warm does Périgny get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.7°C. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 94% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Périgny get in winter?
January nights average 2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 27 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Périgny get?
About 992 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (124 mm) and July the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Caen-Carpiquet (31 km away), averages 1,746 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Périgny itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Périgny, Saint-Georges D, 14 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 SAINT GEORGES D, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Périgny →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.