Warm afternoons come to Saint-Contest less often than to 93% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.9°C. Only about 29 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 78% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in December and eases off in March. Frost greets about 29 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Caen-Carpiquet station, 5.4 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Contest at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Caen-Carpiquet station.
What a year in Saint-Contest feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Caen-Carpiquet.
About 740 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 19th wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Calvados.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet
29 frosts and 24 days of 25°C a year
On about 29 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 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 Caen-Carpiquet: 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 Caen-Carpiquet
Caen-Carpiquet is 5.4 km south-west of Saint-Contest. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Contest itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Caen-Carpiquet (14137001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.4 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 67 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 76 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Saint-Contest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Contest | Caen-Carpiquet | 22.9°C | 2.9°C | 740 mm |
| Carpiquet 4.1 km | same station | 22.9°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Caen 4.3 km | same station | 22.9°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Bretteville-sur-Odon 5.1 km | same station | 22.9°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Hérouville-Saint-Clair 5.1 km | same station | 22.9°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Rots 5.4 km | same station | 22.9°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Biéville-Beuville 5.9 km | same station | 22.9°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 740 mm |
Saint-Contest weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Caen-Carpiquet station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 2.9°C | 5.6°C | 63 mm | 71 |
| February | 9.1°C | 2.8°C | 5.9°C | 53 mm | 90 |
| March | 11.7°C | 4.2°C | 8.0°C | 50 mm | 130 |
| April | 14.4°C | 5.5°C | 10.0°C | 53 mm | 179 |
| May | 17.4°C | 8.5°C | 13.0°C | 59 mm | 203 |
| June | 20.5°C | 11.2°C | 15.9°C | 58 mm | 213 |
| July | 22.9°C | 13.1°C | 18.0°C | 51 mm | 219 |
| August | 23.2°C | 13.3°C | 18.3°C | 60 mm | 205 |
| September | 20.4°C | 11.1°C | 15.8°C | 54 mm | 171 |
| October | 16.2°C | 8.8°C | 12.5°C | 79 mm | 117 |
| November | 11.8°C | 5.6°C | 8.7°C | 79 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.8°C | 3.3°C | 6.1°C | 81 mm | 67 |
| Year | 15.4°C | 7.5°C | 11.5°C | 740 mm | 1,746 |
Where Saint-Contest’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Caen-Carpiquet, 5.4 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, 5.4 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 Saint-Contest’s climate
How warm does Saint-Contest get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.2°C. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Contest get in winter?
February nights average 2.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 29 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Contest get?
About 740 mm a year, less than 54% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (81 mm) and March the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Caen-Carpiquet (5.4 km away), averages 1,746 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Contest itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Contest, Caen-Carpiquet, 5.4 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 CAEN-CARPIQUET, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Contest →
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